1884-CC $5

Description

High Grade Circulated 1884-CC Five

1884-CC $5 AU 58 NGC. With the exception of the 1881-CC, the 1884-CC (16,402 pieces produced) is the rarest post-1878 Carson City half eagle. High grade examples (AU or finer) are scarcer than those of the 1880-CC, 1882-CC, 1890-CC, 1891-CC, 1892-CC, and 1893-CC. Winter (Gold Coins of the Old West: The Carson City Mint 1870-1893) asserts that the 1884-CC is the most poorly produced CC-mint half eagle from the 1880s. If this is true, the present example must be a noteworthy exception because Liberty's hair curls, the star centrils, and the eagle's leg feathers and talons are all crisply detailed. The eagle's neck feathers are, however, somewhat softly defined, but this is due as much to light rub as to inadequate striking pressure. Both sides are richly frosted with bright, reddish-gold features.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 25XP, PCGS# 8365, GSID# 9079)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 8.36 grams
AGW: 0.24188oz
Mintage: 16,402

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