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1876-CC Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle NGC MS62

2023-03-01 02:16:00
1876-CC Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle NGC MS62

1876-CC Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle NGC MS62

 

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  • Mintage: 138,441
  • NGC Population: 57 Total / 5 Finer
  • PCGS Population: 66 Total / 0 Finer
  • PCGS Price Guide: $40,000
  • Finest Known: MS64 (1 Known) – No records of ever trading
  • Final year of the Type II Liberty Head Double Eagle design (1866 - 1876)
  • In April of 2022, a MS62 specimen sold for as much as $72,000!
  • None of the finer known examples in MS63 or MS64 condition have publicly traded in nearly 15 years, with the last known sales taking place in 2009!

Carson City Gold Production Overview

  • No other branch mint that struck gold eagles produced fewer gold coins across all denominations ($2.5, $5, $10 & $20) than the Carson City Mint.
  • Less 1.9 million gold coins were struck at the Carson City Mint across 57 different issues (32,869 coins per issue) from 1870 to 1893.
  • For comparison the next closest branch mint, the New Orleans Mint, struck just under 6.5 million gold coins across 91 different issues (69,791 coins per issue).

  • Nearly every double eagle issued at the Carson City Mint has a mintage under 100,000 with no single date exceeding a mintage of 140,000
  • Among all branch mints that produced Liberty Head Double Eagles from 1850 to 1907, the Carson City Mint struck the second fewest, only rivaled by the New Orleans Mint
    • New Orleans Mint struck a total of 828,516 Liberty Head Double Eagles across 13 different issues (69,791 coins per issue)
    • Carson City Mint struck a total of 864,128 Liberty Head Double Eagles across 19 different issues (45,480 coins per issue)
  • Of the 864,128 double eagles produced at the Carson City Mint, fewer than 35,000 have survived and been certified by NGC & PCGS combined.
  • Below is the percentage of examples that have survived in various conditions according to PCGS Population Reports: