1876 $10 MS(PCGS#8674)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

22215

等级

AU55

价格

254,314

详细说明

Offered is a lovely example of a fabled low mintage rarity among Philadelphia Mint Liberty Head eagles. Vivid orange-gold surfaces retain considerable evidence of the prooflike finish for which this issue is known. The strike is uniformly well executed throughout with plenty of bold to sharp definition. A thin, shallow graze in the obverse field before Liberty's forehead helps establish this coin's provenance.<p>After a very low mintage for the circulation strike 1875 eagle (just 100 coins struck), production of this denomination edged upward to 687 pieces at the Philadelphia Mint in 1876, ranking it among the most eagerly sought issues of its type. Understandably elusive at all levels of preservation, this is one of few Liberty Head eagles for which the Smithsonian Institution does not include a circulation strike representative. No more than 50 examples are believed extant in all grades, one grading event each at PCGS and NGC accounting for the only certified Mint State survivors (MS-60 and MS-61 PL, respectively). This is the third time that we have had the privilege of bringing this desirable AU to auction over the past two decades, and we anticipate keen interest and strong competition among bidders.