1864 $10 MS(PCGS#8639)
1864 $10 MS (PCGS#8639)
The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3281
- 等级
- AU53
- 价格
- 264,756
- 详细说明
- Extraordinary AU 1864 Liberty Head Ten CAC Pop 1/1 1864 Liberty Head Eagle. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. An attractive and highly significant Liberty Head gold rarity from the Civil War era. Abundant frosty luster remains on surfaces that display attractive, original deep honey-orange color. Minimally circulated with overall sharp detail and only the most trivial handling marks. Abraham Lincoln had won re-election in 1864 as the Civil War dragged on, now with Ulysses S. Grant at the head of the Union Army. The war continued to have an effect on coin production and just 3,530 circulation strike eagles were struck in 1864 at Philadelphia. The coins saw widespread export, and when found at all in today's market are usually in VF or EF condition. PCGS CoinFactssuggests that only 40 to 60 examples remain in all grades. The issue is a prime condition rarity at any AU level and even fewer are known in Mint State -- likely fewer than a half dozen unique specimens, including a pair recovered from the S.S. Republicshipwreck. The present example from the Fairmont Collection's JBR Set certainly ranks among the finest known survivors and sits near the apex of the Condition Census. Just two Mint State coins have been certified by PCGS through MS-61, and this is one of the two highest graded pieces verified by CAC (both are AUs). As nice as the famous Harry W. Bass, Jr. specimen sold in our (Bowers and Merena's) October 1999 sale that was graded AU-55 by PCGS, only the strongest bids will be competitive for this once-in-a-lifetime offering. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 4; 9 finer, just two of which are Mint State (MS-61 finest). CAC Population: 1; 1 (AU-55). PCGS# 8639. NGC ID: 264D. 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.