1885 $20, DCAM PR(PCGS#99101)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5109

等级

PR67DCAM

价格

6,991,700

详细说明

Monumental Proof 1885 Double Eagle Rarity The Dannreuther Plate Coin 1885 Liberty Head Double Eagle. JD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-6. Proof-67 Deep Cameo (PCGS). CAC. Here is an impressive beauty with intensely frosted motifs and deeply reflective mirror fields that offer a stark "black and white" contrast. An exceptional rarity in all grades, the Proof double eagle mintage for this date was just 78 pieces, with perhaps just 20 or so examples traceable today. Indeed, 1885 is a rarity across the board, as just 751 circulation strikes were produced. The present coin is numerically finer than Bass:1895 (October 1999). It isn't often that a writer is able to pen the term "finer than the Bass specimen," but here that opportunity presents itself. Whether you seek the rarest of the rare or the finest of the fine, the present beautiful DCAM double eagle rarity fits the bill. Very strong bidding is suggested if you want to own this prize. Provenance: From our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Highland Collection, October 2005 Official Auction of the ANA Las Vegas Coin Show, lot 7643; our (Bowers and Merena's) St. Louis Rarities Sale of May 2007, lot 414; our Chicago ANA Auction of August 2011, lot 7777. The plate coin for the issue in the 2018 Dannreuther reference on Proof gold coinage. PCGS Population: 2; 0 finer. CAC Population: 1; 0. PCGS# 99101. NGC ID: 26E6. 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.