Lot 4800
1890-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Light hint of gold toning. Some luster evident. There is a tiny mark at the chin. Only 91,209 minted. Thanks to a new silver purchase act and increased gold deposits in 1890, the Carson City Mint experienced one of the most productive years in its history. In fact, in terms of the face value of all coins produced, 1890 was the third highest out of 21 years of coinage operations. Hundreds of thousands of U.S. $20 double eagles were exported furing the first few years of the 1890s, the bulk from the San Francisco Mint, but also large percentages of the relatively small mintages from Carson City. Large scale meltdowns of millions of these gold coins from the nation's mints have dramatically reduced the extant population of CC-mint double eagles (PCGS # 9014) .
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200.
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| Realized $2,530 |
