1881-S $20 MS(PCGS#8995)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5447

等级

MS63

价格

229,245

详细说明

Scarce Choice Mint State 1881-S $20 1881-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC. A stunning example with superior eye appeal and technical quality. All devices are incredibly sharp and blanketed in rich, frosty mint luster. Overall golden-wheat color is accented by warmer rose-apricot toning. Virtually unsurpassable in a PCGS holder, and worthy of serious bidder consideration. The West Coast mint reported a mintage of 727,000 double eagles in 1881, and it is likely that most of the mintage entered into the channels of commerce and remained there until the average grade was only in the VF to EF range. Other pieces were likely reserved in banks and Treasury vaults for the redemption of Gold Certificates. Q. David Bowers in his 2004 Guide Book of Double Eaglesestimates an Uncirculated supply of 500 to 750+ pieces. This estimate is a little on the low side relative to modern combined PCGS and NGC population statistics (even taking into consideration the likelihood of resubmissions), but even so it represents a large increase in available supplies since the early 1980s. Obviously many examples have been repatriated from foreign bank reserves in recent years, a familiar story in the Liberty Head double eagle series. With most survivors grading no finer than MS-62, this beautiful Choice Uncirculated example offers superior quality for the astute double eagle collector. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set. PCGS Population: 26; 8 finer (MS-64 finest). CAC Population: 3; 3. PCGS# 8995. NGC ID: 26BD. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]