1884-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-62 (PCGS).Both sides of this sharply to fully struck piece display billowy mint luster and lovely medium gold patina. The 1884-CC has a respectable mintage by Carson City Mint double eagle standards of 81,139 pieces. It is one of the more available issues in this popular mintmarked gold series, especially in circulated grades such as VF, EF and even AU. As with most Carson City Mint gold issues of its era, the 1884-CC twenty circulated extensively in the West, accounting for the large number of worn survivors. Many examples were also used in the United States export trade of the late 19th century, some of which were shipped overseas after acquiring light wear from domestic use. Most exports were Mint State, however, and the repatriation of such pieces in recent decades accounts for the majority of Uncirculated examples. The typical high grade 1884-CC is a heavily abraded MS-60 or MS-61; the present MS-62 is quite attractive for the issue, surpassed by only a small number of Choice examples in MS-63. This issue is unknown any finer at either PCGS or NGC. Clearly the present offering is for one of the finest 1884-CC double eagles realistically obtainable for most of todays specialists in Liberty Head double eagles or Carson City Mint gold coinage.
