1872-CC Liberty Head Half Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). Offered is one of the finest 1872-CC half eagles available to advanced gold collectors and Carson City Mint enthusiasts. It is a highly attractive coin dressed in vivid orange-gold and deeper honey-olive colors. Abundant mint frost remains to surfaces that are exceptionally smooth during in hand viewing. 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 superior.<p>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. As a PCGS-certified Choice AU survivor, the offered coin qualifies as Condition Census for the issue. It is fit for inclusion in the finest numismatic cabinet. PCGS# 8326. NGC ID: 25WG. PCGS Population: 11; 3 finer (AU-58 finest). There are also no Mint State examples listed at NGC.
