1850-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).

1850-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).，This Charlotte Mint half eagle has full satin luster and rich medium gold patina on both sides. The strike is generally sharp with just a touch of softness to the central obverse high point and some of the eagles neck feathers. Pleasingly smooth, exceptionally so for both the issue and the assigned grade. Winter-4 attribution, the Weak C variety of the 1850-C half eagle due to the mintmark having been lightly punched into the die, although not designated as such on the PCGS insert.<p>Charlotte Mint half eagle production remained relatively high going into the 1850s; the first issue of that decade had a mintage of 63,951 pieces. The 1850-C is one of the more available dates in this Southern gold series, and circulated examples in VF and EF are ideal candidates for inclusion in a mintmarked gold type set. With no contemporary numismatic interest in these coins, however, the rigors of commerce claimed most 1850-C fives with the result that Mint State survivors are rare. This piece is among the finest certified and also one of the finest extant, and would do justice to an advanced gold cabinet.<p>，From the A.J. Vanderbilt Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the Charlotte Collection, March 1991, lot 1047. Lot tag included.，