1890-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS). This lustrous Uncirculated double eagle presents a bold to sharp strike and richly original golden-apricot color on both sides.The mintage for this popular issue is 91,209 pieces, up more than 60,000 coins from the preceding years double eagle production at the Carson City Mint. Most of the 1890-CC double eagles in Mint State have come to light within the past two decades. In our 1993 (Bowers and Merenas) sale of the Stetson University Collection we noted in part, "PCGS has certified no example higher than MS-61. Most pieces are in notably lower grades, usually EF or AU." Thanks to recent repatriations from foreign bank hoards, some 270 to 325 Mint State 1890-CC twenties are now believed extant. (This estimate is per Rusty Goe, 2020; Q. David Bowers takes a more liberal view and asserts that 500 to 750 coins are extant at this level in his 2004 <em>Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins</em>). These are immensely popular with both double eagle and Carson City Mint enthusiasts. One of the finer examples seen by PCGS, this offering will appeal to advanced collectors. PCGS# 9014. NGC ID: 26BY.
