1856 $20 MS(PCGS#8917)

1856 $20 MS (PCGS#8917)

The Regency Auction XXI May 2017

详细说明: If this were a common date coin, we would not be shocked to see it graded finer, it is that HIGH END! Brilliant, satiny golden mint frost shimmers in the light and accentuates a fine strike. All of the details are crisply impressed into the planchet, and despite the assigned grade, we do not see any major marks or other flaws. Very choice and original surfaces show a light patina, evidence that this coin has not been conserved in any way. This is the second scarcest Philly mint $20 from the 1850s behind the 1859, and perhaps 15-25 examples exist in mint state (three of these came off the wreck of the SS Republic). PCGS 9, NGC 3, CAC 1. There are the only TWO auction appearances in PCGS MS62: the last to sell realized $16,100 over a decade ago (not this coin)! This is also not the MS62 sold in Bass III:1856. More recently a PCGS MS61 (non-CAC) sold in the 2012 ANA auction for $17,250. PCGS has graded four coins as MS63 and none finer. In the 2014 ANA auction, the Gilded Age Collection featured a non-CAC PCGS MS63 that sold for a record $41,125. If you are a serious Lib $20 collector, this in a very important coin and opportunity knocks very loud here! We anticipate many collectors wanting to add this awe inspiring 1856 $20 to their set! Good luck. PCGS # 8917 Cert. Number 83252150 PCGS # 8917