1844-C $5 MS(PCGS#8220)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

5241

Grade

XF45

Prix

4 636

Description du lot

Die State II. Moderately bright honey-gold with a tinge of orange-olive color, this is a visually pleasing Charlotte Mint $5. Appreciable luster remains to surfaces that also retain bold striking detail to most design elements. Rarer than the mintage of 23,631 pieces might suggest, the 1844-C saw particularly heavy circulation resulting from two factors. The first was a loss of confidence in privately minted Bechtler coins. The second was a fire in the Charlotte Mint that forced a suspension in production in 1845 (there are no 1845-C half eagles). Finer than the typical VF or low end EF survivor, the present premium EF-45 example will have considerable appeal for advanced Southern gold enthusiasts.