1871-CC 50C (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Seated Half Dollars 1839-1891

PCGS MS64

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PCGS MS63

PCGS AU55

PCGS #:: 6331

Designer:: Thomas Sully/Christian Gobrecht

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 30.00 millimeters

Weight:: 12.40 grams

Mintage:: 153,950

Mint:: Carson City

Metal:: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $144,000 • MS64 • 08-28-2022 • Heritage Auctions

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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.
All Grades	200	R-7.0	4 / 45 TIE	11 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	5	R-9.7	3 / 45 TIE	11 / 126 TIE
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 45	1 / 126

Survival Estimate
All Grades	200
60 or Better	5
65 or Better

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-7.0
60 or Better	R-9.7
65 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	4 / 45 TIE
60 or Better	3 / 45 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 45

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	11 / 126 TIE
60 or Better	11 / 126 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 126

Condition Census What Is This?

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
5	AU58 PCGS grade
5	AU58 PCGS grade
5	AU58 PCGS grade
5	AU58 PCGS grade
5	AU58 PCGS grade

#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

#5 AU58 PCGS grade

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."