Lot 896
1839-C $2.50 Classic Head. NGC graded AU-58. Mint mark on the obv. Lightly toned. Warm orange to brownish gold, lightly abraded, and with indications of choice rims that are far in advance of the usual specimen. Luster is retained in the fields around the legends and main devices. Sharply struck with a wealth of detail (see die characteristics below). A scarce issue of special importance as the first quarter eagle from the newly opened Charlotte Mint.
Many have called the 1839-C the 9 over 8 overdate. Rather than being an overdate, this is better described as a repunched date, in our opinion. On the present piece a tiny line or crack connects the truncation to the rim just to the right side of the C mintmark; there is a lengthier die crack from the rim, through star 9 into the hair.
Of three 1839-C die varieties known, this specimen has the mintmark over space between 83 and the die show a large crack, left shield tip to beak and down through leg. Pop 57; 13 finer. (PCGS # 7699) .
Estimated Value $13,000 - 15,000.
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