1871-CC 50C XF40 Certification #60185184, PCGS #6331

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Owner's Comments

Navy Mustang

Expert Comments

Ron Guth

The 1871-CC Half Dollar is one of the scarcest and most popular dates in the entire series. The mintage is a mere 153,950 coins. Combined with the remote location of the Carson City Mint and the difficulty collectors had in obtaining examples for their collections, it is a real challenge to find this date in any grade at all. In Mint State, the 1871-CC Half Dollar is a fantastic condition rarity and the few that exist are at the lower end of the scale. It's hard to say what these coins looked like when they were fresh off the press, but the former Pryor-"Battle Born"-Gardner coin gives us one clue. That coin has a fully Prooflike obverse, a frosty reverse and, in the past, it has been called a "one-sided Proof."

PCGS #

6331

Designer

Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge

Reeded

Diameter

30.00 millimeters

Weight

12.40 grams

Mintage

153950

Metal

90% Silver, 10% Copper

Pop Higher

Pop Lower

191

Region

The United States of America

Price Guide

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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	200	R-7.0	4 / 45 TIE	11 / 126 TIE
All Grades	5	R-9.7	3 / 45 TIE	11 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 45	1 / 126

Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.
65 or Better	200
All Grades	5
60 or Better	0

Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.
65 or Better	R-7.0
All Grades	R-9.7
60 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity by Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	4 / 45 TIE
All Grades	3 / 45 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 45

Relative Rarity by Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
65 or Better	11 / 126 TIE
All Grades	11 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 126

Condition Census Learn More

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS64 PCGS grade	Reed Hawn Collection - Stack 8/1973:252 - Stack's 3/1978:379 - James Bennett Pryor - Bowers & Merena 1/1996:208 - Doug Noblet - Bowers & Merena 1/1999:160 - Battle Born Collection - Stack’s/Bowers 8/2012:11082, $80,500 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 5/2015:98486, $76,375
2	MS64 estimated grade	Stack's, sold privately in 7/1980 - Queller Family Collection - Stack's 10/2002:633, $29,900 - Stack's 6/2006:587, $18,400
3	MS62 PCGS grade	American Numismatic Rarities 1/2005:578, $43,700 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part IV - Heritage 10/2015:98688 - Heritage 1/2017:5668, $37,600
4	MS60 PCGS grade
5	AU58 PCGS grade	Heritage 8/2011:7169, $15,525

#1 MS64 PCGS grade

Reed Hawn Collection - Stack 8/1973:252 - Stack's 3/1978:379 - James Bennett Pryor - Bowers & Merena 1/1996:208 - Doug Noblet - Bowers & Merena 1/1999:160 - Battle Born Collection - Stack’s/Bowers 8/2012:11082, $80,500 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 5/2015:98486, $76,375

#2 MS64 estimated grade

Stack's, sold privately in 7/1980 - Queller Family Collection - Stack's 10/2002:633, $29,900 - Stack's 6/2006:587, $18,400

#3 MS62 PCGS grade

American Numismatic Rarities 1/2005:578, $43,700 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part IV - Heritage 10/2015:98688 - Heritage 1/2017:5668, $37,600

#4 MS60 PCGS grade

#5 AU58 PCGS grade

Heritage 8/2011:7169, $15,525