FROM THE BIG CYPRESS COLLECTION Premium quality and VERY HIGH END for the assigned grade! This is a very important Civil War era double eagle, a date that is very scarce in all grades, especially so in this fantastic Choice AU state of preservation and very rare in Mint State (most Mint State coins are from the recovered shipwreck of the S.S. Republic). In all only 142,790 double eagles were struck, the majority of which were likely exported and melted down as the Civil War raged on. Doug Winter estimates 350-450 survive in all grades, mostly VF and XF. The rich orange-gold colored surfaces are aglow with a brilliant, semi-Prooflike, reflective luster in the fields on both sides. The devices are nicely and crisply defined, from a strong strike and exacting blow from both obverse and reverse dies. While the surfaces accentuate the minor lines and ticks, they are not at all hacked up, and no mark is worthy of individual mention. This coin has a fantastic visual allure. PCGS 24, NGC 33, CAC 10. This coin sold for $19,200 in June 2021. The current PCGS Price Guide value is listed at $21,500. We expect this really high end example will delight any collector of rare date gold or Civil War numismatics. The only similar piece we have had the pleasure of selling was a PCGS/CAC AU58 that brought $30,550 five years ago. Bid accordingly! Cert. Number 12402394 PCGS # 8939