1873-CC $5 MS(PCGS#8331)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1277

等级

MS61

价格

1,149,360

详细说明

Captivating Mint State 1873-CC Half Eagle Second Finest Known 1873-CC Liberty Head Half Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). Simply put, this coin is a rarity of the highest order: a Mint State example of the elusive 1873-CC half eagle. Uncommonly well struck for an early date gold coin from this rustic coinage facility, both sides exhibit otherwise full definition that wanes minimally only at the hair curls over Liberty's brow, the eagle's neck feathers, and the uppermost arrow feather. Luster is smooth and satiny, the reverse with a somewhat more billowy texture that includes some intermingled frost. Pleasant golden-orange patina throughout, a few swirls of faint reddish-copper iridescence in the left obverse field are mentioned solely as identifying features. We are pleased to be offering multiple Condition Census Carson City Mint half eagles in this sale, the present 1873-CC sure to have no difficulty finding its way into another highly regarded collection. The Nevada coinage facility delivered only 7,416 half eagles in 1873, the coins seeing immediate and extensive use in local commerce. Such was the fate of most Carson City Mint gold issues, most example of which eventually went to the melting pot after years of circulation. Among the early date half eagles, fortunate is the coin that was retrieved from commercial channels in later years, although for the 1873-CC few coins were so lucky. In his cataloging for our August 2012 sale of the fabulous Battle Born Collection, Carson City Mint expert Rusty Goe estimates that just 85 to 95 coins are extant in all grades. Q. David Bowers takes a more conservative view and allows for just 45 to 65 survivors. Both numismatists agree that only two Mint State coins are positively confirmed to exist: 1 - PCGS MS-62.Ex our (Stack's) ANA Auction of August 1976, lot 2998; Harry W. Bass, Jr.; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part II, October 1999, lot 1188; Jay Parrino's The Mint; Ira and Larry Goldberg's California Sale, October 2000, lot 915; Legend Numismatics and Chris Napolitano; Midwestern collection, via Doug Winter; Heritage's FUN Signature Sale of January 2003, lot 8618; Heritage's FUN Signature Coin Auction of January 2008, lot 3204; Heritage's FUN Signature and Platinum Night Auction of January 2011, lot 5118; Rusty Goe, January 2011; Battle Born Collection; our sale of the Battle Born Collection of Carson City Mint Gold Coinage, August 2012, lot 11004. The plate coin for the issue on the PCGS CoinFactswebsite. 2 - PCGS MS-61. Ex Charley Tuppen Collection; Eastern dealer; California dealer; Doug Winter; Nevada Collection, July 1997 (possibly Battle Born Collection, prior to acquisition of the PCGS MS-62 listed above). The present example, and the plate coin for the issue on page 33 of the 2001 book Gold Coins of the Carson City Mintby Douglas Winter and James L. Halperin. A second MS-62 reported by NGC might be another submission of one of the coins listed above, in nay event we have not been able to locate an auction appearance for an 1873-CC half eagle in an NGC MS-62 holder. Provenance: From the York Collection. PCGS Population: just two in all Mint State grades: MS-61 and MS-62. NGC reports a single grading event in Uncirculated condition at the MS-62 level. PCGS# 8331. NGC ID: 25WL. Click here for certification details from PCGS.