1880-CC $10 MS(PCGS#8688)

1880-CC $10 MS (PCGS#8688)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Losbeschreibung: 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.