1877-CC Liberty Head Eagle. Winter 2-A. AU Details--Graffiti (PCGS).
This lustrous and generally sharp About Uncirculated 1877-CC eagle has much to recommend it. A fairly well preserved coin, delicate pale pink overtones enliven a base of warm honey-gold color. Faint hairlines are noted, while light X-shaped scratches on Liberty's cheek account for the PCGS qualifier. On the other hand, appreciable frosty luster remains, and modest semi-reflectivity in the fields provides further appeal. Ten-dollar gold eagle production remained low at the Carson City Mint in 1877 as the facility concentrated on subsidiary silver coinage as well as trade dollars and, to a lesser extant, double eagles. One of just 3,332 examples struck that year, this 1877-CC is an attractive survivor of one of the rarest of the Carson City Mint eagles of 1870 to 1893. Fewer than 100 examples are believed extant, perhaps only 70 to 80 coins (the estimate advanced by Rusty Goe, 2020), and apart from an example described as "BU, prooflike" in Paramount's Rare Coin and Stamp List No. 8 of 1974 (apparently not certified in the modern coin market), this issue is unknown in Mint State. This more affordable About Uncirculated survivor is sure to find its way into an important Liberty Head eagle or Carson City Mint gold collection.
PCGS# 8678. NGC ID: 265G.

Estimate: $10000