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ANA Signature US Coin Sale 1258 2-6 Aug 2017
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Liberty Double Eagles
1878-CC $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1-A, a distinctive die pair that shows a heavy vertical die scratch on Liberty's neck and an L-shaped die gouge below the mintmark. Numerous other small die gouges sprout from the lower dentils on the reverse. After healthy six-figure mintages during most of the mid-1870s, Carson City double eagle coinage declined in 1878 to only 13,180 coins. The issue is valuable today in any condition due to strong collector demand, but it is genuinely scarce in AU grades and is a major rarity in Mint State. Only a handful of Uncirculated pieces are known and all are heavily abraded.
This Choice AU representative retains elements of original luster in the protected portions of the fields, with medium yellow-gold color elsewhere. Light high-point friction visits sharp design elements. There are a few light marks, but the surfaces are overall smoother than usual for a Carson City double eagle of this period. Census: 45 in 55, 39 finer (6/17).
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1878-CC $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1-A, a distinctive die pair that shows a heavy vertical die scratch on Liberty's neck and an L-shaped die gouge below the mintmark. Numerous other small die gouges sprout from the lower dentils on the reverse. After healthy six-figure mintages during most of the mid-1870s, Carson City double eagle coinage declined in 1878 to only 13,180 coins. The issue is valuable today in any condition due to strong collector demand, but it is genuinely scarce in AU grades and is a major rarity in Mint State. Only a handful of Uncirculated pieces are known and all are heavily abraded.
This Choice AU representative retains elements of original luster in the protected portions of the fields, with medium yellow-gold color elsewhere. Light high-point friction visits sharp design elements. There are a few light marks, but the surfaces are overall smoother than usual for a Carson City double eagle of this period. Census: 45 in 55, 39 finer (6/17).
HID02901242017