1840-C $5 MS(PCGS#8196)

1840-C $5 MS (PCGS#8196)

The June 2010 Baltimore Auction

Losbeschreibung: 1840-C Liberty Half Eagle. Winter Variety 2. AU-58 (PCGS). Secure Holder. The first C-mint Half Eagle to display the mintmark on the reverse, the 1840-C is a low-mintage affair with just 18,992 coins struck. This issue is understandably scarce in today's market, and it is actually tied with the 1841-C as the fourth-rarest date in the Charlotte Mint Half Eagle series. Bright yellow-gold surfaces for the present example, both sides of which also retain overall bold definition in the face of light wear. The strike is a tad soft, yet only appreciably so in and around the centers. A few wispy grazes are noted for the reverse, but otherwise we see only tiny, singularly inconspicuous abrasions.