1880-CC $10 MS(PCGS#8688)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3346

Grade

AU58

Price

10,800

Lot Description

Bright and flashy NGC Choice AU quality for this eagerly sought CC-Mint $10 gold eagle issue. Plenty of satiny mint luster remains to golden-orange surfaces, the color of which appears to deepen ever so slightly toward the rims. A tiny reeding mark on Liberty's cheek is noted, as are faint hairlines, but in general the in hand appearance is uncommonly smooth for a lightly circulated Liberty Head eagle from this Old West mint. Boldly to sharply defined overall.<p>The waning fortunes of the Carson City Mint continued into 1880 and the facility did not commence coinage until May. However, enough gold bullion was available to allow for a mintage of 11,190 eagles by year's end. This is the highest yearly output for this denomination in Carson City since 1874, and the 1880-CC ranks as one of the more frequently encountered CC-Mint eagles. However, the 1880-CC is only readily obtainable in lower grades through AU-50. Problem-free Choice AUs, as here, are very scarce, while in Mint State this issue remains a formidable condition rarity.