please give me some infor on this coin rare seated half

michael

this coin is a fully original never cleaned vf 35 1873 cc arrows half

just based on my description please tell me something of the rarity and demand for this coin in the current market[place and also its guessitmated market value

sincerely michael

stman

Michael, I would have to see this coin in person to be able to tell if it is rare and or valuable. And if it is a crappy coin, fair, good, very good or great coin.

Stman

Placid

Value about $700 based on past auction results.
Like most cc mint coins they are popular with collectors.

Ngc total graded 40, highest graded ms-66.

au58

Original, uncleaned seated half dollars are highly sought. CC mint marks are very popular.

Trime

Michael,
Quote from 9/13/02 CDN Monthly Supplement Newsletter: Liberty Seated Half Dollar ; A Variety and Rarity Analyasis:
"The first "with arrows" variety that was heavily saved . Circulated examples are more common than the "no arrows" variety. However in the mint state the "arrows" and "no arrows" are of virtual equal rarity".
This seems to be confirmed by reviewing the auction frequency data. There were few VF 35s auctioned in the past 5 years: the last one listed in the 1997 to June 2002 auction compendium was sold at the Heritage CSN 02 sale for $1380 ( PCGS). There are a few EF 40s which sold at auction in the $975-1200 range. I have not checked updates since June . CDN listed ( Feb 2002) the bid on VF $600 and XF $1400. "You" of course know better than most of us that original specimens may fetch much higher prices than equal grades in less desirable state. It is interesting that the Bowers and Merena in their Voight and Lee Sale (March 99) listed 17 lots of 1873CC 50C Arrows from EF 40 to AU58. Most but not all were slabbed.
I have not seen the prices at the Queller sale to know what premium was paid for some really beautiful LS halfs.

michael

thanks for the information everyone!!!!!!!!!! and trime thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

sincerely michael

roadrunner

Michael,

I have found that 4 of the early CC mint halves stand alone in all grades as significantly scarcer than the others: 70-cc, 78-cc, 74-cc, and 73cc NA.

While any early CC half may be harder to find in original condition I think the 72-cc, 71-cc, and 73 cc WA are
readily obtainable in grades below XF and are certainly fairly priced right up through AU grades on greysheet. I've always felt that the last 3 were "saved" compared to their mintages. Relatively "unheralded" dates such as the 1851 or 1872-s are probably as rare as the latter CC mints in grades of XF and lower. The 1873cc WA shows up about as often as the 1866-s NM piece, yet because the 66-s NM lacks the magic "cc" mint on the reverse, it sells for far less money.

roadrunner