Liberty Double Eagles
1874-CC $20 AU53 NGC. CAC. Variety 2-A. The 1874-CC is widely collected in AU condition due to the rarity and cost of Mint State coins -- which usually show unsightly bagmarks anyway. This briefly circulated piece displays original olive-gold patina over lustrous peach-gold fields. Light surface chatter accompanies the grade, but the only individually significant abrasions are a pair of reed marks hidden in the stars above the eagle's right (facing) wing.