1876-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS).An appealing and conditionally rare Mint State survivor from this popular centennial year CC-Mint gold double eagle. The fields offer pronounced semi-reflectivity that blends with a more satiny texture as the coin turns away from direct lighting. Pretty pinkish-honey color is seen throughout, and the strike is sharp to full. The 1876-CC double eagle has a mintage of 138,441 pieces, more than 27,000 coins above the previous years total. Numerous examples of this issue were sent overseas in banking transactions. We estimate 300 to 400 or slightly more Mint State examples exist, although Rusty Goe (2020) takes a more conservative view with only 175 to 275 Uncirculated coins extant. In either case, most of these at the lower end of the Mint State grading 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.<p>Regardless of exactly how many exist, the 1876-CC is one of the more readily obtainable Carson City Mint double eagles in low end Mint State, and it is consequently popular with mintmarked type collectors as well as series specialists. The offered coin is finer than most at this level and offers noteworthy condition rarity that should tempt the advanced collector.<p>PCGS# 8977. NGC ID: 26AW.
