1871-CC $5 MS(PCGS#8323)

The June 2011 Baltimore Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

9490

Grade

AU55

Prix

13 800

Description du lot

1871-CC Liberty Half Eagle. Winter 1-A. AU-55 (PCGS). 1899-S Liberty Half Eagle. MS-65 (NGC). One of the rarest and most challenging Carson City Mint half eagles to collect, a mintage of 20,770 pieces for the second year 1871-CC does represent a sizeable increase over the total achieved for the 1870-CC (just 7,675 coins). Writing in the excellent 2003 book <em>The Mint on Carson Street</em>, however, Rusty Goe estimates that less than 1% of the original mintage for this issue is extant, or a mere 140-175 coins. Just shy of Condition Census standing, this impressive Choice AU exhibits bright medium-orange color with a generally sharp strike to the devices.&nbsp;The eagle's neck on the reverse is softly defined, as typically noted for examples of this issue. Vibrant and satiny in sheen, with no individually distracting blemishes in spite of a somewhat scuffy "look" to the obverse. The back of the PCGS insert is badly scuffed, making it difficult to examine the mintmark area on the coin.