1875-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS).Attractively original surfaces are bathed in warm honey-gold patina. Generally sharp in striking detail with ample frosty luster remaining, it is difficult for us to imagine a more inviting Carson City Mint double eagle for the assigned grade. The mintage for this popular issue is 111,151 pieces, down just a couple of thousand coins from that of the 1874-CC. Face value was $2,223,020. When first released these were primarily circulated on the West Coast. Later, many of them were shipped overseas, by which time they showed wear, sometimes extensive. The 1875-CC double eagle is plentiful enough today that essentially any collector desiring a specimen from well worn VF up into the Mint State category can obtain a piece without much difficulty. Perhaps 2,500 to 4,000 or so circulated pieces exist today, this superior quality Choice AU holding tremendous appeal for mintmarked gold type collectors as well as Carson City Mint enthusiasts.From the Fairmont Collection.
