1893-CC Liberty Head Eagle. MS-60 PL (NGC).Luxurious prooflike surfaces are deeply mirrored in the fields, which feature forms a splendid backdrop to more satin-textured devices. Razor sharp in striking detail with gorgeous patina in bright, vivid golden-rose. Only 14,000 eagles were struck during the final year of coinage operations at the Carson City Mint. Unlike the 1891-CC, for which a fair number of examples found their way into overseas shipments of United States gold coins, the 1893-CC seems to have followed a more typical path for Carson City Mint gold coinage: domestic circulation in the American West. Indeed, the typical example offered in old time collections was well worn in grades such as VF. Modern repatriations from foreign bank hoards have yielded few coins as far as the 1893-CC eagle is concerned, the issue remaining scarce in About Uncirculated condition and rare in Mint State. In his excellent cataloging for our August 2012 sale of the famed Battle Born Collection, Carson City Mint expert Rusty Goe estimated that only 12 to 15 different examples can be accounted for in all Uncirculated grades. An undeniable condition rarity, the present offering is also an impressive strike rarity and ranks among the finest certified by NGC in the PL category.
