August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Extraordinary Choice Mint State 1883-CC $20
Tied for CC#1
1883-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS).
Outstanding rose-orange surfaces are fully lustrous with smartly impressed, sharply defined features. Frosty in texture and impressively smooth, even the most discerning gold enthusiasts will be impressed by this beautiful coin. Mint records indicate a production figure of 59,962 1883-CC double eagles, most of which entered the channels of commerce and circulated extensively. David W. Akers in his 1982 treatise on double eagles accounted for 39 auction appearances of Mint State examples in a survey of more than 400 major auction sales. This figure seems to dovetail nicely with Dave Bowers' estimate of 60 to 100 pieces, which he presented in his 2004 Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins published by Whitman, as well as Rusty Goe's modern (2020) estimate of 75 to 90 survivors at this level. The certification service statistics indicate a larger uncirculated population, but this data is likely skewed by the fact that some specimens are cracked out of holders and resubmitted multiple times. On the other hand, we do believe that a few additional uncirculated coins have entered the market in recent years through repatriations from foreign bank hoards. The offered example, with its certification by PCGS at the MS-63 level, is CC#1 for the issue, a ranking it shares with only a few other coins. It is an important numismatic treasure, and a coin that will surely be eagerly pursued by advanced collectors of Carson City Mint coinage and Liberty Head gold.
PCGS# 8999. NGC ID: 26BH.
PCGS Population: 7; 0 finer.
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| Price realized | 40'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 50'000 USD |
