1871-CC $20 XF45 PCGS. Variety 2-A....

Description

1871-CC Twenty Dollar, XF45
Second Rarest Issue in the CC Series
Khaki and Reddish-Gold Surfaces

1871-CC $20 XF45 PCGS. Variety 2-A. Ex: Fairmont-Rian's Bequest. The first 1 in the date is centered directly over the dentil below. Writing in The Confident Carson City Collector, Rusty Goe describes the second-year 1871-CC double eagle as "the second rarest date in a nineteen-piece set of one of the most powerful and captivating series in all of U.S. numismatics." Only the famous 1870-CC twenty is rarer. Just 14,687 coins were struck, according to Goe (the Guide Book reports 17,387 pieces), and about 155 to 220 examples survive.

Khaki and reddish-gold surfaces speak to the originality of this Choice XF semikey. The coin shows obvious friction and myriad abrasions, but the stars maintain their radial lines and the eagle's feathers are bold. A terrific Western gold relic.
Ex: Fairmont Collection of Liberty Head Double Eagles (Stack's Bowers, 6/2018), lot 219.
From The Rian's Bequest Collection. (Registry values: N1793)

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

Weight: 33.44 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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