1873-CC $20 MS(PCGS#8968)

1873-CC $20 MS (PCGS#8968)

The January 2013 Americana Sale

Lot Description: 1873-CC Liberty Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). This issue was produced using only the Close 3 date logotype, unlike the 1873 and 1873-S double eagles, which are known with both the Close 3 and Open 3 varieties. The date is large, generally even, and the digit 1 is very close to the base of Liberty's portrait. A single reverse die is known, as well, with the CC mintmark small, round and more widely spaced than that seen on 1870-CC, 1871-CC and 1872-CC double eagles. The first C is just left of center over the letter N in TWENTY, and the second C is centered over the right edge of the same letter.<br /> <br /> The 1873-CC vies with the 1875-CC as the best produced Carson City Mint double eagle of the challenging Type II design. The present example is boldly to fully defined throughout, the reverse a bit sharper overall, especially over the eagle's plumage. Bathed in softly frosted luster and inviting rose to yellow-orange patina, this fully Mint State survivor ranks among the finest 1873-CC twenties known to Carson City Mint specialists.