1870-CC Liberty Seated Half Dollar. WB-2. Rarity-5. Fine Details--Devices Engraved (PCGS).

The premier issue in this mintmarked series, the 1870-CC is also the rarest. The Carson City Mint struck 54,617 half dollars in 1870, a generous total at the local level that is greater than the combined mintages for the 1870-CC quarter, silver dollar, half eagle, eagle and double eagle (total: 37,470 coins). Circulation for this issue was domestic and intense, there being no contemporary numismatic interest in early CC-Mint coinage. The vast majority of pieces were eventually lost in commerce, and the 165 to 200 coins believed extant (per Carson City Mint specialist Rusty Goe, 2020) are eagerly sought by specialists throughout the numismatic grading scale.

PCGS# 6328. NGC ID: 24K2.