Survival Estimate | |
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All Grades | 115 |
60 or Better | 3 |
65 or Better |
Numismatic Rarity | |
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All Grades | R-7.8 |
60 or Better | R-9.8 |
65 or Better | R-10.1 |
Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
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All Grades | 23 / 106 TIE |
60 or Better | 14 / 106 TIE |
65 or Better | 1 / 106 |
Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
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All Grades | 63 / 218 TIE |
60 or Better | 31 / 218 TIE |
65 or Better | 1 / 218 |
#1 MS65 PCGS grade |
#1 MS65 estimated grade |
#3 MS62 estimated grade
Martin F. Kortjohn Collection - Stack's 10/1979:201 - Bowers & Ruddy's 9/1981:1582 - Winthrop Carner - Dr. Larry Cutler Collection - Doug Winter and Lee Minshull, 11/1996 - Chicago Collection - Morgan Collection of Branch Mint Gold - Stack's 1/2007:5190 - William Porter Collection - Stack's/Bowers 8/2011:7692, $48,875 - Rusty Goe, 8/2011 - Battle Born Collection - Stack’s/Bowers 8/2012:11012, $43,125 |
#4 MS61 PCGS grade |
#4 MS61 PCGS grade |
#6 AU58 PCGS grade |
#6 AU58 PCGS grade |
#6 AU58 PCGS grade |
#6 AU58 PCGS grade |
#6 AU58 estimated grade
American Numismatic Rarities 8/2006:1333, not sold |
The 1881-CC is a very rare coin in any condition but for some unknown reason it has received little recognition as a rarity. It is by far the rarest Carson City Half Eagle after 1878 and, in fact, it is fully in the same rarity class as the dates from 1871 to 1877. As the auction data clearly shows, the 1881-CC is extremely difficult to locate better than EF and I have seen only two or three with any claim to mint state, none of them choice. In my opinion, this date, along with the 1883-CC, 1884-CC, 1894-S and 1895-S, are among the most underrated Half Eagles after 1878.