1842-C $5 Large Date -- Cleaned -- PCGS Genuine. AU Details. Winter-1....

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1842-C Five Dollar, AU Details
Large Date, Vibrant Colors

1842-C $5 Large Date -- Cleaned -- PCGS Genuine. AU Details. Winter-1. The Charlotte Mint struck just 23,589 half eagles in 1842, and today it is a conditionally rare issue as PCGS shows a sparse nine examples in Mint State (9/25). AU-level pieces are highly soft after due to the limited availability of finer coins. A light cleaning has removed areas of luster on the device high points and denied a numeric grade from PCGS. However, any cleaning probably happened long ago and the current state exhibits inoffensive orange-gold patina with subtle lilac and sky-blue overtones. This piece is well-struck save for softness around stars 1 and 2 and on the upper reverse denticles. Faint hints of reflectivity in the fields boosts the overall visual presentation, which is pleasing.

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