August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Lovely Mint State 1892-CC $20 Gold
1892-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).
A refreshing and inviting double eagle awash in vibrant satin to semi-prooflike luster. Both sides are also bathed in lovely honey-apricot color that appears more vivid than usual in a coin of this type due to the fullness and intensity of the finish. The centers on both sides are razor sharp in strike, and the reverse is also well defined around the periphery. The obverse periphery is a bit softly struck in isolated areas, especially over stars 1-3, which lack centrils. This is the most often encountered striking quality among extant 1892-CC double eagles. Uncommonly well preserved for the issue, there are no sizeable or otherwise individually distracting marks. Near the end of Carson City coinage, the 1892-CC double eagle enjoyed an above average rate of survival, but was long considered unobtainable in Mint State. Unlike early date CC-Mint twenties, which were largely used in domestic commerce, many examples from this 27,265-piece issue were exported, although the ones that were not shipped overseas circulated heavily in the American West. Rusty Goe (2020) estimates that perhaps 1,050 to 1,300 examples survive of this issue, and, from that number, only 195 to 255 are Mint State - most of which were repatriated from European bank hoards in the second half of the last century. With any high quality 1892-CC double eagle representing a true numismatic prize, this premium Mint State example should attract strong bids when it crosses the auction block.
PCGS# 9020. NGC ID: 26C6.
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| Price realized | 16'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 20'000 USD |
