1873-CC $5 -- Obverse Cleaned -- NGC Details. AU. Variety 2-A....

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1873-CC Five Dollar, AU Details
Difficult Early Carson City Issue

1873-CC $5 -- Obverse Cleaned -- NGC Details. AU. Variety 2-A. A challenging Carson City issue, the 1873-CC half eagle has a mintage of only 7,416 pieces. There were no dedicated coin collectors in the Old West, and only a few pieces have survived in Mint State. 1873-CC half eagles are about evenly divided between the 2-A (high mintmark) and 2-B (centered mintmark) varieties, but the present lot is the sharpest Variety 2-A example to appear in our auctions this millennium, since other AU and better pieces were Variety 2-B. As always for the issue, the strike shows incompleteness on the curls and fletchings, but the definition surpasses most survivors, and high-point wear is minimal. The caramel-gold surfaces are slightly glossy but are surprisingly free from marks.

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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