Heritage Offers Iconic Carson City Double Eagle Certified by NGC

An impressive selection of more than 800 coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) is being offered in an upcoming Heritage Auctions sale that is focused on US numismatic rarities. Online bidding is already underway for Heritage Auctions' Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction 1381, which will be held on February 28, 2025.

The top highlight of the auction is an 1870-CC Double Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 3441). Struck in the first year of coinage operations at the famous but short-lived branch mint in Nevada, these coins have the lowest mintage of the Carson City series at 3,789. Today, only a few dozen are thought to exist in all grades, none of them in Mint State, according to the auction house. Bidding can be expected to go well into the six figures for this gold rarity.

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Other NGC-certified coins in this auction include:

• an 1883 Hawaii Eighth Dollar graded NGC PF 63 Cameo (lot 3593)
• an 1873-CC Arrows Quarter graded NGC VF 35 (lot 3199)
• an 1890 Morgan Dollar graded NGC PF 68★ Cameo (lot 3286)
• an 1857-O Double Eagle - SS Republic graded NGC MS 62 PL (lot 3389)
• an 1859-O Double Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 3397)
• an 1861-O Double Eagle graded NGC AU 55 (lot 3406)
• an 1861-S Paquet Double Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 3410)
• an 1862-S Double Eagle graded NGC MS 63 (lot 3413)
• a 1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle graded NGC MS 62+ (lot 3568)
• a 1931 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle graded NGC MS 64 (lot 3580)