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1879-CC $20 Liberty PCGS AU53

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1879-CC $20 Liberty PCGS AU53
<b>1879-CC &#36;20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU53.</b> Some usual marks in the surface and on the neck especially, with scattered chattermarks in the field paralleling Liberty&#39;s forehead and nose. Still lustrous for the grade, there is ample golden frost within the stars and hair waves, as well as throughout the spaces that are protected on the reverse by the ornate eagle-with-shield motif. The hallmark of this issue is its very low mintage: 10,708 pieces. It so happens there would be no further &#36;20 gold strikes at the Carson City facility until 1882, possibly due to declining gold bullion deposits. In those days, Carson City was forced by governmental edict to charge a higher refining fee than its sister mint in San Francisco. By this measure, even though it was more costly to transport the raw bullion across the mountains to the City by the Bay, much gold and silver bullion made its way to San Francisco, to the detriment of Carson City <b>&#40;PCGS # 8989&#41;</b> <i>
The Bayou Saint James Collection.</i>

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