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Low-Mintage 1878-CC Half Dollar, XF40

1878-CC 50C XF40 NGC. Passage of the Bland-Allison Act required that the mints concentrate the majority of their time and energies on silver dollar production rather than minor coinage. The story is the same for the 1878-CC and 1878-S half dollars, the difference is just a matter of degree. Only 12,000 1878-S halves were struck, and 62,000 1878-CC halves were produced. As one would expect, the 1878-CC is very scarce in all grades. This piece is diagnostically correct with all the characteristics evident (some are faint, though) as laid out in Bill Bugert's Register of Carson City Halves (2010). Parenthetically, the series specialist should invest the $50 for this and its companion volume on the S-mint halves.
The surfaces are reddish-golden with underlying brightness. The only marks of note are one across the neck of Liberty and another below the eagle's left (facing) claws. A worthwhile collector coin. Census: 3 in 40, 9 finer (6/10).
From The Perry Creek Collection.(Registry values: N1793)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 24KP, PCGS# 6359, GSID# 6375)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 12.50 grams
ASW: 0.3617oz
Mintage: 62,000

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