1891-CC $10 MS(PCGS#8720)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3154

Grade

MS64

Price

21,600

Lot Description

This condition rarity MS-64 for the 1891-CC eagle will be tremendously appealing to advanced CC-Mint gold enthusiasts and mintmarked type collectors. Beautiful frosty to semi-reflective surfaces display vivid color in deep orange and lighter golden-apricot. Razor sharp striking detail and an uncommonly smooth appearance enhance this coin's desirability.<p>103,732 eagles were struck in the antepenultimate year of the Carson City Mint's coining operations and, unlike for many issues in this mintmarked gold series, thousands were exported to Europe. Repatriations beginning in the second half of the 20th century have swelled the Mint State population to upward of 2,300 coins (per Rusty Goe, 2020). Most of these grade no finer than MS-62, at which levels the 1891-CC is a mainstay of Mint State gold type sets and CC-Mint collections. Scarce in MS-63, higher grade pieces are formidable condition rarities. In NGC MS-64 this coin would serve as a centerpiece in even the finest gold cabinet.