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1874-CC $5 MS62 PCGS. CAC. Variety 2-C....
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$90,000.00
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Description
1874-CC Five Dollar, MS62
High Condition Census
The Robison-Battle Born-Bender Coin
1874-CC $5 MS62 PCGS. CAC. Variety 2-C. Ex: Nevada-Battle
Born-Bender. This celebrated 1874-CC half eagle was one of the many
Carson City rarities that formed the Battle Born Collection. It was
once thought to be unique in Uncirculated condition, as indicated
in its earlier 1979 appearance as lot 498 of The Robison Collection
of United States Gold Coins. The Stack's cataloger wrote:"Full blazing lustre. To the best of our knowledge this coin is UNIQUE in this condition. David Akers very kindly gave us his manuscript on half eagles and it does not show a single record of an Uncirculated specimen going back to 1041. A research of all our sales couldn't turn up a specimen, and Breen in his Monograph, "only heard of one," but did not see it. This very important coin should realize many times its current listing."
A dozen years later in 2001, Doug Winter made this example his half eagle plate coin in Gold Coins of the Carson City Mint. By then, as many as three Mint State pieces were known, including an equally spectacular example destined to become the MS63+ PCGS coin that now tops the Condition Census. The present coin ranks among the top three pieces known, one of three or possibly four Uncirculated 1874-CC half eagles listed PCGS and NGC combined. Of those, many collectors will prefer this coin given its confirmed pedigree and outstanding eye appeal.
Vibrant orange-gold color decorates smooth, nearly mark-free surfaces and sharply struck devices. Satinlike fields display vivid mint luster, highlighting a semireflective sheen that illuminates both sides. A pair of minute, reddish-orange alloy spots dot the lower-left rim, proving this is indeed the former Battle Born coin. A small black surface mark exists between stars 11 and 12, perhaps an oxidized alloy spot or a carbon-like flake. A few widely scattered hair-thin abrasions are microscopic in nature and consistent with the grade. Given the fact that all high-grade 1874-CC half eagles are firmly held in advanced collections, this resplendent MS62 coin may prove impossible to surpass in today's market, and is sure to satisfy even the most particular specialist. Population: 1 in 62, 2 finer. CAC: 1 in 62, 0 finer (7/22).
Ex: Robison Collection of United States Gold Coins (Stack's, 2/1979), lot 498; Reed Hawn Collection (Stack's, 10/1993), lot 995; Dr. Larry Cutler Collection; Doug Winter and Lee Minshull, 11/1996; The Nevada Collection; The Battle Born Collection (Stack's Bowers, 8/2012), lot 11005.
From The Bender Family Collection, Part I. (Registry values: P3)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25WP, PCGS# 8334, Greysheet# 9057)
Weight: 8.36 grams
Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
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Auction Info
2022 August 22 - 28 US Coins Signature® Auction #1348 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2022
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