1874-CC $5 (1874-CC Half Eagle) PCGS XF40 CAC. The remains of some mint luster are seen on this branch mint 1874-CC Half Eagle. All the details of Libertys hair down her neck shows. The grade of XF40 is confirmed by CAC. The strike is strong on both sides of the coin, especially so on the reverse. The light mark on the lower reverse is a scuff on the holder not the coin.

The Liberty Head (Motto on Reverse) half eagle was minted from 1866 to 1908. It was designed by Christian Gobrecht and showed Liberty wearing a coronet as she faced left in profile. Her hair is tied in the back with beads while two loose curls flow down her neck. She is surrounded by thirteen six-pointed stars with the date below. Dentils are near the edge of both sides of the coin. The reverse of the coin shows the heraldic eagle with its head turned to the left. In its talons it holds an olive branch and arrows, symbols of peace and preparedness. Above its head on a banner, the motto IN GOD WE TRUST was added. The denomination is below. In addition to dentils, the coin has a reeded edge.

In March, 1865, a coinage act was passed that required that the motto be added to all coins large enough to accommodate it. The Mint interpreted this to mean for gold coinage the half eagle, the eagle, and the double eagle. The Liberty Head (Motto on Reverse) half eagle was created as a result of this mandate. (All silver coins larger than a dime also had the motto added.)

In its population report, CAC shows 2 confirmed in XF40 with 5 better.