1874-CC 50C MS(PCGS#6347)

The June 2013 Baltimore Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1314

等级

MS64

价格

201,884

详细说明

1874-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. WB-101, Die Pair WB-2. Rarity-5. MS-64 (NGC). This piece is the plate coin for the WB-2 die pair in the 2010 book <em>A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties, Volume II: Carson City Branch Mint</em>, by<em> </em>Bill Bugert. It is classified as an example of WB-101, one of three major die varieties for the date and mintmark. WB-101 is defined as a Small Arrows type, in reference to the new outfacing arrows at the date, added in 1873 to signify a slight increase in the weight of the half dollar. The Small Arrows type has arrows that are .090 inches long, while the Large Arrows variety features arrows that are .115 inches long, and point slightly upward. Bugert has further refined the attribution system for the Seated Liberty half dollars by identifying unique die pairs for the various major die varieties. In this case, the 1874-CC specimen that we will offer in Baltimore is denoted as an example of Bugert&rsquo;s WB-2 die pair for the WB-101 or Small Arrows variety. The WB-2 die pair is attributed by the date being located to the far right, with the left edge of 1 residing above the left side of a dentil; the mintmark has small CCs placed high and closely spaced, a diagonal die line extends through (STAT)ES, and there is no die defect (or &ldquo;cowlick&rdquo;) above the eagle&rsquo;s head. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> Regardless of die variety or die pair, the 1874-CC half dollar is a rare, low mintage issue of only 59,000 coins. This issue is scarce at all grade levels and a key date in the Liberty Seated half dollar series. In Mint State, this date is extremely elusive: only 14 pieces have been graded as such by PCGS, while a mere 11 coins have been designated in Uncirculated condition by NGC. The example to be offered by us in Baltimore, graded at MS-64, is one of just three near-Gems seen by NGC, and only two pieces are rated finer by that service: one at MS-65 and another at MS-66. <br /> <br />