Lot 1254
1874-CC $10 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Light hint of gold toning with some luster still evident. Choice for the grade. A sparkling specimen with just about perfect eye appeal, this 1874-CC is at once a rarity and a Condition Census coin, close to others in the census for finest known. The strike detail is above average for a CC-mint eagle, with virtually no lightness on the high points of the hair, the stars, and, on the reverse, as the photos show, there is a properly struck eagle. Perhaps these aspects are moot, for all genuine 1874-CC eagles are rare in this lustrous condition!
The surfaces are a warm, rich yellow-orange gold with luster in the protected areas extending well into the fields, this frost blending nicely with the choice relief areas in the design. For the Carson City collector this, all the more, is a find of the first order of importance! Pop 1; 5 in 55; 1 in 58; 1 in 63. (PCGS # 8670) .
Estimated Value $8,000 - 10,000.
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