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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: HALF EAGLES - CORONET
Item Description: $5 1856 C
Full Grade: NGC AU 53
Owner: Whidbey Island Collection

Set Details

Custom Sets: This coin is not in any custom sets.
Competitive Sets: W.I. Circ. Liberty Head $5 Gold   Score: 3447
W. I. One-per-Mint   Score: 3447
Whidbey Island 1856 Mint Set   Score: 3447
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Liberty Head $5 (1839-1908)

Owner Comments:

The 1856-C, with a mintage of only 28,457 pieces, is one of the scarcer Charlotte Half Eagles. Many of this date are weakly struck in the centers of the obverse and reverse, but this coin exhibits sharp detail and considerable mint luster for the assigned grade.

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