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1843-C $2 1/2 Small Date, Crosslet 4 AU50 PCGS. Variet 1843-C[$2 1/2] Small Date, Crosslet 4 AU50 PC

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1843-C $2 1/2 Small Date, Crosslet 4 AU50 PCGS. Variet 1843-C[$2 1/2] Small Date, Crosslet 4 AU50 PC
<B>1843-C<$2 1/2> Small Date, Crosslet 4 AU50 PCGS.</B></I> Variety 4-C. The dates on Gobrecht's Coronet Head design (1840-1907) were small in the years 1840-1843, changing later that year to a larger size. The 1843-C Small Date, with a mintage of just 2,988 pieces, is the rarer of the two 1843 Charlotte varieties. In fact, in terms of the number of survivors, the 1843-C Small Date is believed to be the rarest Quarter Eagle issue from the Charlotte Mint. According to the standard reference for C-mint gold, Douglas Winter's <I>Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint,</B></I> only 50 to 60 pieces are known in all grades. The present crisply struck lemon-gold representative is void of abrasions visible with the naked eye, although both sides exhibit wispy slide marks when viewed beneath a loupe. Population: 6 in 50, 21 finer (10/05).