In his 2003 book The Mint on Carson street, Author Rusty Goe identified a total of three pieces which had been graded MS-63. While the population reports show a slightly higher number, it appears that these are mostly resubmissions of the same coins, and that the small number of three coins could very well be correct. In the same book, Goe lists this particular coin, pedigreed to the Nevada Collection, which was sold in recent years, as a coin with a notable pedigree and certainly one of the finest known for this issue.

While some groups of uncirculated pieces have appeared in Europe in recent years, these are always in lower quality, usually heavily bagmarked. A few individual coins of this issue have showed up as well, and these are often cleaned and dipped, or even damaged. With that information, one wonders if there are any choice uncirculated pieces out there waiting to be discovered and brought to the numismatic community. With the rarity of this issue in choice uncirculated, we think the answer would be a firm no.

Certified by PCGS with the Nevada collection pedigree on the holder and stickered by CAC for exceptional quality, this piece could very well be the absolute finest of this issue. It features an extreme sharp strike, clean surfaces and full satin luster on both sides. It has a crisp look, and the coin appears to be totally original. An important offering of this condition-rarity, this offering represents a rare chance for the specialized double eagle or Carson City gold collector.