1880-CC $5 MS(PCGS#8352)

The Regency Auction 26

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

719

等级

AU58

价格

44,952

详细说明

From the Oak Crest Collection. While the mintage of half eagles jumped in 1880 to 51,017, precious few were saved by contemporary collectors, as evidenced by today's population reports, this date is VERY RARE In Mint State. Even with the higher mintage, in David Aker's seminal work, he noted that the 80-CC appeared with about equal frequency as the lower mintage 79-CC. Survival estimates range from 275 to 600 in all grades, but PCGS CoinFacts estimate 11 coins in Mint State--the finest being the MS63 that was in the Battle Born Collection. The Oak Crest coin will long be remembered for its pleasing natural yellow gold with subtle rosy accents. A strong retained luster has an ember-like glow particularly around the rim and around the date. The reverse has a nearly full cartwheel luster. The strike is quite strong on both sides with nearly full definition on both sides. Minimally abraded, a strong glass reveals a few light friction lines but the look is very high end for the grade. PCGS 34, NGC 44, CAC 6. This is the highest grade to receive a CAC approval. PCGS and NGC combined have graded 24 in all grades finer, from AU58+ to the sole MS63. No CAC approved examples in AU58 have ever sold in auction. Going back to 1995, our auction database shows exactly 19 PCGS AU58s sold in auction; think about that; in 23 years, that comes out to less than one appearance per year. The most recent examples (again not CAC) sold for between $5,000 and $6,500. Currently, the Collector's Universe value is $6,600. This coin has been off the market since the collector bought it in 2008. This very attractive coin will see competitive bidding from specialists, good luck! Cert. Number 31329824 PCGS # 8352