1872-CC 50C MS(PCGS#6334)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2187

Grade

AU55

Price

4,113

Lot Description

1872-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-101, Die Pair WB-5. Rarity-4. AU-55 (NGC). Steel-gray toning with golden brown accents. The 1872-CC is an important condition rarityat the AU level and is seldom available finer. Although 257,000 were minted, it is likely that many remained unissued and were soon thereafter melted into bullion when the denomination's weight was adjusted in 1873. Of those examples that still exist, all but two are three dozen evidently range between the Fair and EF grade levels. PCGS# 6334. PCGS Population 5, 5 finer (MS-62 finest).