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1838-C $5 AU58 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:21,900.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1838-C $5 AU58 NGC
<B>1838-C $5 AU58 NGC.</B></I> Ex: Elrod. Variety 1-B. Repunched 5. Two die varieties of the 1838-C half eagles are known, with a normal or repunched 5. The quickest attribution diagnostic is the relationship between the U and adjacent leaves. Variety 1-A, the Normal 5, has two leaves below and separated from the U. Variety 1-B, the Repunched 5, has divergent leaves with the outer leaf actually touching (or virtually so) the D. Variety 1-B is scarcer than 1-A. <BR> Pleasing light yellow surfaces with considerable luster on both sides. The surfaces are lightly marked as usual. A hint of green coloration and a trace of lilac toning is evident on each side. The reverse has a dramatic diagonal bisecting crack from 2:30 to 7:30, as often found, although it appears to be extremely late on this piece, with large chips along the crack. It looks as if this die was ready to fall apart.<BR><I>Ex: Elrod Collection; Ohio Specialist; Columbia Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11/1998), lot 2032.</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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