1878-CC $5 AU53 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1-A....

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1878-CC Five Dollar, AU53
Low-Mintage CC Rarity

1878-CC $5 AU53 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1-A. Ex: Bender Collection. The 1878-CC five dollar, from a mintage of only 9,054 pieces, is one of the rarest Carson City half eagles. Rusty Goe, in his recent Confident Carson City Collector, contends that "no more than one percent of the original output of this date-denomination minted ... comprises the total population today." An XF40 specimen is the best that most collectors can expect to acquire. The certified population data more or less bears this out. PCGS and NGC have seen only about 27 pieces in the two XF grades, a number of which are likely resubmissions. Likewise, the two services have certified about 44 examples in the four AU grades, several of which are probably resubmitted coins. Seven lower Mint State examples have been graded (6/22).

This yellow-gold AU53 coin displays apricot and lavender accents, along with traces of luster in the protected areas. The design elements are well defined, save for some typically seen localized minor softness. Both sides are relatively unblemished, except for a faint hair-thin mark on the cheek.
Ex: Baltimore Signature (Heritage, 3/2009), lot 2971, where it sold for $14,950.
From The Bender Family Collection, Part I. (Registry values: P3)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25X5, PCGS# 8346, Greysheet# 9066)

Weight: 8.36 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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