1850-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).

1850-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).，Warmly patinated in medium gold, this handsome quarter eagle is well struck for the issue with most design features bold. The hair curls over Libertys brow and the eagles right leg and talon are soft, as also seen on the plate coin on page 90 of the 2008 edition of Doug Winters <em>Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint: 1838-1861</em>. This example is among the small percentage of high grade 1850-C quarter eagles that exhibit satiny to modestly reflective surfaces. There are two die marriages known for this issue, both of which share the same obverse. The present example represents Winter-1, the reverse of which was previously used to strike all known 1849-C quarter eagles and is identifiable by the high placement of the C mintmark entirely to the left of the lowermost arrow feather.<p>The 1850-C has a mintage of 9,148 coins struck and as with all pre-Civil War Southern gold issues, it is rare in the finer circulated and Mint State grades. This issue saw extensive commercial use, and the typical survivor grades no finer than EF. The present example is one of 12 grading events in NGC MS-61, a total that is likely inflated by resubmissions. A significant bidding opportunity for the collector of high grade Southern gold.<p>，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Acquired from RARCOA, January 2003; via Stacks.，