Lot 1267
1881-CC $10 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Untoned and well struck. Obverse mark in the right side. In terms of both total number of coins known and number of pieces believed extant above the Extremely Fine grade level, the 1881-CC (24,015 pieces produced) is the most plentiful Carson City Eagle struck prior to 1890. The most accurate estimate on the number of coins extant is 300-400+, with perhaps 30-50 pieces in Mint State (both figures are per Winter and Halperin, 2001). While not quite at the Condition Census level in MS62 since there are seventeen others in its class, the present BU quality survivor is certain to please many advanced type collectors who require a distinguished looking Eagle made at the historic Carson City Mint. This is a typically sharply struck coin for the date with no areas of soft detail. The surfaces are frosty with light to medium abrasions that are on the whole well distributed between the fields and devices. Pop 18; none finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 8692) .
Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000.
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