1848-C Liberty Head Quarter Eagle. Charlotte Mint Label. AU-58 (NGC).A delightful example that is uncommonly well produced for this conditionally challenging issue. Vivid golden-yellow surfaces retain plenty of semi-prooflike reflectivity in the fields -- very pretty. Struck from a buckled obverse die, as often noted among survivors of the 1848-C, the central definition on both sides is somewhat soft. On the other hand, striking detail is sharp to full toward the borders. 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. Holdered by NGC with a specialty Charlotte Mint label.