Lot 1375
1839-C $2.50 Classic Head. NGC graded AU-58. Only 18,140 minted. Mostly untoned. Identifiable by a small diagonal mark on the cheek and another paralleling the chin in the field below. Still lustrous warm golden color gold with some deeper accents in the protected regions. From the second year of Charlotte Mint production, and the last of just two years mintmark on the obverse; the mintmark position would be switched to the reverse in 1840 on this denomination, with the introduction of the new Liberty motif by Gobrecht. It remained on the reverse through the demise of the denomination in 1929. The Winter reference on the Charlotte Mint notes two varieties for the date, the 1839/8 overdate, and the 1839/9 repunched 9 variety; the present coin shows clear traces of the earlier 9, and is probably a middle state of this variety. A diagonal die break crosses the reverse. We are pleased to offer this lively and lustrous choice AU58 example of one of the most popular of all Classic Head gold issues. Few examples of the date have been graded finer than the present specimen. We suspect bidding activity will reflect as much. Pop 63; 17 finer, 4 in 60, 10 in 61, 2 in 62, 1 in 63 (PCGS # 7699) .
Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000.
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