1872-CC $20 MS(PCGS#8964)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

20036

等级

AU55

价格

161,066

详细说明

Elusive in an absolute sense, and rarely encountered in Mint State, this PCGS AU-55 1872-CC double eagle from the James A. Stack, Sr. Collection is sure to excite double eagle enthusiasts. Rich honey-gold color blankets both sides, with tinges of light rose and warmer apricot hues also evident. Plenty of thick, satiny luster remains, and the protected area around the design elements reveals modest semi-reflectivity. Minor softness is confined to the centers on both sides, also affecting a few of the peripheral stars on the obverse, but the in hand appearance is impressively sharp with only light high point wear and no sizable or otherwise individually distracting marks.<p>The 1872-CC is the third double eagle issue from this frontier era branch mint, the mintage a modest 26,900 pieces. In the first three years of coinage operations at the Carson City Mint - 1870, 1871, and 1872 - it seems that the gold coins were used regionally and, indeed, we suspect that the 1872-CC double eagle helped form the backbone of the economy in and around Carson City. Beginning in 1873, however, quantities of CC-Mint gold coins were more widely distributed, including in shipments sent to foreign banks. Today, the first three Carson City gold issues across all three denominations - $5, $10, and $20 - are true classics. Grades for surviving 1872-CC double eagles are often VF to EF. This lovely Choice About Uncirculated offering is noteworthy, especially considering the rarity of the issue in Mint State. It is sure to be of particular interest to quality conscious collectors.