1852-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-55+ (PCGS). CAC.

Attractive deep olive-orange surfaces lighten to medium gold under a light. There is abundant mint luster in a frosty, if somewhat granular texture. Isolated high points are softly defined, but the balance of the features are razor sharp to full. Impressively smooth for a lightly circulated Charlotte Mint half eagle and worthy of the strongest bids, as such. Winter-1 is the more frequently encountered of the two die pairings known for the issue, although we stress that the 1852-C is as conditionally challenged as one would expect for any pre-Civil War Southern gold issue. Premium Choice AU examples, as here, are scarce and always in demand among specialists.

PCGS# 8251. NGC ID: 25UB.

From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set.

Estimate: $ 3200