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Auction 28083 | Lot 23681 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS63 NGC. NGC Census: (1/0). PCGS Population (1/1). Mintage: 31,847. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in MS63: $36,500. (#8281) (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 460 | Lot 2541 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS63 NGC.... (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1166 | Lot 4903 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS63 PCGS. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1128 | Lot 1262 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS63 NGC. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 195 | Lot 7812 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C MS 62 PCGS. The obverse is very sharp with complete hair detail and just a touch of weakness on the stars; the reverse shows the Mint-made weakness described above but is still better detailed than usual. Both sides are clean and very frosty with superb, natural orange-gold and pale green color. A superb piece that should be appreciated by the true connoisseur of Charlotte gold coinage.
There are five Mint State 1859-C half eagles currently known to exist. The finest is the famous Milas: 515, Elrod, Eliasberg: 483 coin that has been graded MS 66 by NGC and is considered by many specialists to be the best Charlotte half eagle of any date. The second finest is an NGC MS 63 in a Michigan collection that was also once owned by Stanley Elrod and which was first lot 1341 in Stack's October, 1982 sale. The North Georgia Collection coin is the third finest known and it was earlier lot 1418 in Stack's December 1994 sale where it realized $15,950. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 204 | Lot 6533 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C MS 63 PCGS. Ex: Elrod. A fabulous coin and formerly the representative piece in the William Miller Collection, where it was described as, "The 1859-C is extremely rare in strict Mint State with only five pieces currently known to exist. This is the second finest example known. This and the finest known both resided at one time in the collection of famed collector Stanley Elrod. The obverse on this piece shows the slight softness usually seen on the hair curls below BERT of LIBERTY, and the reverse is ill-defined, as always. The surfaces are remarkably clean for this normally heavily abraded issue. The only defects worthy of mention are numerous, small planchet flakes scattered over the reverse--mint-made problems being common to all 1859-C half eagles. Each side is semi-prooflike with evidence of heavy die striations in the fields."
Ex: William Miller Collection (Heritage, 2/99), lot 6296. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1380 | Lot 4782 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. CAC. Winter-1. (PCGS# 8281)

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Auction 1332 | Lot 3118 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS62+ PCGS. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 336 | Lot 3039 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Ex: Ashland City. Variety 27-M. Die State II. Tied for second finest known with the MS62 in the Michigan Collection, and only bettered by the fabulous MS66 coin formerly in the Elrod and Eliasberg Collections. Sharply defined on the obverse, the reverse shows the usual softness from an improperly annealed reverse die. The obverse fields are bright and glitter with sparkling prooflike reflectivity, a result of heavy die striations on that side. Even reddish-golden toning is overlaid on both obverse and reverse. Distinguished by a tiny dark spot of color in the lower left obverse field just above the end of Liberty's bust. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 352 | Lot 7307 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Ex: Ashland City. Variety 27-M. Die State II. Tied for second finest known with the MS62 in the Michigan Collection, and only bettered by the fabulous MS66 coin formerly in the Elrod and Eliasberg Collections. Sharply defined on the obverse, the reverse shows the usual softness from an improperly annealed reverse die. The obverse fields are bright and glitter with sparkling prooflike reflectivity, a result of heavy die striations on that side. Even reddish-golden toning is overlaid on both obverse and reverse. Distinguished by a tiny dark spot of color in the lower left obverse field just above the end of Liberty's bust. Population: 2 in 62, 3 finer (7/04). (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 308 | Lot 4804 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Winter 27-M. Die State II. Tied for second finest known with the MS62 in the Michigan Collection and only bettered by the fabulous MS66 coin formerly in the Elrod and Eliasberg Collections. Sharply defined on the obverse with the usual softly defined reverse, the obverse fields are bright and glitter with sparkling prooflike reflectivity. A light accent of reddish-golden toning is seen over each side. Distinguished by a tiny dark spot of color in the lower left obverse field just above the end of Liberty's bust.
From the Ashland City Collection. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1127 | Lot 1567 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 454 | Lot 3191 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1166 | Lot 4902 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1122 | Lot 2775 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 352 | Lot 7306 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Just five or six mint state examples of this date are known. This is an extremely important opportunity that the specialist should not miss. Sharply struck obverse with somewhat weakly defined reverse design details. These characteristics are typical of nearly all known examples of this date. The surfaces have exquisite yellow-gold lustre with hints of green and orange coloration. A planchet flaw connects the eagle's head to the right side of the final S. Population: 2 in 61, 5 finer (7/04). (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 60253 | Lot 92668 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS61 PCGS. The certified population of 1859-C half eagles peaks at the VF to XF range, before becoming scarce in About Uncirculated grades. The 1859-C is difficult to grade based on its mushy reverse strike, due to an improperly annealed or clogged die. Mint State examples are rare. This coin is sharper than most, with partially reflective obverse fields and a sharp strike on Liberty. The reverse is slightly blurry as expected, although not excessively so. Radiant orange gold color gleams from both sides, with plenty of mint luster and bold eye appeal. PCGS reports just five finer examples. PCGS Population: (4/4). NGC Census: (7/1). CDN: $12,000 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS61. Mintage 31,847.
From The Gold Coast Collection. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1384 | Lot 3135 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS61+ NGC. Winter-2. (PCGS# 8281)

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Auction 336 | Lot 2187 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 27-M. Despite similar mintages, the 1859-C is more elusive than the C-mint Fives from the two preceding years. In fact, the '59-C is tied with the 1855-C as the fifteenth rarest C-mint Half Eagle in high grades. One of several high grade pieces in the sale, this reddish-golden example is typically abraded with strong definition on the obverse as opposed to characteristic mushiness and planchet roughness on the reverse. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 28074 | Lot 24351 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS61 NGC. NGC Census: (7/2). PCGS Population (2/3). Mintage: 31,847. Numismedia Wsl. Price for NGC/PCGS coin in M... (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1136 | Lot 2188 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS61 PCGS. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 454 | Lot 4271 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 AU55 NGC. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 394 | Lot 3488 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 27-M. A scarce, late date Charlotte half eagle, one of 31,847 pieces struck, whose best known feature is the lack of detailing on the eagle. Apparently the reverse was struck from an improperly annealed die, resulting in indistinct feather definition on the eagle. This lustrous yellow-gold example is kept at the low end of the Mint State spectrum by a multitude of scuffy abrasions in the fields. Bluntness on the eagle, as previously mentioned, is more or less expected of the issue. Important as one of perhaps only 8 to 10 Uncirculated survivors known. Census: 4 in 60, 8 finer (11/05).
From The Watson Collection. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1151 | Lot 5117 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Variety 1. (PCGS# 8281)
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Auction 1138 | Lot 2330 » Half Eagles » Liberty Half Eagles
1859-C $5 MS61 NGC. (PCGS# 8281)
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