1884-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC.Wonderfully original surfaces exhibit subtle pale silver highlights to dominant golden-orange patina. This is a sharply defined, lustrous example with a remarkably smooth appearance for the assigned grade. Worthy of a premium bid!<p>Only 81,139 double eagles were coined at the Carson City Mint in 1884 (equal to $1,622,780 in face value). Although most known examples are circulated, hundreds of Mint State coins also exist. Many were shipped overseas for payments that required gold. Q. David Bowers said that these first started to appear in returns from foreign bank holdings beginning around 1950. His 2004 <em>Guide Book of Double Eagles</em>, published by Whitman, gave a high end estimate of 500 pieces for the Mint State population. This is a generous population by Carson City Mint double eagle standards, MS-60 and MS-61 coins such as this enjoying strong demand among mintmarked gold type collector as well as series specialists.From the Fairmont Collection.
