1851-C $5 AU55 PCGS....

Description

Rare 1851-C Normal Obverse Five, AU55

1851-C $5 AU55 PCGS. Variety 2. The Normal Obverse is considered to be a very rare variety. The third edition of Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint 1838-1861 was released in 2008 with considerable updated material, including variety data and die state notes. Winter correctly notes that the reverse is the same as that used in 1849. This piece has a prominent reverse die crack at 7 o'clock. The die crack appeared during the 1849 use, and all examples dated 1850 and 1851 have that die crack. An earlier edition of Winter's reference recorded that he had only seen four or five examples of the Normal Obverse variety.
Although the surfaces of this pleasing green-gold example have a few light hairlines, it is nicely detailed, and both sides are accented by warm orange toning. Some weakness at the center of the reverse is typical of nearly all Charlotte half eagles.
Ex: 1968 ANA (Abe Kosoff, 8/1968), lot 967; Harry W. Bass, Jr. (Bowers and Merena, 10/1999), lot 1023(Registry values: P4)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25U6, PCGS# 8247, GSID# 8997)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 8.36 grams
AGW: 0.24188oz
Mintage: 49,176

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