1891-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).

1891-CC Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).，Otherwise honey-gold surfaces exhibit glints of iridescent rose in the protected areas around many of the devices. Generally bold in detail with ample remnants of a semi-prooflike finish from the dies. Second only to the celebrated 1870-CC double eagle in terms of quantities struck, the 5,000 pieces minted in 1891 represent the impact of the bimetallism debate raging in America in the 1890s. Free Silver advocates, popularly known as "Silverites," believed that the adherence to the gold standard restrained the economy, while Gold Bugs maintained that the standard guaranteed a stable dollar against other currencies. The steady need for silver dollars meant that production emphasis for the Carson City Mints limited equipment was placed on that denomination rather than the double eagle. Only in the second half of the year was the Chief Coiner able to deliver a paltry five sacks of the coins. Divided up between local use and international commerce, only a small number of even these few coins managed to remain in existence down to the present era in any condition, and almost assuredly from the supply sent abroad and repatriated. A certain prize for the numismatist fortunate enough to secure this classic specimen from this legendary Western mint.，，