1839-C $5 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1....

Description

1839-C Five Dollar, AU53
Obverse Mintmark, Ample Luster Remains
A One-Year Design Type

1839-C $5 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. The 1839-C half eagle is not only scarce from its low 17,205-piece mintage, but it is also in demand from type collectors who value its one-year type status. Struck from a single die pair, perhaps 150 to 200 pieces survive in all grades. The obverse mintmark is centered over the left side of 3 in the date. Charlotte gold specialists view the 1839-C as an essential representative of the five dollar denomination. Prized for Christian Gobrecht's design, the 1839-C serves as a transition from the short-lived Classic Head series to the 1840 Liberty Head motif, with significant differences in the neck truncation and as well as several less-noticeable variations in Liberty's portrait in relation to the stars. The mintmark migrates to the reverse starting with the 1840 issue. This is a bright, green-gold About Uncirculated example with areas of dusky orange patina around the margins and sharply defined devices. Light surface abrasions are grade-consistent and less prominent than often seen. Population: 9 in 53, 22 finer (7/23).(Registry values: P5)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25S8, PCGS# 8192, Greysheet# 8955)

Weight: 8.36 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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