1885-CC DOUBLE EAGLE
OR $20 GOLD
PCGS No: 9004
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 9,450
Proofs: 0
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±34
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±516 grains
(±33.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "CC"
(for Carson City, NV) below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
ANACS AU-55. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7489, illustrated, sold for $2,875.00 From
the Dr. Barry Southerland Collection
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
927, illustrated, sold for $5,060.00 From Stack's sale of the Copeland Collection, April 1967, Lot
1867
ANACS Net EF-40, AU Details, Rims Filed, Cleaned. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature
Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9241, not plated, unsold
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
Varieties:
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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