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1879-CC $10 AU58 PCGS. Variety 1-A....
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Description
1879-CC Ten Dollar, AU58
One of the Finest Known
Only Two in this Grade
1879-CC $10 AU58 PCGS. Variety 1-A. This issue has the
lowest mintage of any gold coin struck at the Carson City mint
(only 1,762 pieces were produced), and a compelling case can be
made for claiming the 1879-CC is the rarest eagle from this
facility. There are an estimated 40 to 50 examples known in all
grades with fewer than 10 specimens in About Uncirculated. This
date is rare in AU55 to AU58, and it is unique in Uncirculated with
an NGC MS62 clearly the finest known.There are two PCGS AU58 1879-CC eagles:
1. AU58 PCGS. Harry Bass Collection (Bowers and Merena, 10/1999), lot 1573, where it brought $48,300 (as a PCGS AU55); Northern California Collection; Douglas Winter Numismatics, 2019; DL Hansen Collection.
2. AU58 PCGS. Battle Born Collection (Stack's Bowers, 8/2012), lot 11744, where it sold for $41,688 (as an NGC AU58); Douglas Winter Numismatics; New Mexico Collection; Douglas Winter Numismatics; Harvey Jacobson Collection.
The Jacobson coin is far and away the finest available 1879-CC eagle since the unique NGC MS62 and the Bass/Hansen PCGS AU58 are off the market indefinitely. As one would expect from an issue with such a low mintage, prooflike fields are frequently seen since the initial die polish did not diminish with only 1,762 coins struck. This piece shows nicely mirrored fields that are only interrupted by the numerous abrasions that accompany 1879-CC tens. Well, but not fully struck.
This is among the most important coins in the entire collection and we expect a strong result since the 1879-CC is missing from most advanced collections of Carson City eagles.
From The Harvey B. Jacobson, Jr. Collection of Liberty Eagles. (Registry values: N7079)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 265N, PCGS# 8684, Greysheet# 9488)
Weight: 16.72 grams
Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
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Auction Info
2020 February 20 - 23 Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction - Long Beach #1312 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
February, 2020
20th-23rd
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