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Dahlonega and Charlotte Half Eagles’ Appearance Rarity

January 21, 2020 by David Crenshaw

Coinweek.com recently posted its content partner Douglas Winter’s “CAC and the Appearance Rarity of Dahlonega and Charlotte Half Eagles” article about a new standard that Winter calls “appearance rarity”—coins that are choice enough for their assigned grade to be accepted by Certified Acceptance Corporation.

1861-D Five Dollar
1861-D $5.00 PCGS AU58 CAC, OLD GREEN HOLDER; Highest-graded CAC-approved example we have sold in recent years.

He analyzes for appearance rarity Dahlonega and Charlotte half eagles in this article.

These coins are expensive enough and are so avidly collected that a significant percentage of the total coins known in all grades have been submitted to CAC.

CLICK HERE to read this article.

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