1875-CC $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle PCGS XF45 (CAC)

Helpful PCGS CAC XF45 Price Information:

Collector's Universe: $5,500.

Coin Dealer Newsletter: $3,700.

Relevant auction records: 

• 10/2024 GC NGC @ $4,838. (#6901179-016)
• 06/2024 GC @ $4,613. (#15427108)
• 05/2023 GC @ $4,658. (#26528073)
• 12/2022 GC @ $4,613. (#15880174) Ex. 05/2022 LE @ $4,700.
• 07/2022 GC @ $5,006. (#26528073)

Are you putting together a set of Carson City Mint double eagles? Or would you like to include one nice example of a CC double eagle in your collection as a type coin? Well, if either is the case then perhaps this offering from AU Capital Management fits the bill! PCGS has graded 330 as XF45 with 1,312 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $5,500.00 in XF45. In CAC, there are 46 in XF45 with 218 finer. CAC prices this issue at $5,500.00 in XF45.

The Double Eagles that emanated from the Carson City Mint served two basic functions: a circulating instrument of commerce and a storehouse of value. The big $20 gold coins were the easiest way to mint, transport and trade the great amount of gold that had been recently been extracted from the mines of Nevada.

The Carson City Mint, where this great collectible was struck in 1875. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

During the different gold rushes in the West, and for many years afterwards, paper money was contemptuously derided. That attitude made gold coins important in day-to-day business transactions, and they became the accepted method of payment in the Old West. More than most other Liberty head $20 gold pieces, those from the Carson City Mint remain popular and have grown in value over the years. Among the reasons for this is the romance associated with the Wild West, the Comstock Lode, and the Carson City Mint.