1890-CC $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle PCGS AU53

Here’s an attractive, desirable specimen from the Carson City Mint that would be the perfect addition to your collection. If you are building a gold type set, or just would like one representative piece from Carson City, this 1890-CC may be the coin for you! PCGS has graded 226 examples as AU53 with 1,075 finer. Collectors Universe gives this issue a price of $6,500.00 in AU53.

The Carson City Mint, where this great collectible was struck in 1890. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Heritage Auctions writes, "As with many other Liberty double eagle issues, an ample number of 1890-CC twenty dollar gold pieces were shipped in bags from the United States to overseas banks shortly after minting, eventually to find their way home many years later. And, as should be expected from large gold coins that were carelessly transported, most of the repatriated coins have surfaces marred with bagmarks."

However, this specimen offered by AUCM does not have "surfaces marred with bagmarks" ! Please study the photos of this attractive AU specimen. Unlike those 1890-CC twenties sent in bags to overseas banks, this coin appears to have been lightly circulated in the 1890s and then put away for safe keeping by a collector.