1874-CC 50C WB-2 MS(PCGS#800685)

November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1428

Grade

VF30

Price

5,760

Lot Description

1874-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Arrows. WB-2. Rarity-5. VF-30 (PCGS). CAC. The 1874-CC is one of only two Carson City Mint issues for the brief Arrows, Motto half dollar type of 1873 to 1874. It is rarer than the 1873-CC Arrows in all grades and, with a mintage of 59,000 pieces, it is one of the key issues among Liberty Seated half dollars. According to Bill Bugert in the 2010 reference A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties, Volume II: Carson City Branch Mint, only 300 to 350 examples of the 1874-CC are extant in all grades. Most survivors are of the WB-3 variety, and the vast majority are in low grades with heavily worn, if not also impaired surfaces. Locating an attractive VF such as this is by no means an easy task, a fact that underscores the important bidding opportunity that this lot represents. Provenance: From the Rockford Collection - Part 3. PCGS# 6347. NGC ID: 24LB. 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.