1877-CC $5 MS(PCGS#8343)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2384

等级

AU55

价格

110,110

详细说明

Condition Rarity 1877-CC Half Eagle 1877-CC Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 1-B. AU-55 (PCGS). Beautiful in every regard, this coin is richly toned in a blend of vivid pinkish-rose and orange-gold shades. Plenty of soft satin luster remains, the fields modestly semi-reflective when viewed with the aid of direct lighting. There is outstanding crisp detail throughout the design with little evidence of softness to the strike. A distinguished example from this famed Western mint. The Carson City Mint produced barely more half eagles in 1877 than it had the year before. Production was delayed until April when the Mint's personnel resumed coining, beginning with double eagles. The half eagle's time came in August when the entire mintage of 8,680 pieces was executed in a single run; all were better produced than most earlier issues. While not one of the rarest of the Carson City Mint half eagles in an absolute sense, the vast majority of survivors for the 1877-CC are found in VF and lower grades. Mint State coins are extraordinarily rare and seldom appear for sale, leaving market pressure to focus on the few Choice Almost Uncirculated specimens available. Among the finest certified of only 125 or so coins believed extant, the addition of this lovely example would be a noteworthy occasion for any advanced Western gold cabinet. PCGS Population: 9; 8 finer, just four of which are Mint State (MS-62 finest). PCGS# 8343. NGC ID: 25X2. 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.