Lot 4803
1893-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning on both sides. Only 18,402 struck. Jaw-dropping beauty for a CC-mint twenty. Each side has a warm shades of natural toning lightest at the center that is surrounded by a wider margin of orange-gold color. Struck with the usual care and precision on the main devices as well as the stars and legends.
Whether or not the coiner and his staff at the Carson Mint knew that 1893 would be the finale is debatable. But they had to know that the incoming Grover Cleveland democratic administration was always on the lookout for shaving needless expenses (as Cleveland saw it). As Randy Goe says of this last double eagle issue: "When beholding just about any problem free 1893-CC in AU or above, one can see the superiority of the strike, luster and color." What he says is plainly evident here. Since very few collectors will have an opportunity to own an example of the first year in the "CC" double eagle series, the 1893-CC provides a rewarding opportunity to own an eye appealing example from the final year of operations. The latest PCGS census in MS62: Pop 78; 18 finer in 63. (PCGS # 9023) .
Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000.
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