1872-CC $5 AU58 NGC....

Description

1872-CC Five Dollar Gold, AU58
Condition Census Example

1872-CC $5 AU58 NGC. The low mintage of just 16,980 pieces quickly entered Old West commerce, with few examples of the issue escaping lengthy service in the hard-money hungry cities, towns, and outposts along the way. No Mint State 1872-CC half eagles are known, and near-Mint examples are nearly extinct as well. The last one we offered in AU58 condition was in 2006. Auction archives show just seven appearances of the grade in the past 10 years, the most recent in an August, 2012 Stacks-Bowers auction.

PCGS and NGC each has certified three AU58 examples, for a total of six at the top of the census for the issue (2/14). It is estimated no more than 100 representatives of this Carson City rarity survive in any condition. This brilliantly lustrous example must rank high among the finest, since only the most minor abrasions appear on its surfaces. The strike is diagnostic of the issue (soft at the centers) but it is reasonably bold in all areas except Liberty's curls and the eagle's head. Gleaming yellow-gold surfaces are consistent on both sides of the coin. A rare offering of a very rare Carson City five.
From the Collection of Donald E. Bently, sold for the benefit of the Bently Foundation.(Registry values: P3)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25WG, PCGS# 8326, Greysheet# 9053)

Weight: 8.36 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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