1891-CC $20 MS(PCGS#9017)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7206

Grade

AU53

Price

31,200

Lot Description

Eagerly Sought 1891-CC Double Eagle 1891-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-53 (NGC). Bright medium gold surfaces retain bold to sharp striking detail to the central design elements. Ample evidence of a frosty to semi-prooflike finish also remains to tempt the viewer as this minimally circulated coin rotates under a light. With a mere 5,000 pieces produced, the 1891-CC is the lowest mintage Carson City Mint double eagle of the 1889 to 1893 era. Circulation on the West Coast was immediate and extensive, although a couple of thousand of examples were probably exported after acquiring wear. Most of those coins were melted overseas, although a few hundred have been repatriated in recent decades, to the delight of collectors who would otherwise not be able to obtain an example of this key date Carson City Mint entry. Provenance: From the Jones Collection. PCGS# 9017. NGC ID: 26C3. Click here for certification details from NGC. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]