1861-S $20 MS(PCGS#8935)
1861-S $20 MS (PCGS#8935)
August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1339
- 等级
- MS60
- 价格
- 90,307
- 详细说明
- Important Mint State 1861-S Double Eagle 1861-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS). CAC. Vivid sunflower-yellow coloration paints each side of this significant example from the San Francisco Mint. The reverse shows particularly superior preservation, with untouched devices and clean fields reminiscent of coins at a much higher grade level. Still, the obverse remains appealing, with strong luster and trivial bagmarks unworthy of individual mention. After producing 19,250 double eagles in early 1861 using the famed Paquet Reverse, the San Francisco Mint went on to strike an additional 768,000 examples using the pre-existing "regular" Longacre reverse. Most of these coins entered circulation in the West and were eagerly accepted, leaving most survivors in heavily worn condition for today's collectors. Recovered treasure ship finds have yielded the majority of the estimated 40 to 55 Mint State survivors, most of which have already been snatched up by astute collectors and are solidly off the market as part of tightly held collections. The present piece remains in important find, with only 5 coins certified at the present level by PCGS and just 26 finer through MS-64. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS Population: 5; 26 finer. PCGS# 8935. NGC ID: 269K. Click here for certification details from PCGS.