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(g) A NEW DISCOVERY: THE SECOND FINEST 1876 CARSON CITY HALF-EAGLE NGC MS62 [Top Pop at NGC] | United States of America, Gold $5 1876 CC, Liberty Head, Carson City, by Christian Gobrecht, edge milled, 6h (Winter dies 1-A; PCGS #8340 [0 of 0 / 1 Finer]; NGC ID #25WX [*Single Finest*]), only the third coin to achieve the exalted Mint State grade at either NGC or PCGS, rendering her finer than the Hansen (PCGS AU58); Harry Bass (PCGS AU58) or Smithsonian National Museum (PCGS AU50) Set Registry coins, and an exceptional second behind only the revered Chapman Bros-Clapp-Eliasberg-Lang-'Battle Born' [Goe] coin, a truly wonderful discovery coin that is sure to get even the keenest Carson City collectors excited in the year of the Branch Mint's sesquicentenary! (Cert. #5878602-001).
Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000