1889-CC $20 MS62 PCGS....

Description

Exceptional 1889-CC Double Eagle, MS62

1889-CC $20 MS62 PCGS. The 1889-CC twenty dollar can be located in circulated grades without too much difficulty, as is evident from the several hundred pieces certified Extremely Fine and About Uncirculated. Of Mint State 1889-CC double eagle coins, gold specialist Douglas Winter (2001) writes: "In the lower Uncirculated grades, it is only moderately scarce. It becomes very scarce in Mint State-62 and is very rare in Mint state-63." We note that only one certified coin is higher than MS63, a PCGS-graded MS64.
The lustrous surfaces of this MS62 example display attractive peach-gold color with traces of light green. What is probably a better-than-average strike leaves sharp definition on the design features. Liberty's hair is strong, as are the radials on all but one or two obverse stars. The rim dentilation, that shows localized weakness on many specimens, is crisp on this coin. A few minute contacts are seen on each side, but we do not consider the surfaces to be "very heavily bagmarked," as Winter contends is the case "with nearly all double eagles from this mint."(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26BV, PCGS# 9011, Greysheet# 9945)

Weight: 33.44 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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.

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