1870-CC 50C MS(PCGS#6328)

1870-CC 50C MS (PCGS#6328)

March 2020 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1870-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-2. Rarity-5. Large CC. VF-20 (PCGS). Warmly and attractively toned VF quality for this fabled key date entry in the Carson City Mint half dollar series. Toned in olive and dove-gray, both sides are smooth in hand with no marks of note. We note universally bold detail throughout the design, the central devices retaining sharper definition in the recesses. The premier issue in this mintmarked series, the 1870-CC is also the rarest. The Carson City Mint struck 54,617 half dollars in 1870, a generous total at the local level that is greater than the combined mintages for the 1870-CC quarter, silver dollar, half eagle, eagle and double eagle (total: 37,470 coins). Circulation for this issue was domestic and intense, there being no contemporary numismatic interest in early CC-mint coinage. The vast majority of pieces were eventually lost in commerce, and of the 145 to 165 coins believed extant (per Carson City Mint specialist Rusty Goe, 2012) most are well worn, if not also impaired. We encourage interested parties to enter strong bids for this lot since it may be quite some time before a similarly attractive and problem free VF is offered for sale. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. PCGS# 6328. NGC ID: 24K2. Click here for certification details from PCGS.