1873-CC $10 MS (PCGS#8667)
The June 2013 Baltimore Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2527
- 等级
- AU53
- 价格
- 180,253
- 详细说明
- 1873-CC Liberty Eagle. AU-53 (NGC). This issue is unknown in Mint State and the current example ranks very high in the NGC Census rankings. In fact, this is one of the top dozen known of this date and mint, with half of those tied at this grade level. A pleasing coin with rich luster still evident, especially on the reverse where the intricacies of the design protected the fields. Green-gold coloration in the fields and centers yields to flashy peach-gold peripheral toning on both sides. The surfaces display trivial contact marks and faint field hairlines as expected from limited circulation. For the year 1873, the Carson City Mint struck a total of 4,543 eagles, and from this modest issue a mere 85 to 95 pieces exist today according to Rusty Goe, and even fewer are estimated to exist from Q. David Bowers--50 or so. Clearly, this is an issue that is most difficult to obtain in any grade, and collectors seeking a specimen should bear these tiny survivor rates in mind when an attractive coin is offered in the marketplace. As specialists focus more on specific branch mints the true rarity of these Carson City coins becomes more widely known, the demand for these will only increase in the future. Here is a thoroughly satisfying example of this key date, and a coin that is certain to be a welcome addition to an advanced collection.
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