1852-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. MS-63+ (PCGS). CAC. CMQ.

Impressive Near-Choice Mint State 1852-C Half Eagle 1852-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter-1. MS-63+ (PCGS). CAC. CMQ. A significant bidding opportunity for advanced Southern gold collectors. This thoroughly PQ 1852-C $5 offers richly original color in a blend of honey-gold and reddish-apricot. Lustrous and frosty with only wispy signs of handling that include no singularly mentionable marks. Winter-1 is the more frequently encountered of the two die pairings known for the issue, although we stress that the 1852-C is as conditionally challenged as one would expect for any pre-Civil War Southern gold issue. Mint State examples, as here, are decidedly rare with Doug Winter (2008) accounting for only 15 to 20 different coins at this level. This important MS-63+ is one of only two certified in this grade by PCGS; the other appeared in our November 2011 Baltimore Auction, lot 9503. Both are certainly among the very finest survivors from a mintage of 72,574 pieces. Provenance: From Heritage's sale of the Bender Family Collection, January 2023 FUN Signature Auction, lot 3848. PCGS Population: 2; 5 finer (all MS-64). CAC Stickered Population: 7; 1. The former total includes coins certified both MS-63 and MS-63+. PCGS# 8251. NGC ID: 25UB. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

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