1856-S $20 MS(PCGS#8919)
1856-S $20 MS (PCGS#8919)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1331
- 等级
- AU58
- 价格
- 27,962
- 详细说明
- 1856-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. This pretty pinkish-honey example is crisply impressed with razor sharp striking detail throughout the design. Lustrous with a softly frosted texture and superior eye appeal at the assigned grade level. The mintage for this early San Francisco Mint issue is 1,189,750 pieces, up more than 300,000 coins from the previous year. Most Mint State 1856-S double eagles encountered in today's market are from the S.S. Central Americashipwreck, which treasure included 1,085 examples, hundreds of which are Uncirculated. Circulated survivors number 1,750 to 2,500 coins (per Bowers, 2004), Choice AUs such as this also enjoying strong demand for high grade type and date purposes. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - Rhone Set. PCGS# 8919. NGC ID: 2692. 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.