1903 $20 PR(PCGS#9119)
1903 $20 PR (PCGS#9119)
August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5200
- 等级
- PR63
- 价格
- 314,571
- 详细说明
- Lovely Choice Proof 1903 Double Eagle 1903 Liberty Head Double Eagle. JD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-4. Proof-63 (NGC). Beautiful medium gold features possess a lively, universally mirrored finish from the dies. The level of surface preservation is no less impressive, both sides with just a touch of haziness precluding a higher Choice Proof grade. Fully struck, as befits the method of manufacture, and sure to have no difficulty finding its way into an advanced gold cabinet. At 158 coins struck the 1903 has the highest mintage of any Proof issue in this series. As with all classic U.S. Mint Proof gold, however, the 1903 double eagle is very scarce to rare at all levels of preservation. Only 80 to 100 coins are believed extant, per John W. Dannreuther (2018), and we have seen estimates as low of 50 to 60 pieces in current sources (namely PCGS CoinFacts). The present example holds tremendous appeal for discerning Proof gold specialists. NGC Census: 9; 5 finer in this category (all Proof-64). PCGS# 9119. NGC ID: 26ER. Click here for certification details from NGC.