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1875-CC $10 AU55 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:28,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1875-CC $10 AU55 PCGS
<B>1875-CC $10 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> The utilitarian reference by Rusty Goe titled <I>The Mint on Carson Street </B></I>allows the following concerning 1875 eagle mintage: <BR><BR>"For unknown reasons, there were fewer $10 eagles produced at the nation's mints in 1875 than in any year after the Civil War. For the first time since it opened in 1854, the San Francisco Mint did not strike any gold eagles, and Philadelphia delivered an all time low of 120 pieces, 20 of which were Proofs, leaving Carson City as the leader for the year with a whopping 7,715 eagles minted."<BR><BR> Today the 1875-CC eagle is extremely challenging, even measured by the already-difficult yardstick of CC-mint tens. Of the paltry original mintage, Goe estimates that a mere 95-115 coins survive in all grades. Such an estimate jibes with the current combined NGC/PCGS certified population of about 120 coins, less a reasonable number of duplications.<BR> Of those few survivors, most grade no better than XF40. NGC has certified 15 AU coin with two finer, while PCGS has certified 17 AU pieces, with none finer (3/08). Again, subtract for duplication.<BR><I> </B></I>While the present example is a bit softly struck in the centers, its overall appearance is much finer than the typical 1875-CC. The fields are bright, and the surfaces are a uniform yellow-gold. There is even some moderate prooflikeness visible on the reverse, a combination of the mirrored fields and lightly frosted devices. The only mentionable surface flaw is a shallow luster graze in the lower right obverse field. Elsewhere there is only light field chatter that confirms a short spate in circulation. A nice example of this truly elusive issue, and a prime opportunity for Carson City specialists. Population: 4 in 55, 2 finer (3/08).<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Christian Gobrecht<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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