Lot 2332
1874-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Well struck and mostly untoned with reflective surfaces. A couple of tiny marks at the chin. Intense pleasing luster on smooth honey gold surfaces. A beautiful example! The fields are somewhat prooflike on most 1874-CC half eagles in high grades, at least, the few that survive this choice, with the motifs contrasting and satiny. A notable rarity from the Carson City Mint, only 21,198 examples of the date struck. The norm for the 1874-CC is a well-circulated coin, perhaps Very Fine or occasionally Extremely Fine. Any higher grade is considered especially rare. The present specimen is equal to or surpassed by few others, as the population figures show: Pop 6; 2 finer in 62. (PCGS # 8334) .
Date logotype nicely impressed, 1 equidistant, left edge of lower serif over center of dentil. Reverse CC mintmark tilted slightly left, first C lower than second C, first C over left upright of V, second C over right upright. Both letters in mintmark roundish and nicely shaped.
Estimated Value $16,000 - 18,000.
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