This is a scarce Choice AU example of this more conditionally challenging Charlotte Mint quarter eagle. Struck from a buckled obverse die, as often noted among survivors of the 1848-C, the central definition on both sides is noticeably blunt. The strike sharpens considerably toward the borders, however, and ample satin luster is evident throughout. Although relatively easy to obtain in lower grades by pre-Civil War Southern gold standards, the 1848-C ranks among the top 10 rarest quarter eagles from the Charlotte Mint in AU and Mint State.,PCGS# 7750. NGC ID: 25HB.,NGC Census: 28; 16 finer (MS-62 finest).,
