1891-CC $5 Liberty Head Half Eagle PCGS MS63+ (CAC) Ex. Fairmont Collection

We at AUCM are proud to offer a golden relic from the historic Carson City mint: 1891-CC $5 Liberty half eagle, graded PCGS MS63+ (CAC). This piece is from the famed Fairmont Collection, which is a large hoard of U.S. gold coin that were stored in European banks for many, many years.  They only came to auction within the last few years. This offering is perfect for the sophisticated numismatist who wants only the finest, most elusive specimens.

Gold specialist Doug Winter writes about the Carson City gold half eagles from the Fairmont Collection that were auctioned by Stacks Bowers in 2020: "Every date except the rare 1870-CC was represented in this sale....The pre-1879 dates were all well-worn with nearly all grading VF35 or lower while the 1879 through 1884 dates were represented by nice AU coins. The four ... dates from the 1890s were all represented by lovely MS62 to MS63 coins....This sample of Carson City half eagles was really fascinating to me. The early dates saw very heavy circulation in local commerce and I’d estimate that these coins were pulled from circulation circa 1900 or so. The dates from the 1880s saw just a bit of circulation and the 1890s dates saw virtually none."