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1841-C $5 MS64 NGC.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:1.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1841-C $5 MS64 NGC.
1841-C $5 MS64 NGC. Ex: Pittman. Variety 3-C, the only known dies. Offered as lot 953 in the first Pittman Sale, where it was described as, "Very sharply struck with a prominent high wire rim, especially on the right obverse. Every star is fully struck to its center point, and the hair curls around Liberty's face, including the vertical curl down the side of her neck, are sharply defined. The surfaces are highly lustrous, with light to medium greenish-gold color that has just a trace of an orange tint. There are only a few contact marks and light hairlines in the fields, as well as several minor marks on or near the rim above STATES. The overall appearance of this coin is outstanding and it may be deserving of an even higher grade." While it is too lengthy to relate here, we recommend anyone interested in this coin, or for that matter anyone interested in numismatic lore, to read the story David Akers recounts following the description of this coin. It involves a decades-long confused pedigree that Walter Breen created when he mistook a photograph of this coin for the non-existent 1841-O half eagle. It really makes worthwhile reading, and anyone who knew John Pittman can easily imagine his mischievous grin as he went along with Breen's nonsensical misattribution and fictitious pedigree.Ex: Colonel E.H.R. Green Collection; part of the collection of Colonel Green Half Eagles sold to King Farouk by Stack's in the 1940s; Palace Collection (Sotheby's, 1954), part of lot 249; Pittman Collection (Akers, 10/97), lot 953, where it realized $41,250; June 2001 Long Beach Sale (Heritage, 6/01), lot 8953. Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.