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1840-C $5 MS61 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:16,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1840-C $5 MS61 NGC
<B>1840-C $5 MS61 NGC.</B></I> Variety 2-B, the only variety. Two die states are known, the first having a perfect reverse, the second showing a crack from the rim through the I in AMERICA to the tip of the middle arrow head. The MS61 coin offered here is Die State I.<BR> This is one of the few Uncirculated pieces believed to exist (Douglas Winter, 1998, estimates one or two extant Mint State examples). NGC and PCGS have certified six Mint State specimens. <BR> The peach-gold surfaces on the present coin are semi-prooflike, and reveal the usual number of contact marks seen on nearly every known example. We hasten to add, however, that none of these can be considered individually severe. The strike is exceptional, imparting virtual completeness to the design elements. This is an unusual trait for the issue, as it typically exhibits weakness on the curls around the face and ear, the star centrils, the eagle's leg feathers, and the arrow feathers. Census: 3 in 61, 1 finer (12/07).<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Christian Gobrecht<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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