1875-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (NGC).Beautiful orange-gold patina mingles with lively mint luster on both sides of this desirable Carson City Mint twenty. With a bold to sharp strike and uncommonly smooth appearance in an MS-61 holder, we anticipate strong competition for this coin among astute double eagle collectors. In 1875, double eagle production at the Carson City Mint was stepped up significantly with a sufficiently large mintage of 111,151 pieces, helped by the $1.5 million bullion deposit made by the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company in June of that year. These coins entered circulation in the region and served many years of service. Later on, many examples were shipped abroad, but by this time were quite worn. As one of the most available of the Carson City double eagle issues, the 1875-CC is a particularly popular issue for collectors desiring an example from this legendary Nevada mint. Fortunately for todays numismatists a few Uncirculated specimens are known, the coin offered here with superior eye appeal for the assigned grade.
