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1892-CC $20 MS63 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:32,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1892-CC $20 MS63 PCGS
<B>1892-CC $20 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Douglas Winter, in his <I>Gold Coins of the Carson City Mint</B></I>, writes that of all the Carson City double eagles minted during the 1890s the 1892-CC has had its overall and high-grade rarity adversely impacted by hoards discovered since the mid 1990s. He says "Today, this is among the more available double eagles from this mint."<BR> Winter estimates that 800 to 900 or so 1892-CC twenties are known, usually in Extremely Fine and About Uncirculated grades. The issue is moderately scarce in the lowest Mint State levels of preservation, and becomes very scarce in MS62. MS63 coins are extremely rare, and higher level specimens are virtually unknown. The PCGS/NGC population figures confirm this, showing nine examples in MS63, and none certified finer.<BR> The 1892-CC is typically well struck, and this select example is no exception. A powerful strike imparts bold definition to the design features, including Liberty's hair and the eagle's plumage. Minor softness is visible on the first three stars and the adjacent dentils, which is not unusual. The surfaces are peach-gold tinged with light green, and display pleasing luster. The fields are semi-prooflike to a degree, and offer mild contrast with the motifs. Both sides reveal just a few minute contact marks, certainly fewer and of less severity than usually seen on this heavily bagmarked issue. These attributes combine to give this piece nice overall eye appeal. Population: 4 in 63, 0 finer (3/08).<BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James B. Longacre<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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