1893-CC $5 MS(PCGS#8384)

June 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2384

Grade

MS63+

Price

13,200

Lot Description

This is a truly superior example that combines tremendous originality with impeccable surface quality. Beautiful medium yellow-gold color blankets each side and remains nicely undisturbed across the high points. The devices are sharply struck and frosty in finish, complimented by nicely smooth surrounding fields.<p>The Carson City Mint half eagle series passed into history in 1893 with a mintage of 60,000 coins. Due to extensive circulation and mass melting, only about 800 coins are thought to survive for today's collectors. This is the scarcest of the 1890s CC-mint fives in AU and Mint State grades, and only about 150 Uncirculated coins are known. The present example is among the most desirable of these survivors, and just eight coins have been ranked finer by PCGS. Approval by CAC emphasizes the superior quality and contributes further desirability.