Iconic Liberty Double Eagle Certified by NGC Realizes Almost $600,000 in Heritage Auction

A famous vintage coin from the Carson City Mint realized $588,000 while four other rarities certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) also realized six figures in a recent sale. Heritage Auctions' Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction 1381 was held February 27 to March 2, 2025.

The top NGC-certified coin in the auction was an 1870-CC Double Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 3441), which realized $588,000. Well-known for its ties to the short-lived Carson City Mint, the coin was struck in the first year of operations at the Nevada branch mint. The 1870 issue has the lowest mintage of any Carson City Double Eagle, and only a few dozen examples are known to exist in all grades today. Among the handful that have survived, high-grade examples of the 1870-CC are especially rare, with none graded in Mint State, according to the auction house.

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Other NGC-certified highlights in this auction included:

• a 1921 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle graded NGC MS 62+ (lot 3568) that realized $144,000
• an 1857-O Double Eagle pedigreed to the SS Republic and graded NGC MS 62 PL (lot 3389) that realized $132,000
• an 1866-S Double Eagle - No Motto graded NGC MS 61 (lot 3425) that realized $132,000
• a 1931 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle graded NGC MS 64 (lot 3580) that realized $102,661
• an 1870-CC Liberty Eagle graded NGC XF 45 (lot 3342) that realized $90,000
• an 1890 Morgan Dollar graded NGC PF 68★ Cameo (lot 3286) that realized $87,000
• an 1861-S Paquet Double Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 3410) that realized $78,000
• an 1862-S Double Eagle graded NGC MS 63 (lot 3413) that realized $78,000
• an 1860 Double Eagle pedigreed to the SS Republic and graded NGC MS 64 (lot 3400) that realized $66,000
• a 1908 Indian Half Eagle graded NGC PF 66 (lot 3335) that realized $63,000

Prices realized include buyer's premium.