1891-CC Liberty Head Half Eagle. Winter 1-A. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC.
A beautiful example of both the type and the issue, the desirable CC mintmark enhances this coin's already considerable appeal. Frosty rose-orange surfaces are originally and carefully preserved, fully worthy of the Choice Mint State rating from PCGS. Sharply struck with eye appeal to spare. 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. The facility's output of half eagles reached its peak in 1891 at 208,000 pieces, and for the second year in a row coinage of this denomination at the Carson City Mint outstripped that at the Philadelphia Mint. Many of these coins were exported, as intended. 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. There are quite a few Choice Uncirculated coins in MS-63 and MS-64 extant, but with its premium quality and undeniable originality, the Fairmont-JBR specimen is a significant condition rarity. It will be just right for another world class numismatic cabinet.
PCGS# 8378. NGC ID: 25Y5.
CAC Population: 26; 1.
From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set.