August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Important 1861-C Half Eagle
1861-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. Die State II. AU-55 (PCGS).
Offered is a lovely Choice AU survivor of a rare and historic Southern gold issue. Boldly to sharply struck throughout the design, the more protected elements of Liberty's portrait and the eagle offer impressively full detail. Handsome honey-rose and deep olive colors blend with nearly complete luster in a satiny, modestly semi-reflective finish. Marks are trivial on surfaces that present as pleasingly smooth during in-hand viewing. The Charlotte Mint half eagle series passed into history in 1861 with a mintage of just 6,879 pieces. Of this total, 887 pieces are believed to have been struck in May of that year under the authority of the Confederate States of America. A middle die state example, the present coin was likely struck while the facility remained under Federal control, although there is no way of knowing for sure. The 1861-C is the eighth rarest of 24 dates in the Charlotte Mint half eagle series, there being only 200 or so coins extant in all grades. This PCGS-certified Choice About Uncirculated example is far finer than most and has much to offer advanced Southern gold enthusiasts.
PCGS# 8289. NGC ID: 25VL.
PCGS Population: 14; 17 finer, just four of which are Mint State (MS-63 finest).
From the PentaMint Collection. Earlier from David Lawrence's Internet Auction #1048, January 2019, lot 2593.
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| Price realized | 19'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 20'000 USD |
