1878-CC $5 MS(PCGS#8346)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3126

等级

XF40

价格

182,020

详细说明

Premium EF 1878-CC $5 Gold 1878-CC Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. EF-40 (PCGS). CAC. An engaging piece with subtle pinkish-rose highlights on dominant deep honey-orange color. The surfaces are remarkably smooth for a CC-Mint gold coin that saw considerable commercial use, and there are really no marks or other blemishes worthy of concern. Well defined overall with considerable sharpness to the more protected design elements. 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 Extremely Fine example for advanced bidders. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 9; 29 finer (AU-58+ finest at this service). CAC Population: 16 in all grades. PCGS# 8346. NGC ID: 25X5. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.