1875-CC

Sixth in the Carson City double eagle sequence that began in 1870, this issue arrived during the post-1873 expansion that pushed CC twenty production well beyond the four-digit and low five-digit mintages of the mint's opening years. Output of 111,151 pieces tracks closely with the 115,085 of 1874-CC, and the two dates are routinely paired in survival discussions. Doug Winter groups the 1875-CC with the 1876-CC and 1884-CC as issues that appear to have been saved in quantity and shipped overseas, a commercial path that explains why the date now ranks among the three most available Carson City twenties in Mint State alongside 1884-CC and 1890-CC.

Population data reflects that survival pattern. PCGS reports roughly 477 total submissions with about 142 in Mint State, while NGC has graded approximately 489 examples with 330 reaching MS, per figures cited by Douglas Winter Numismatics. Combined PCGS/NGC totals show about 46 pieces in MS63 and only two confirmed at MS64, with nothing finer recorded. Strike characteristics follow the era's CC norm: central weakness on Liberty's hair and on the eagle's neck feathers, shield radial lines, and the E PLURIBUS UNUM legend, a softness Winter cautions is regularly mistaken for circulation wear. Eye appeal varies sharply, and CAC-quality examples are estimated at no more than 10% of certified holders.

Auction comparables stay within reach for the grade-conscious buyer. A non-CAC PCGS AU58 brought $8,225 at Heritage's 2016 ANA sale (lot 6043), a useful reference point for the upper-circulated tier where most demand concentrates. Counterfeits are uncommon for this date specifically, but altered-mintmark fakes from common Type 2 Philadelphia twenties periodically surface and warrant authentication on raw pieces. Collectors building a Type 2 set or a Carson City run typically anchor here before tackling the 1870-CC through 1873-CC tier or the later 1878-CC and 1879-CC scarcities. For the broader design lineage, see the Liberty Head Double Eagle series history.