LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2008 Jan. FUN Signature Coin Auction #454  / 

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1872-CC 50C MS61 ANACS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:9,750.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1872-CC 50C MS61 ANACS
<B>1872-CC 50C MS61 ANACS.</B></I> Despite a relatively large mintage for a Carson City half dollar, 257,000 pieces, the 1872-CC is highly elusive in better grades. The pressures of frontier commerce drove the vast majority of pieces into long-term circulation, and most of the survivors known today exhibit heavy wear.<BR> This interesting piece, housed in a prior-generation ANACS holder, offers a noteworthy change from the norm. Both sides offer soft, pleasing luster beneath layers of rich patina, primarily cloud-gray on the obverse with gold-orange accents on the reverse. Rings of rose-tan and violet grace the margins on each side, though these are far more prominent around the portrait than the eagle. Highly appealing despite a number of wispy flaws on and near the devices, and an excellent representative of this noteworthy Carson City minor silver series.<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Christian Gobrecht<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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