1884-CC $20 MS(PCGS#9001)

August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3044

等级

MS60

价格

39,181

详细说明

1884-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS). Tinges of pale rose iridescence enliven otherwise honey-gold surfaces on both sides of this handsome BU example. Sharply struck throughout the design with an uncommonly smooth appearance in hand for the assigned grade. Only 81,139 double eagles were coined at the Carson City Mint in 1884 (equal to $1,622,780 in face value). Although most known examples are circulated, hundreds of Mint State coins also exist. Many were shipped overseas for payments that required gold. Q. David Bowers said that these first started to appear in returns from foreign bank holdings beginning around 1950. His 2004 Guide Book of Double Eagles, published by Whitman, gave a high end estimate of 500 pieces for the Mint State population. This is a generous population by Carson City Mint double eagle standards, although the popularity of both the Liberty Head series and this fabled frontier era coinage facility with specialized collectors means that demand for examples such as this far outstrips supply. PCGS# 9001. NGC ID: 26BK. Click here for certification details from PCGS.