1876-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS).Highly desirable Mint State quality for this popular centennial-year issue from the Carson City Mint. Both sides are awash in vivid honey-rose patina that blends with lively frosty to modestly semi-prooflike luster. The strike is overall sharp, and the eye appeal is superior at the BU grade level. The 1876-CC double eagle has a mintage of 138,411 pieces, more than 27,000 coins above the previous years total. Face value for the issue was $2,768,220. Numerous examples of this issue were sent overseas in banking transactions. We estimate 300 to 400 or slightly more Mint State examples exist, most of those at the lower end of the scale and somewhat "baggy" from storage and friction. Many of these coins were included in repatriations of United States gold coins from foreign bank hoards. As one of the more readily obtainable Carson City Mint double eagles in Mint State, the 1876-CC is popular with mintmarked type collectors as well as series specialists. The coin offered here is sure to please.From the Fairmont Collection.
