1850-C Liberty Gold Half Eagle ($5)

From the famed Fairmont Collection, this Charlotte half eagle wears warm honey-gold surfaces with deeper amber tones gathering around the devices - exactly the original look you want in Southern branch mint gold. Detail is strong for a VF, with bold curls, sharp stars, and a crisply defined C mintmark on a well-detailed reverse. Some old scratches in the right oberse field account for the grade, but the color and overall surfaces remain pleasing and honest. Housed in a PCGS holder with the Fairmont pedigree, this specimen offers solid eye appeal on a scarce Charlotte issue.