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1838-C $5 AU58 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:18,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1838-C $5 AU58 NGC
<B>1838-C $5 AU58 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6516, Repunched 5, Variety 1-B, R.5. At the left reverse, one leaf nearly touches the U in UNITED. The reverse is in a later die state that shows the bold diagonal die crack that cut short its operational die life. The 1-B is noted as more elusive than its 1-A counterpart and is rare in an absolute sense. As one might expect, higher-grade examples pose an exceptional challenge.<BR> Only a touch of friction visits the highpoints of the well struck portrait, and the still-lustrous surfaces, pale yellow-gold with faint green accents, show few marks overall. While the combined certified population shows five Mint State examples, this near-Mint exemplar would make a wonderful addition to the specialist's cabinet of Charlotte gold. A wonderful Classic Head branch mint exemplar. Census: 7 in 58, 4 finer (11/07).<BR><I>From The Waxhaw Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> William Kneass<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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