1881-CC $10 MS(PCGS#8692)

February 2026 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part II

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

25160

Grade

AU50

Price

6,600

Lot Description

Glints of pinkish-apricot iridescence enliven dominant golden-orange color on both sides of this handsome example. It is the sign of the rarity of this mintmarked gold series that the 1881-CC, with just 24,015 pieces produced, ranks among the highest mintage Carson City Mint eagles. In his outstanding reference <em>The Confident Carson City Coin Collector</em> (2020), CC-Mint expert Rusty Goe estimates that 375 to 450 examples are extant in all grades. Yet despite the relatively generous population, many 1881-CC eagles in numismatic hands are impaired due to cleaning, damage or other problems. Attractive problem-free survivors, as here, are scarce to rare in all grades and always in demand.