1871-CC $20 --Cleaned--ANACS. XF45 Details....

Description

A Rare, Presentable 1871-CC Double Eagle, XF45 Details

1871-CC $20 --Cleaned--ANACS. XF45 Details. Variety 1-A, the only variety known for the year. The 1871-CC double eagle, with a mintage of 17,387 pieces, is the second rarest Carson City twenty dollar. Moreover, the issue possesses less than stellar eye appeal. Rusty Goe, in his The Mint on Carson Street, says "Of the surviving 1871-CCs extant, few are inspiring ... ." In his Gold Coins of the Carson City Mint, Douglas Winter elaborates: "The surfaces on virtually every known 1871-CC are very heavily abraded. These marks are often deep and detracting. The obverse fields are usually the most heavily abraded area. There are few known with relatively clean surfaces ... ."
The straw-gold surfaces of this XF45 Details example does reveal a number of small contact marks, particularly on the obverse, but they do not appear to be that "deep and detracting" for a large gold coin that saw some circulation. Fine obverse hairlines are also noted under magnification, as are a few light pinscratches left of the date. Save for minor softness in portions of Liberty's hair, the design elements are well defined.
All in all, we would say this is a better-than-average circulated 1871-CC double eagle, despite the light cleaning. And the marks scattered about are well within the context of the grade designation. The collector interested in rare Carson City coinage should not let this opportunity pass by.(Registry values: N1793)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26AB, PCGS# 8961, GSID# 9913)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 0.9675oz
Mintage: 17,387

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.