1852-C $5 MS63 PCGS. CAC....

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One of the Finest Known 1852-C Fives, MS63

1852-C $5 MS63 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. The fields are bright and semiprooflike on this delightful Select Mint State coin, which boasts lovely orange-gold surfaces. The strike is strong in the center but somewhat weak at the peripheries. There are a few light field marks, none singularly important, that explain the grade. The mintage of this coin was a rather large (for the time and place) production of 72,574 coins. However, most of those coins circulated at the time of issue, and today several hundred survive in all grades, most of them averaging VF to XF. This MS63 PCGS example is the sole so certified, although there are three finer, all MS64. NGC has certified eight MS63s, with nine finer (11/09). Note, however, Doug Winter's comment that, unsurprisingly, the "figures are very significantly inflated by resubmissions, especially at the MS61 and MS64 level."(Registry values: P3)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25UB, PCGS# 8251, GSID# 9001)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 8.36 grams
AGW: 0.24188oz
Melt Value: $273.81
Gold Spot: $1,132/oz (01-07-2010)
Mintage: 72,574

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