2003, Orlando, FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #308 - Sessions 7 and 8

1847-C $5 MS60 NGC. Winter 9-E. The 1847-C is the most available Charlotte Half Eagle. The original mintage was 84,151 pieces and this MS60 example is

1847-D $5 MS63 PCGS. Winter 13-I. The 1847-D is one of the more available D-mint Fives, as one might guess from the mintage of 64,405 pieces. Only 6-8

1847-O $5 AU53 PCGS. The 1847-O is a very scarce O-mint Five with a mere 12,000 pieces struck. Only 25-30 pieces are believed known in all grades with

1847-O $5 AU55 NGC. A second and even finer example of this very rare New Orleans Half Eagle. Generally the '47-O appears at auction at the rate...

1848-C $5 AU58 PCGS. Winter 11-E. The 1848-C is surprisingly scarce considering its mintage of 64,472 pieces. This is one of the finest pieces we have

1848-C $5 MS64 NGC. Ex: Elrod. Winter 11-E. Listed as the finest example known on Winter's Condition Census, this is a magnificent piece of Char...

1848-D $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 15-J. Die State III. The 1848-D is a moderately available D-mint Half Eagle. However, in Uncirculated grades it is just as

1848-D $5 MS63 NGC. Winter 15-J. Die State III. Undoubtedly the finest known example of this scarcer issue. Only 95-105 pieces are believed extant in

1848-D/D $5 AU58 PCGS. Winter 16-K. Die State II. Because the double punched mintmark is not nearly as pronounced on the 1848-D/D as it is on the 1846

1849-C $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 12-F. Die State II. The 1849-C is one of the more frequently available C-mint Fives and it is also one of the better produc

1849-D $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 17-K. The mintmark touches the stem, but not the feather. This variety reuses the reverse employed on the 1848-D/D, but the

1850-C $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 14-F. This variety is most easily distinguished by the 1 in the date touching the bust of Liberty and an unfinished area in

1850-C $5 MS63 PCGS. Winter 15-F. The rarest variety of the year, the 15-F shows a rim-to-rim die break on the lower reverse, that on this coin is an

1850-C $5 Weak C MS61 NGC. Winter 15-G. While the obverse die is the same as that on 15-F, the reverse differs by the positioning of the mintmark as w

1850-D $5 AU58 NGC. Winter 18-M. The 1850-D is a scarcer D-mint Half Eagle with some 90-100 pieces believed extant today in all grades, but only 11-13

1851-C $5 MS64 NGC. Winter 16-G. This impressive coin is the finest known of this scarce issue and was once a part of Stanley Elrod's collection...

1851-D $5 MS62 NGC. The 1851-D is tied as fifth rarest in the series of Dahlonega Fives. However, it is in the dead center of the series in high grade

1851-O $5 AU50 PCGS. Like the Quarter Eagle of this date and mint, the 1851-O Half Eagle is a scarce and curiously overlooked issue. There are approxi

1852-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Winter 18-H. Formerly offered as lot 7746 in our 2000 FUN Sale, where it was described as, "One of the more available Char...

1852-D $5 MS63 NGC. Winter 22-Q. Among Dahlonega Half Eagles, the 1852-D has the second largest mintage with 91,584 pieces struck. As a result, exampl