View source for United States 1860-C 5 dollars

[[Image:US 1860C 5 dollars obv.jpg|300px|thumb|NGC AU-55 ~ White Oak River Collection]]
[[Image:US 1860C 5 dollars rev.jpg|300px|thumb]]

The year 1860 saw Charlotte Half Eagle production plummet to under 15,000 coins, from rather consistent mintages above/around 30,000 the previous years. The reverse was the same used in 1859, hence all examples show significant blurriness/weakness. This is most likely due to improperly annealing the reverse die in preparations for the 1859 production. Many surviving examples exhibit deep, detracting marks, with many conspicuous hits on the portrait (much like the 1861-C Half Eagle). This example shows the typical green-gold coloration with crusty patina covering original/subdued mint luster.

''Recorded Mintage:'' 14,813.

''Specification:'' 21.6 mm diameter, 8.359 g, 0.900 fine gold, .2418 troy oz AGW, reeded edge. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 69.

''[[Bibliography|Source]]:'' 
* Alexander, David T., ''Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins,'' Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995. 
* Breen, Walter H., ''Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins,'' New York: Doubleday, 1987. 
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), ''A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed.,'' Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011. 

''Link to:''
* [[United States 1859-C 5 dollars|1859-C 5 dollars]]
* [[United States 1860 cent|1860 cent]]
* [[United States 1860 3 cents|1860 3 cents]]
* [[United States 1860-S gold dollar|1860-S gold dollar]]
* [[United States 1860 20 dollars|1860 20 dollars]]
* [[United States 1861-C 5 dollars|1861-C 5 dollars]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1860]]
* return to [[United States Liberty Head Half Eagles, No Motto (1839-1866)]]

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