Lot 1183
1874-CC $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Sharp eagle; only minor weakness on the shield's horizontal lines. Nice untoned example. Eye-catching mint frost plays on warm light gold surfaces. Choice and problem-free for the grade, with only the tiniest of marks present when viewed under low-power loupe. A notable rarity from the Carson City Mint, one of 21,198 examples of the date struck.
The norm for the 1874-CC is a well-circulated coin, Very Fine or Extremely Fine and these tend to be weakly struck. Anything higher is especially rare. Regarding the About Uncirculated grade, Douglas Winter puts this is in the Rarity-7 class, which is quite rare. Pop 11; 11 in AU-58; no mint state examples at NGC (PCGS # 8334) .
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
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| Realized $10,350 |
