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Auction 197 | Lot 6284 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C MS 65 NGC. Ex: Elrod. Moderately scarce as an issue in all grades, but there are very few Mint State examples known of the 1855-C, of which this is the undisputed finest. It is, in the words of Doug Winter, "Among the finest known Charlotte half eagles of any date." The striking details are just a bit weakly defined on each side, and the surfaces overall are free from any large or especially troubling abrasions, presenting the viewer with a clean, minimally marked appearance over bright, semi-prooflike fields. Light reddish patina overlays each side of this lovely gem. A very rare opportunity. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1251 | Lot 5911 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS65 NGC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1166 | Lot 4895 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS65 NGC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1376 | Lot 4316 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS64 NGC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)

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Auction 195 | Lot 7807 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C AU 58 PCGS. This second example does not have the Mint-made cud on the reverse as seen on the first. It is another high-end coin for the grade with bright, lustrous surfaces and a lack of marks. To the naked eye, the appearance resembles an Uncirculated piece as there is no real evidence of circulation.
This is a Condition Census coin that is mentioned in Doug Winter's book Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint, 1838-1861. We are aware of at least three other AU 58 1855-C half eagles and they are all in tightly held private collections. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 336 | Lot 3035 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Variety 23-J, the only known dies. A solid Condition Census representative of this difficult C-mint Half Eagle which owes its rarity to a limited production of 39,789 pieces and heavy attrition during the turbulent Civil War years. The surfaces are noticeably prooflike in finish--an uncommon feature since most high grade examples display frosty luster. Both sides are overlaid in rich reddish-gold color that highlights the boldly struck devices. Only a few of the star centrils and the eagle's neck feathers on the reverse display some softness of detail. As a future identifier, a small group of abrasions is located under the eagle's left (facing) wing and above the wreath on the reverse. Sure to be one of the finest '55-Cs to be offered at auction for some time. Population: 1 in 62, 1 finer (10/03). (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 400 | Lot 2913 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Variety 23-J. Both sides of this eye appealing Dahlonega five are mildly reflective except for a thin unfinished area about the peripheries. Field marks are evenly dispersed and generally light, although perhaps unfairly heightened by the coin's flashy mint luster. Blushes of orange patina are primarily confined to the lower reverse border. As with several other Uncirculated examples we have offered over the past decade, the striking details of the obverse are particularly bold while a touch of softness can be found on the eagle's neck feathers and right (facing) talons. Several low-end Mint State pieces have surfaced in recent years, but in MS62 and finer grades the 1855-C remains an extremely challenging issue. Population: 2 in 62, 1 finer (1/06). (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 288 | Lot 6998 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS62 PCGS. The first of two Mint State '55-C Half Eagles in this sale, this is an exceptionally attractive coin for the grade with rich reddish-gold color and a pleasing prooflike finish. The obverse is sharply struck save for the first two star centrils, and the reverse is equally impressive despite a little bluntness of detail over the eagle's neck feathers. Lightly abraded, yet free of singularly distracting handling marks. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 308 | Lot 4789 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 23-J. While unlisted on the current Condition Census (as are most of the Ashland City coins), this piece will surely find a place eventually in the middle range of the C.C. for this issue. Like the MS60 above, this piece is sharply defined on the figure of Liberty, but the peripheral stars and the eagle on the reverse lack complete detailing. The surfaces display a rich reddish accent of patina over the basic green-gold color of the coin. The fields show an interesting mixture of semi-prooflikeness and mint frost, and each side has numerous small abrasions. The only mark that is large enough to be useful for pedigree purposes is a short one just below the lower left tip of the bust of Liberty.
From the Ashland City Collection. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 195 | Lot 7806 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C AU 55 PCGS. Struck from a very late state of the dies with a large cud on the reverse at 3 o'clock. Very well detailed and nearly fully lustrous with attractive, light orange-gold coloration. While there are a few light scuffmarks in the fields, a compelling case could be made for calling this a fully Mint State coin. Rare in this grade and of interest to the specialist because of the aforementioned cud.
The 1855-C is the fifteenth rarest Charlotte half eagle, both in terms of overall and high grade rarity. There are an estimated 140 to 150 pieces known in all grades with 21 to 22 of these in AU. Another 3 or 4 Mint State coins exist with the unquestioned finest of these a superb NGC MS 65 in a Michigan collection that was earlier owned by Stanley Elrod. Other Mint State 1855-C half eagles known to us include the Milas: 496, Stack's March 1976 Garrett: 379 coin, graded MS 63 by NGC; and a PCGS MS 61 in the Paul Dingler Collection. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1116 | Lot 3694 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS61 NGC. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1177 | Lot 4965 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 -- Reverse Die Break at 3 O'Clock -- MS61 NGC. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1184 | Lot 5790 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 -- Reverse Die Break at 3 O'Clock -- MS61 NGC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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Apr 28, 2013

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Auction 1332 | Lot 3114 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1192 | Lot 3847 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 -- Reverse Die Break at 3 o'Clock -- MS61 NGC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1378 | Lot 3827 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS61 NGC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)

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Auction 308 | Lot 4788 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS60 NGC. Winter 23-J. While the 1855-C is a moderately scarce Charlotte Half Eagle, it is very elusive in strict mint condition with only 3-4 pieces believed known. This example has bright yellow-gold coloration and the striking details are sharp on the figure of Liberty, but the reverse is somewhat less well defined, as usually found. The surfaces are extensively abraded but the only mark worthy of singular note is located between stars 10 and 11.
From the Ashland City Collection. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 420 | Lot 2210 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 23-J. A smooth and pleasing Mint State representative of this popular Southern gold issue. The centers are uncommonly sharp for a Charlotte Mint half eagle, although the hair above the coronet and the eagle's right (facing) claw exhibit some blending of detail. A few pinpoint planchet imperfections on the right fields are uneffaced by the strike. A minor obverse rim mark at 9 o'clock and a solitary thin mark above the eagle's left (facing) wing will combine to identify any future auction appearances of this high grade example. Fewer than 40,000 pieces were struck, and only a handful remain in Uncirculated grades. Census: 3 in 60, 10 finer (10/06). (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1316 | Lot 3212 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1350 | Lot 3079 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 AU58 PCGS. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1323 | Lot 18380 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 AU55 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 398 | Lot 1329 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 AU58 PCGS. Variety 23-J, the only known dies. In high grades (AU-Mint State), the 1855-C is similar in rarity to the 1854-C. The former issue was produced to the extent of 39,789 pieces, most survivors of which grade no finer than Extremely Fine with extensive circulation marks. Conversely, this coin is lightly worn with suitably bold definition remaining despite a strike that is a little soft over the upper and lower reverse eagle and some of the obverse highpoints. Reddish-golden color blankets partially reflective surfaces that are expectantly abraded for the issue. Doug Winter (Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint: 1838-1861) estimates that no more than 150 1855-C Half Eagles are extant in all grades. Population: 4 in 58, 4 finer (10/05).
From The Frank Manthey Collection of Gold Coins. (PCGS# 8262)
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Auction 1209 | Lot 3421 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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Sep 6, 2014

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Auction 1181 | Lot 7191 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 AU58+ NGC. CAC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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Jan 14, 2013

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Auction 1216 | Lot 7083 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1855-C $5 AU58 NGC. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8262)
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