NEWP: Civil War Gold
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Only 6,879 minted with 887 believed to have been issued by the Confederacy after it seized the mint in April of 1861. Perhaps this is one of them? A beautiful and fascinating coin to admire. Thanks @coinlieutenant for another wonderful coin.
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This is an absolutely remarkable and amazing survivor. What a coin!
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Very nice, great piece of history. It looks fantastic in that holder.
An absolute stunner!
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Very nice coin , perfect for the collection.
Congratulation
It would be very cool if there was information to see if if was struck by the rebels. Maybe there’s info like on the CSA half dollars.
Beautiful!
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Congrats...that is one heck of a coin.
Terrific piece and pics, too.
Love it.
A really nice coin!
Really impressive coin. Congrats on acquiring such a cool piece
Very nice Gold!
Beautiful piece!
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WOW. VERY nice! it gave me shivers just looking at it...
i C what you mean.
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get your super loupe out too and check inside those talons, you won't find an Ω, but you might find a
She's a beauty, I like it a lot.
it's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide
Great coin! I looked for a 1861-C half eagle for several years without success. Most are cleaned or really marked up. The piece you purchased is a rare exception.
A++
They certainly don't make them like that anymore................
Wonderful coin!
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Looks exceptional! Congrats!
Excellent!
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Beautiful!
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What a great coin! Just an awesome example in an amazing state of preservation!!
Congratulations!!
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That would be a nice coin if it were a ho hum date. Civil war branch mint? Wow.
Nice!
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Well done! Beautiful coin.
Lovely piece of history there!
Wow... What a great piece of history. Be very proud of that gold coin. Cheers, RickO
Thanks to all for the kind words.
late to the party...but great looking charlotte coin for sure! congrats.
Incredibly awesome piece of history and such a beautiful coin!
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Gold is always a favorite of mine and this one is no exception. She is a real beauty!!!
Thanks for sharing it.
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Really happy you got this, Jonathan. A very cool coin that will serve as a lovely centerpiece for an already great collection.
Given that there is only one die for this date, and die issues are present in only the later stages of die failure, and that the Confederate struck pieces are the last, I would put this piece as a maybe? Evidence of some crumbling at 4 oclock?
I've often wondered if the work has been done to explore how many examples extant have the die degradation of the total population as a proxy perhaps for when the die started to fail. Would be a fun numismatic project just to see if die failure was underway before April 20th, 1861.
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just WOW !!!
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Awsome old gold from Charlotte
Phenomenal piece! Congrats on the acquisition.
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Beautiful gold in a remarkable state of preservation!
My goodness that is a heck of a coin. I am happy to see it land in your hands.
Exceptional coin. I owned one of these in around the same grade once, decent, but not even close to as nice as this one.
I wonder where in the heck this one surfaced from.
Made it through the war without a scratch literally. Congratulations on a great acquisition.
Congratulations! That is an exceptional gold coin.
Awesome coin.
That's awesome!
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