1854-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC.

Attractive honey-olive surfaces are unusually well preserved with much of the original, typically somewhat granular luster remaining. Softness to the central high points is not uncommon for a gold coin from this Southern coinage facility, and the strike is generally sharper toward the borders. An underrated issue, the 1854-C is one of the scarcer Charlotte Mint half eagles from the 1850s. Most of our offerings for this date in recent years have been for Winter-2 Weak C examples, attributable by a faint mintmark that was lightly entered into the reverse die. The present example, however, is from the more desirable Winter-1 die pairing with the C mintmark crisp and fully rendered. It is an attractively original Choice About Uncirculated coin that offers superior quality and eye appeal for an issue that is typically offered no finer than EF.

PCGS# 8257. NGC ID: 25UH.

PCGS Population: 13; 18 finer, nine of which are Mint State (MS-63 finest). CAC Population: 2; 2.

From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set.

Estimate: $ 3400