1871-CC $20 MS(PCGS#8961)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

7194

等级

AU53

价格

455,050

详细说明

Rare 1871-CC Double Eagle 1871-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-53 (NGC). An inviting example with soft, gentle mottling to warm honey-gold color. Both sides are lustrous for the grade with faint semi-prooflike qualities to an otherwise satiny finish. Sharply defined overall and a pleasure to behold. The 1871-CC double eagle is one of the principle rarities of the denomination struck at Carson City, second only to the vaunted 1870-CC. The 174,387 coins produced at the Nevada facility that year were destined for immediate use in commerce, where gold was the vastly preferred medium of exchange. Thanks to its somewhat remote location in regard to other population centers at the time, the coins were heavily used in local circulation for many years. There were essentially no numismatists in the region, hence nobody had the interest or wherewithal to set aside an example at the time. Very few escaped the trials and tribulations of extensive circulation, and when available at all, the 1871-CC is usually found damaged and heavily abraded. The present example represents a significant find for the advanced numismatist seeking one of the early historic double eagles from this perennially popular Western mint. It is among the finest certified of only 100 to 135 coins believed extant in EF and AU grades (per Rusty Goe, 2020). PCGS# 8961. NGC ID: 26AB. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com