1851-C $5 MS62 NGC....

Description

The Winter Plate 1851-C Half Eagle

1851-C $5 MS62 NGC. From 1847 through 1853, mintages of half eagles at Charlotte remained quite high, and those dates are plentiful today. This 1851-dated issue is the scarcest of all issues from this period. Like so many others, this becomes an extreme rarity in Mint State. Only about half a dozen exist today. This example comes from the collection of Ed Milas of RARCOA, a firm active in the coin auction business from the 1960s into the 1990s. This example has frosty and brilliant yellow-gold half color with greenish undertones. It is sharply struck with every detail fully defined, and has a crisp, clear mintmark.
Ex: Winthrop Carner; Hugh Sconyers; Kidder Peabody Rare Coin Fund; Ed Milas (Stack's, 5/95), lot 482; Heritage Rare Coin Galleries; Doug Winter; North Carolina Collection.(#8247) (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

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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