1876-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS).Vivid orange-gold patina blends with lively mint frost on both sides of this sharply struck, visually appealing example. 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 Rosie Collection.
