1849-C Charlotte $5 NGC VF 25. SOLD!
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This is that fascinating piece we discussed on the US Coin forum last week. An older couple took it to one of our local dealers raw 2 weeks back, intending to sell it for its gold value and not knowing it was a better piece. I purchased it that day and sent it to NGC. It arrived this afternoon.
Search the internet for other VF examples--even past sales going back years. What very few examples you'll find are virtually all cleaned (some of them pretty horribly).
Doug Winter on PCGS CoinFacts: "As recently as a decade ago, the 1849-C was among the easier Charlotte half eagles to locate with original color. Since then, many examples have been dipped or processed. Today, coins exhibiting original color are quite rare."
Like this lady. Original, un-messed with, and just a little dirty. She's wholly original, with tone ranging from warm bronze to caramel--especially nice on the circ cam reverse.
And this piece exhibits far fewer and less distracting marks than you'd expect to see on a 25. Relatively even surfaces obverse and reverse, nice rims. Just a really pretty 169-year-old survivor who witnessed history and lived to tell about it.
Asking $1875, paypal, shipped. 3-day money back guarantee.
--Severian the Lame
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