1893-CC $20 MS(PCGS#9023)

1893-CC $20 MS (PCGS#9023)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Lot Description: This is a beautifully toned and conditionally scarce example of the historically significant 1893-CC double eagle. The softly frosted mint luster exhibits faint semi-prooflike tendencies in the fields. A fiery glow of reddish-orange iridescence drifts over otherwise medium-gold surfaces, with deeper indigo shades visible across the reverse. Razor sharp in strike with uncommonly well preserved surfaces that are fully Mint State in quality.<p>The Carson City Mint's final double eagle issue has a mintage of just 18,402 pieces. The institution had struggled against politics and other factors since its opening in 1870, but time had finally run out in 1893. Perhaps not coincidentally, the nearby Comstock Lode also largely dried up by 1893, the heady days of gold mining at the site rapidly coming to an end. With an above average rate of survival for a Carson City Mint double eagle, the 1893-CC is more obtainable than the mintage might suggest. This is fortunate for collectors, allowing many to acquire an example of a historic issue from one of the nation's most romanticized and collected coinage facilities. For the advanced collector only a Mint State coin will do, and the one offered here certainly is highly recommended.