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CHOICE LUSTROUS SUFACES WITH ONLY THE SLIGHTEST AMOUNT OF WEAR. VERY LOW MINTAGE. ONLY THREE AU58 COINS GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS. One of the rarest Carson City Mint Eagles, the 1876-CC can be extremely difficult to locate in today's market irrespective of grade. In terms of total number of coins known, the '76-CC is the eighth rarest of 19 CC-mint deliveries in this 19th century gold series. It is rarer than such other deliveries as the 1871-CC and 1874-CC. In high grades, the 1876-CC is ranked even higher. The fifth-rarest Carson City Mint Eagle in the various AU grades, this issue is rarer than all other CC-mint Tens at this level with the exception of the 1870-CC, 1872-CC, 1873-CC and 1875-CC. Currently unknown in Mint State, the 1876-CC was produced to the extent of just 4,696 pieces.