1891-CC DOUBLE EAGLE
OR $20 GOLD
PCGS No: 9017
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 5,000
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, Nevada) below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-61. Ex - J.J.
Teaparty - Henry S. Lang collection - Bowers and Merena Galleries
"The Rarities Sale", July 31, 2002, Lot 661, illustrated, sold
for $17,250.00
PCGS MS-61. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part
II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 269 sold for $12,650.00
ANACS AU-55. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9250, not
plated, sold for $5,520.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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