1891-CC Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 1-A. MS-62+ (PCGS). CAC.

A satiny and wonderfully original example dressed in warm honey-gold and pale rose colors. Due to financial setbacks, the demand for gold specie from European countries increased markedly in 1891. The Carson City Mint stepped up gold coin production in 1891 to help meet this heightened demand and alleviate some of the strain on the nation's reserves. The facility's output of half eagles reached its peak in 1891, in fact, and for the second year in a row coinage of this denomination at the Carson City Mint outstripped that at the Philadelphia Mint. The mintage for the 1891-CC amounted to 208,000 coins. Many of these coins were exported, as intended, and repatriations from European vaults in recent decades have provided a windfall of Mint State examples for today's mintmarked type collectors and Carson City Mint enthusiasts. This premium BU example offers excellent quality and strong eye appeal for a relatively affordable sum.

PCGS# 8378. NGC ID: 25Y5.

From the Fairmont Collection.

Estimate: $ 2500