1881-CC $5 MS(PCGS#8356)

The Regency Auction 49

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

328

等级

AU55

价格

93,524

详细说明

FROM THE BIG CYPRESS COLLECTION The 1881-CC half eagle is the RAREST date from the decade, from an original mintage of 13,886. In his magnum opus on United States Gold Coinage, numismatic scholar, the late, great David Akers wrote: "The 1881-CC is a very rare coin in any condition but for some unknown reason it has received little recognition as a rarity. It is by far the rarest Carson City Half Eagle after 1878 and, in fact is fully in the same rarity class as the dates from 1871 to 1877." Only a single pair of dies was used to strike the entire mintage. The Carson City mint shut down production on April 1, and before that, 5,640 fives were struck; the remaining 8,246 were struck between the time the mint reopened in November and the end of the year. Modern scholarship suggests that fewer than 150 survive in all grades (Doug Winter, 2001 estimates between 70-90; PCGS CoinFacts estimates 115; Rusty Goe, 2020, estimates 115-150). Light wear is essentially limited to the faintest trace of friction on the high points and in the fields. Pleasing original mint bloom has a glowing, satiny texture in the protected areas around the nicely defined devices. Some scattered ticks, honestly acquired during its brief stay in wild west commercial channels, do not detract from the outstanding, original eye appeal. PCGS 14, NGC 15, CAC 8. The most recent example brought $13,000 in June 2021. The PCGS Price Guide and CAC CPG values are essentially identical at $13,000 and $13,100 respectively. VERY RARE any finer, this is a delightfully original and pleasing coin that will delight any Carson City gold coin specialist. Good luck. Cert. Number 40342065 PCGS # 8356