1878-CC $20 MS(PCGS#8986)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2460

等级

VF30

价格

42,351

详细说明

1878-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. VF-30 (PCGS). CAC. Flint gray and khaki-gold shades blend nicely over both sides of this fully original example. Boldly defined for the grade with a pleasing smooth appearance in a well circulated CC-mint twenty. The passing of the Bland-Allison Act in 1878 meant that the Treasury's focus was placed on striking silver dollars over gold coins. Only 13,180 double eagles were struck at the Carson City Mint that year, less than one-tenth the production from just two years prior, making this one of the scarcest issues in this mintmarked gold series. While the estimated overall survival rate of 4% to 5% for the 1878-CC double eagle is larger than most others from this facility, specimens appear at auction far less than expected. Seldom seen in any grade, attractively original examples such as this are particularly elusive and worthy of serious consideration whenever they appear at auction. PCGS# 8986. NGC ID: 26B4. Click here for certification details from PCGS.