1854 $20 Large Date MS(PCGS#98911)

August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1325

等级

AU55+

价格

98,517

详细说明

Scarce Choice AU 1854 Large Date Double Eagle 1854 Liberty Head Double Eagle. Large Date. AU-55+ (PCGS). CAC. A gently circulated example of this desirable Large Date variety showing a medium-gold complexion and the faintest olive patina around the devices. The luster is satiny and fine, yielding to only the lightest friction in the fields and across the highest points. Well composed and attractive, with just a couple of bagmarks on Liberty's cheek to be noted under scrutiny. This piece offers near Condition Census preservation, with only 18 coins ranking finer at PCGS. Circulation strike double eagle production at the Philadelphia Mint amounted to 757,899 coins in 1854, a total that was split between Small Date and Large Date varieties. The latter is by far the rarer date style of the issue, and it likely amounts to no more than 10% of the coins extant. According to Q. David Bowers (2004) only three to five Mint State examples are known, and he describes the 1854 Large Date as "by [far] the rarest Philadelphia Mint double eagle minted up to this point in time." The Mint also used the Large Date logotype of this variety in production of 1854 Liberty Seated silver dollars. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS Population: 1; 18 finer through MS-64. PCGS# 98911. NGC ID: 268S. Click here for certification details from PCGS.