1870-CC $5 VF30 ICG....

Description

Key 1870-CC Half Eagle, VF30
Low-Mintage First-Year Issue

1870-CC $5 VF30 ICG. A perennial collector favorite as the first year of half eagles (or any coinage) from the legendary Carson City Mint, as chronicled so delightfully in The Mint on Carson Street by the indefatigable Rusty Goe. A meager 7,000 pieces were coined, a total subject to the whims and vagaries of the miners who deposited bullion for coinage. The 1870-CC is the key to the Carson City half eagles, rarely seen above Choice VF or so. This VF30 piece shows the normal weak strike on the eagle's neck and the fletchings. For a coin that has seen 30 points of wear, however, there are remarkably few abrasions on the orange-gold surfaces, and a pleasing amount of detail remains.(Registry values: P3)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25WA, PCGS# 8320, GSID# 9049)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 8.36 grams
AGW: 0.24188oz
Mintage: 7,675

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