1870-CC HALF DOLLAR
PCGS No: 6328
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 54,617
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, modified by Christian Gobrecht and Robert Ball Hughes,
executed by James Barton Longacre; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht
Diameter: ±30
millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Copper - 10%
Weight: ±192
grains (±12.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "CC"
(for Carson City, NV) below the eagle on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-58. Ex - Superior
Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite Coin Auction, May 25-27, 2003,
Lot
2773, sold for
$5,750.00
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6003, illustrated, sold for $18,400.00
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Superior Galleries "Pre-Long Beach" Elite
Coin Auction, May 25- 27, Lot 2596, sold for $14,375.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-62.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, April 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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