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1839-C $2 1/2 AU58 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:9,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1839-C $2 1/2 AU58 NGC
<B>1839-C $2 1/2 AU58 NGC.</B></I> McCloskey-B, Breen-6149, R.4. The mintmark is over the left half of the 3 in the date, and the branch stem tip is over the left edge of the D in the denomination. A later die state, indicated by a crack from the rim through the upright of the E in STATES and into the field above the eagle's head. There is a large mint-made defect on the cheek of Liberty. Douglas Winter, in his <I>Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint</B></I>, posits this is probably a result of a foreign deposit adhering to the die during the striking process.<BR> The 1839-C is plentiful in Very Fine and Extremely Fine, very scarce in high-end About Uncirculated, and rare in Mint State. This AU58 example displays bright yellow-gold surfaces that reveal an even distribution of inoffensive ticks. The design elements are well brought up, save for softness in the star centrils. Census: 64 in 58, 16 finer (10/07).<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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