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The United States Branch Mint
at
Charlotte, North Carolina

United States Branch Mint at Charlotte, North Carolina

Vingette of the Charlotte Branch Mint Building
from a circa 1850's Bank of Charlotte $4 note
Engraver: Draper, Welsh & Co., Phila.


The history of the coinage of the Charlotte Branch Mint can be illustrated with a type and variety set containing just nine coins.  The Charlotte Branch Mint struck coins in only three denominations -- the half eagle, the quarter eagle, and gold dollar -- during its brief history from 1838 to 1861.


Gold Dollars

Liberty
Head
Type I
Specifications:
Designer: James B. Longacre
Diameter - 13 mm
Weight - 1.672 grams
Composition - .900 gold, .100 copper
Edge - Reeded
Net Weight - 0.04837 oz. pure gold
Years Minted
1849     1850
1851     1852
1853

Indian
Princess
Small
Head
Type II
Specifications:
Designer: James B. Longacre
Diameter - 15 mm
Weight - 1.672 grams
Composition - .900 gold, .100 copper
Edge - Reeded
Net Weight - 0.04837 oz. pure gold
Years Minted
1855

Indian
Princess
Large
Head
Type III
Specifications:
Designer: James B. Longacre
Diameter - 15 mm
Weight - 1.672 grams
Composition - .900 gold, .100 copper
Edge - Reeded
Net Weight - 0.04837 oz. pure gold
Years Minted
1857
1859

Quarter Eagles

Classic
Head
Specifications:
Designer: William Kneass
Diameter - 18.2 mm
Weight - 4.18 grams
Composition - .900 gold, .100 copper
Edge - Reeded
Net Weight - 0.12094 oz. pure gold
Years Minted
1838
1839

Liberty
Head
Specifications:
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Diameter - 18 mm
Weight - 4.18 grams
Composition - .900 gold, .100 copper
Edge - Reeded
Net Weight - 0.12094 oz. pure gold
Years Minted
1840     1841
1842
1843 Small Date
1843 Large Date
1844     1846
1847     1848
1849     1850
1851     1852
1854     1855
1856     1858
1860

Half Eagles

Classic
Head
Specifications:
Designer: William Kneass
Diameter - 22.5 mm
Weight - 4.18 grams
Composition - .900 gold, .100 copper
Edge - Reeded
Net Weight - 0.24187 oz. pure gold
Years Minted
1838

1838 Reverse
Die Crack

Liberty
Head

Obverse
Mintmark
Specifications:
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Diameter - 22.5 mm
Weight - 8.359 grams
Composition - .900 gold, .100 copper
Edge - Reeded
Net Weight - 0.24187 oz. pure gold
Years Minted
1839

Liberty
Head

Reverse
Mintmark

(Small
Reverse
Letters)
Specifications:
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Diameter - 21.6 mm
Weight - 8.359 grams
Composition - .900 gold, .100 copper
Edge - Reeded
Net Weight - 0.24187 oz. pure gold
Years Minted
1840
1841
1842 Small Date
1842 Large Date
1843

Liberty
Head

Reverse
Mintmark

(Large
Reverse
Letters)
Specifications:
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Diameter - 21.6 mm
Weight - 8.359 grams
Composition - .900 gold, .100 copper
Edge - Reeded
Net Weight - 0.24187 oz. pure gold
Years Minted
1844     1846
1847     1848
1849     1850
1851     1852
1853     1854
1855     1856
1857     1858
1859     1860
1861



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