1872-CC Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 1-B. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC.
Offered is one of the very finest 1872-CC half eagles available to today's advanced gold collectors and Carson City Mint enthusiasts. It is a wonderfully original coin dressed in vivid pinkish-orange and warmer honey-gold colors. Abundant mint frost remains to surfaces that are exceptionally smooth and problem free. This is not a well struck issue, and while we note characteristic softness through the centers, there is also considerable sharpness of detail toward the borders. Both the quality and eye appeal are exceptional. The 1872-CC (16,980 coins struck) is much rarer than the 1871-CC in all grades and is tied with the 1873-CC as the second rarest Carson City Mint half eagle in high grades after the 1878-CC. Unlike the 1870-CC, 1871-CC and 1873-CC, the 1872-CC is unknown in Mint State. At the top of the Condition Census for this very challenging issue, therefore, are four certified AU-58s that have met with strict CAC approval. The offered coin from the JBR Set is the newcomer to this highly select group of condition rarities -- a finest known fit for inclusion in the finest numismatic cabinet.
PCGS# 8326. NGC ID: 25WG.
PCGS Population: 4; 0 finer. There are also no Mint State examples listed at NGC. CAC Population: 4; 0.
From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set.