PCGS MS62
PCGS MS61
- PCGS #:
- 8989
- Designer:
- James Barton Longacre
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 34.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 33.40 grams
- Mintage:
- 10,708
- Mint:
- Carson City
- Metal:
- 90% Gold, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $102,000 • MS62 • 08-23-2024 • Stack's Bowers
Major Varieties
- 1879-CC $20
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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 574 |
| 60 or Better | 26 |
| 65 or Better | |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-5.8 |
| 60 or Better | R-8.9 |
| 65 or Better | R-10.1 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 11 / 73 |
| 60 or Better | 8 / 73 |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 73 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 31 / 148 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 36 / 148 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 148 |
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 MS62 PCGS grade
Raymond J. Wayman Collection of U.S. Eagles & Double Eagles - Stack's 9/1981:293 - Stack's “Auction '86” 7/1986:443 - Superior 1/2005:1119 - Rusty Goe, 11/2005 - Battle Born Collection - Stack’s/Bowers 8/2012:11048, $74,750. The plate coin in “United States Gold Coins: An Analysis of Auction Records, Volume VI” by David W. Akers, and in “Gold Coins of the Carson City Mint” by Douglas Winter and James L. Halperin. |
#2 MS61 PCGS grade
"AWA" Collection - D.L. Hansen Collection |
| #2 MS61 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS61 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS61 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS61 PCGS grade |
| #2 MS61 PCGS grade |
| #8 MS60 PCGS grade |
| #9 AU58 PCGS grade |
| #9 AU58 PCGS grade |
David Akers (1975/88):
In terms of both overall rarity and condition rarity, the 1879-CC is only marginally less rare than the 1878-CC. (Some people whose experience would obviously be different from my own, might feel the 1879-CC is the rarer of the two. At any rate they are very close.) This date is not available all that often in any grade and when offered, the typical 1879-CC is only VF or EF. Strictly graded AU's are rare and mint state specimens, even Unc-60's, are for all practical purposes non-existent. I have seen only one average quality unc and have never even heard of anything close to choice or gem quality. In this respect, the 1879-CC is even more rare than the highly touted 1879-O although the 1879-O is basically a rarer date.