1882-CC $5 MS(PCGS#8359)

1882-CC $5 MS (PCGS#8359)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Lot Description: Drenched in richly original honey-rose color, this exquisite Mint State coin exhibits lustrous surfaces with abundant mint frost. The strike is bold and accurate with only the barest hints of softness at isolated high points. Nearly Select Uncirculated quality that will please even the most discerning numismatists.<p>Unlike the previous year, 1882 proved to be quite productive at Carson City. A modest increase in bullion coming out of the Comstock combined with an uninterrupted year of operation allowed the mint to increase its output significantly. Striking quality improved, as well; the 82,817 half eagles of that year were struck from a single pair of dies, a different story from just a decade earlier. Thanks in part to the more generous mintage, around 750 examples are believed to exist today (Rusty Goe, 2020, says 715 to 775 in all grades). The 1882-CC half eagle is an issue that is actually moderately available at the AU level as compared to many earlier years. Mint State examples remain elusive, yet not prohibitively so, making this a broadly popular issue. With undeniable originality and premium quality surfaces, however, the offered coin is one of the few certified in Uncirculated grades to have also met with strict CAC approval. It will surely draw the attention of gold type collectors, Carson City specialists, and aficionados of Western gold.