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1878-CC $10 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The Carson City Mint produced only 3,244 Libe

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1878-CC $10 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The Carson City Mint produced only 3,244 Libe
1878-CC $10 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The Carson City Mint produced only 3,244 Liberty Eagles in 1878, the lowest total for a CC-mint issue in the series after only the 1879-CC. Not surprisingly, this entire delivery was achieved with a single die pair, the reverse displaying a hitherto unused mintmark style. Writing in 2001, Doug Winter and Jim Halperin list only two AU55 NGC survivors, both of which are tied for the # 4 ranking on the Condition Census: 1. Ex: Private collection; Eastern dealer (7/1997); Charley Tuppen Collection. 2. Ex: New Jersey collection; Doug Winter / Lee Minshull; Spectrum Numismatics (1/1999); Jason Carter / CNL (10/1998); Heritage Rare Coin Galleries inventory (6/1998).We at Heritage Numismatic Auctions have not handled either of these coins, but we did sell a similarly graded PCGS representative as lot 6391 in our October 1995 sale of the Warren Miller Collection. That coin, the # 1 example on the 2001 Winter / Halperin Condition Census, sold for $25,300. Rather well struck for the date, this coin is boldly defined with the exception of a little softness over the obverse hair curls, the reverse neck feathers, and the uppermost arrow feather on the latter side. Green-gold color brightens to yellow-gold shades as the surfaces dip into the light, and there is not an overabundance of sizeable distractions for a circulated CC-mint gold coin of this size. A probable newcomer to the Condition Census that is identifiable by a series of faint, wavy distractions in the reverse field above the tip of the olive branch.From the Ashland City Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier live bid software cannot keep up with that pace, so we strongly recommend that you place a realistic proxy bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Also please note that all Heritage/CAA lots purchased through eBay Premier carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions.