1879-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (NGC).A sharp and lustrous survivor from this elusive Carson City issue. The surfaces show faint hairlines across each side, but remain free from any distracting bright areas or glossiness. Overall toned in pale yellow-gold hues with subtle pinkish accents shadowing the devices. While generous quantities of double eagles were being produced at Philadelphia and San Francisco during the 1870s, many of which ended up in foreign bank vaults for generations, this was not the case at the Carson City Mint. Specie redemption was permitted for Legal Tender notes in January of 1879, prompting concern that there may be a run on gold. When the run never materialized, the need for double eagles waned and coinage of the denomination ceased early in the year at the Nevada facility. The limited production run of 10,708 pieces for the 1879-CC double eagle was accomplished in two batches using a single pair of dies. Elusive in all grades, the addition of any example is a notable accomplishment for the advanced numismatist.PCGS# 8989. NGC ID: 26B7.
