1850-C $5 Weak C MS(PCGS#98244)

March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

5748

Grade

AU53

Price

2,640

Lot Description

1850-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-4. Weak C. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. This handsome honey-rose example is appreciably smooth with a soft satin texture. The detail is generally bold to sharp, but as designated by PCGS this is a Weak C example (Winter-4) with the mintmark faint, although still partially discernible at most viewing angles. The mintmark is more or less faint on all known examples of this variety, in fact, since the C was lightly punched into the reverse die. Here is a scarce and desirable About Uncirculated example of this more available issue in the Charlotte Mint half eagle series. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS# 98244. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.