1839-C $5 MS62 NGC....

Description

The Ebsen-Milas 1839-C Half Eagle

1839-C $5 MS62 NGC. This is the first year of issue for the Liberty design, and the only year in which the mintmark was placed on the obverse, just above the date. This trend followed the pattern established by the Classic Head coinage of the previous year. Liberty's head is differently shaped on the 1839 issue, with modifications to the bust line and elsewhere. When he prepared the second edition of Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint, Doug Winter recorded exactly seven mint state examples of this issue in his Census. This example is comfortably within his list. Approximately 100 examples of this issue survive from a mintage of 17,205 coins, all from a single pair of dies although two distinct die states are recognized today. This example is the early perfect die state without any trace of a rim break below the date. The example for sale here is highly lustrous with brilliant greenish-gold coloration. Although not fully struck, this is far above average and is evenly struck across the entire coin on both sides. Winter noted the following: "There is a small group of 1839-C half eagles which are well struck. These pieces are considered very desirable and when offered for sale, they command strong premiums over 'typical' examples." This half eagle traces its pedigree back to the Ed Milas Collection.
Ex: Buddy Ebsen Collection (Superior, 5/1987), lot 2484; Ed Milas (Stack's, 5/95), lot 432; Numisma '95 (Stack's, David Akers, and RARCOA, 11/95), lot 1450; Doug Winter; North Carolina Collection.(#8192) (Registry values: P5)

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

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 8.36 grams
AGW: 0.24188oz
Mintage: 17,205

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