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Cancelled Obverse Double Eagle Die From the Carson City Mint....
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Description
Cancelled Obverse Double Eagle Die
Ex: Carson City Mint
Cancelled Obverse Double Eagle Die From the Carson City
Mint. This obverse die was used to strike Liberty double eagles
at the Carson City Mint. The die was manufactured at the
Philadelphia Mint and shipped to Carson City for use in coinage
operations. The letters CC were stamped on the side of the die to
identify it for shipping purposes (the Philadelphia Mint produced
dies for all the branch mints). Following accepted Mint policy,
this dated obverse die was cancelled by impressing a heavy X across
the face after the end of the coinage year (unfortunately the date
on this die is no longer legible). The die was then discarded and
buried near a shed on the Mint grounds, along with many other
coinage dies. A large cache of these dies was discovered in 1999,
during excavations for a small park and plaza between the Nevada
State Museum (the old Mint building) and an old bank building north
of Caroline Street.The die is a metal cylinder, tapered and beveled at one end, about 2 inches long and 1 5/8 inch in diameter. The face of the die is engraved with the 13 stars and bust of Liberty used on double eagle dies for U.S. coinage in the later half of the 19th century. Unfortunately, the chocolate-brown metallic surfaces are heavily rusted and corroded, and the date is no longer legible. An NGC Photo Certificate accompanies the lot.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 7HV6, PCGS# 661000)
Auction Info
2019 August 14 - 18 ANA World's Fair of Money US Coins Signature Auction - Chicago #1298 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2019
14th-18th
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