1878-CC $10 MS(PCGS#8681)

December 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2402

等级

XF45

价格

98,313

详细说明

Rarely Offered 1878-CC Eagle 1878-CC Liberty Head Eagle. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. EF-45 (NGC). Lovely Choice EF quality for a CC-Mint gold issue that is elusive in all grades. Vivid honey-rose patina blankets surfaces that reveal considerable mint luster as the coin rotates under a light. Softness of strike in the centers is typical of the issue, although plenty of bold detail remains to confirm a relatively short stint in active circulation. With few sizeable or otherwise individually distracting marks, this is an impressive and scarce coin that is sure to catch the eye of advanced collectors of Carson City Mint gold. Although by early 1878 the Carson City Mint had played its part in the stockpiling of subsidiary silver coinage as mandated by the 1875 Specie Payment Resumption Act, eagle production remained low. Little of the gold bullion mined in the nearby Comstock Lode was deposited for coinage and, in any event, the newly introduced Morgan silver dollar was the focus for the coiners in Carson City. Only 3,244 pieces were struck for the 1878-CC eagle, Q. David Bowers' 2012 estimate of 60 to 90 coins extant squaring quite nicely with the 60 to 75 pieces put forth by PCGS CoinFacts. Rusty Goe (2012) takes a more liberal approach allowing for 90 to 115 survivors. The best the market can usually muster for an 1878-CC eagle is a VF or low end EF, making the offered coin in Choice Extremely Fine particularly desirable. Mint State survivors are unknown apart from a solitary entry for an MS-61 on the NGC Census. NGC Census: 6; 26 finer, just one of which is Mint State (MS-61). PCGS# 8681. NGC ID: 265K. Click here for certification details from NGC.