1846-C Liberty Head Half Eagle. EF Details--Obverse Graffiti (NGC).Warmly patinated in honey-olive, both sides also exhibit blushes of rose-russet patina here and there around the peripheries to further enhance the eye appeal. Boldly defined for a lightly circulated C-mint half eagle, this is a relatively attractive EF despite the presence of an X-shaped pair of scratches over Libertys neck that explain the NGC qualifier. The 1846-C has a mintage of 12,995 pieces and suffered an especially high rate of attrition through circulation. It is the rarest Charlotte Mint five after only the 1842-C Small Date. Doug Winter (2008) accounts for no more than 125 survivors in all grades.
