1878-CC 50C MS(PCGS#6359)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4247

Grade

VF30

Price

3,600

Lot Description

1878-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. VF-30 (PCGS). Direct lighting reveals pleasant iridescent highlights of golden-blue and pinkish-rose to dominant mauve-gray patina. This is a well defined mid grade coin with all major design elements bold. Uncommonly smooth in hand for having seen this extensive circulation. The final Carson City Mint half dollar, the 1878-CC was produced to the extent of just 62,000 pieces. The efforts of the Nevada coinage facility that year were largely focused on the newly authorized Morgan silver dollar and, indeed, some portion of the mintage for the 1878-CC half dollar may have been melted in the Mint to provide bullion for its higher denomination counterpart. Those half dollars that entered circulation stayed there until worn out or lost. Even in Choice VF, as here, the 1878-CC represents a scarce find in today's market. PCGS# 6359. NGC ID: 24KP. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.