1863 $20 MS(PCGS#8939)
1863 $20 MS (PCGS#8939)
November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3167
- 等级
- AU53
- 价格
- 81,059
- 详细说明
- A visually appealing example with bright, vivid, pinkish-honey color on lustrous surfaces. Bold to sharp striking detail is also notable, as is significant semi-prooflike reflectivity in the fields.<p>The Philadelphia Mint produced just 142,790 circulation strike double eagles in 1863. Due to hoarding, the issue did not circulate in the East or Midwest. Gold coins were available only by paying a sharp premium for them. It is likely that many double eagles of this era were exported and melted at their destination, as examples have not turned up in European bank hoards to any great extent. In fact, many of the 50 to 55 Mint State pieces believed extant have been recovered from the wreck of the S.S. <em>Republic</em> by Odyssey Marine Exploration. Given that this is scarce even in circulated grades (Bowers, 2004, accounts for just 200 to 300 worn examples), the opportunity to acquire this flashy AU-53 certified by PCGS deserves serious bidder attention.