Lot 2549
1882-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty with full mint bloom colors. Among the finest known and seldom seen in strickly Uncirculated condition. This census reports 1882 as one of the more available Carson City issues, but these tend towards the lower grades. As a common observation, all CC Double Eagles are scarce and worthwhile coins in strict Mint condition. This is a solid MS62 example. It boasts original surfaces, a small amount of abrasions, and frosty luster, along with lovely "old gold" (meaning, uncleaned) colors. There are no copper spots. Perhaps 900 to 1,000 exist in all grades, a little more generous for a frontier era gold coin, but with 39,140 pieces produced, Mint State survivors are necessarily scarce, with no more than 70-100 examples (per Bowers, 2004), and few of those examples has been graded higher than MS62 by either of the major services. This offering, therefore, would seem to represent a significant opportunity for the specialized collector of Carson City Mint gold. Pop 12; 1 finer in 63. (PCGS # 8997) .
Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000.
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