The November 2012 Baltimore Auction - US and World Lots - Live and Internet Only Sessions

Pre-Bidding Ends: 11/15/2012 2:00:00 PM PST
Live Floor and Internet Bidding Begins: 11/15/2012 3:00:00 PM PST

Lot #3292. 1870-CC Liberty Eagle. AU-53 (NGC).

High Condition Census 1870-CC Liberty Eagle Rarity

 First Year of Issue From the Carson City Mint
Description: One of the finest seen of this prized issue, with a small mintage of 5,908 pieces for the year and the total known today somewhere in the 45 to 60 pieces range. The present coin is one of the top six known as seen by NGC and adding in those reported by PCGS is clearly in the top ten of the date. None seen by either grading service are finer than AU-55, just two grade points finer than this example. Natural orange-gold throughout with traces of luster in the protected areas. The strike is sharp, with the tiny, tight CC mintmark clear and placed close to the claws and arrow feathers. Surface quality is decent for this prized rarity, with scattered light circulation marks that blend well into the fields and devices, as the design intended. With all of the history written about this famous Western Mint, the Carson City coinage is some of the most sought after and rarest of any of the branch mints. For the collector who demands high quality and extreme rarity, this is a prize that should not be missed. Identifiable by a tiny planchet flaw hanging off the last S of STATES to the ribbon below.

NGC Census: 3; 3 finer (AU-55 finest) in all designations.

PCGS# 8658.


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