1878-CC $5 MS(PCGS#8346)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3142

等级

AU50

价格

221,603

详细说明

Vivid About Uncirculated 1878-CC Half Eagle Unknown in Mint State 1878-CC Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. One of the finest 1878-CC half eagles available to today's gold collectors and Carson City Mint enthusiasts. Displaying vivid reddish-rose color, both sides are enhanced by blushes of pale powder blue. Ample evidence of a bold to sharp strike remains, as does luster that is most intense in the protected areas around and among the design elements. Whereas most survivors of this issue are heavily marked, this piece is a refreshing -- and rare -- alternative with an impressively smooth appearance in hand. The mintage for the 1878-CC half eagle is just 9,045 pieces, a modest figure for the era, although typical of many 1870s Carson City Mint gold issues. CC-Mint expert Rusty Goe (2020) provides an estimate of just 75 to 85 coins extant in all grades, only 32 to 40 of which are at the EF and AU levels. Although NGC lists both an MS-63 and an MS-63 PL for this issue, Goe asserts that these are data entry errors on the part of the firm as "no such coin (or coins) exists to match any entry NGC has recorded in its census for a Mint State 1878-CC half eagle." The issue is unknown in Mint State, as such, confirming the significance of this rare CAC-approved About Uncirculated example for advanced bidders. Provenance: From Heritage's sale of the Ashland City Collection, January 2003 FUN Signature Sale, lot 4826. PCGS Population: 8; 13 finer (AU-58+ finest at this service). PCGS# 8346. NGC ID: 25X5. Click here for certification details from PCGS.