1844-C $5 MS62 PCGS....

Description

The Winter Plate 1844-C Half Eagle

1844-C $5 MS62 PCGS. This is the third rarest of all Charlotte half eagles, and the fifth most difficult in high grades. The mintage of this issue was 23,631 coins, typical for most issues from the early 1840s. These lower mintages would continue for one more year (1846 as none were coined in 1845), after which mintages were substantially higher. The surfaces are fully brilliant with lustrous devices. Although not fully prooflike, the fields are very nearly so. Not only is this one of the finest known examples and solidly within the Condition Census, it is also from the rare late die state with a die crack through the neck and shield. Doug Winter described the typical example of this issue as having "decidedly below-average eye appeal." This example is just the opposite, and has excellent eye appeal. Take a look and decide for yourself.
From a North Carolina Collection.(#8220) (Registry values: P5)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25T8, PCGS# 8220, GSID# 8975)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 8.36 grams
AGW: 0.24188oz
Mintage: 23,631

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