1870-CC 50C MS(PCGS#6328)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3119

等级

AU58

价格

254,244

详细说明

Fabled 1870-CC Half Dollar 1870-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-5. Rarity-6. AU-58 (NGC). This is a bright and virtually brilliant example that allows ready appreciation of satiny luster remnants. The level of surface preservation is superior for the issue, overall sharp striking detail joining the aforementioned luster to set this coin apart from the vast majority of 1870-CC half dollars extant. Clearly this is a significant bidding opportunity for the advanced numismatist specializing in Liberty Seated half dollars or the coinage of the Carson City Mint. 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 165 to 200 coins believed extant (per Carson City Mint specialist Rusty Goe, 2020) most are well worn, if not also impaired. Exceedingly rare above the EF level, the ownership of a Choice AU or Mint State 1870-CC half dollar has long been the distinction of an advanced numismatic cabinet. We encourage interested parties to enter strong bids for this lot since it may be quite some time before a similar opportunity comes along. NGC Census: 3; 3 finer (MS-62 finest). PCGS# 6328. NGC ID: 24K2. Click here for certification details from NGC. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]