1851-C $5 MS60 NGC....

Description

Well Struck 1851-C Five Dollar
MS60, Variety 16-G

1851-C $5 MS60 NGC. Variety 16-G. The diagnostic small center hole in Liberty's earlobe, and the first 1 in the date close to, but not touching, the bust confirm the variety. The 1851-C five dollar comes from a mintage of 49,176 pieces, and is relatively available in lower grades. Douglas Winter, in his Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint, writes that the issue becomes scarce in lower-end About Uncirculated, rare in the higher levels of AU, and extremely rare in Mint State.
This Uncirculated example displays semi-prooflike characteristics that are somewhat impaired by distributed light handling marks, though these are not as severe as the heavy abrasions typically seen on the issue. The strike is above average, resulting in sharply defined design elements, save for the usual weakness in the curl below the ear and on the arrow feathers.(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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