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1870-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle

Maker
U.S. Mint (Carson City)
Year
1870
Rank
72 of 100

1870-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle

1870-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle by U.S. Mint (Carson City) (1870) is ranked 72 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $312,000 in December 2024. The rarest collectible Carson City double eagle — the famous first-year CC $20, a Western gold key date.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The rarest collectible Carson City double eagle — the famous first-year CC $20, a Western gold key date.

$20 gold, Liberty Head, CC mintmark, NGC XF45 (first-year Carson City double eagle)

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$312,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
December 2024

Heritage Auctions, US Coins Signature, Dec 2024. 1870-CC Double Eagle, NGC XF45, realized $312,000. The key date of the Carson City double eagle series.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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