1856 $20 MS(PCGS#8917)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5281

等级

MS61

价格

101,697

详细说明

Underrated 1856 Philadelphia Mint $20 1856 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. A remarkably well preserved example of this underrated condition rarity among 1850s Liberty Head double eagles. Richly original with vivid coloration, both sides are adorned with lively mint luster. The strike is bold throughout, and the appearance is far smoother than one might expect at the assigned grade level. The mintage for the 1856 is 329,878 circulation strikes, down nearly 40,000 pieces from the previous year's figure. The 1856 is considered by many to be a common date, no doubt because of the size of the mintages that occurred in Philadelphia at the beginning of the series. With regard to higher grades nothing could be further from the truth. This date has long been respected by specialists in the denomination as one of the more challenging Philadelphia Mint issues of the 1850s, especially in attractive Uncirculated condition, as here. Indeed, Q. David Bowers allowed for just 12 to 20 Mint State survivors when he penned his Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coinsin 2004 for Whitman. Today's estimate is not much greater and probably on the order of 30 to 40 different coins. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - CAG Set. PCGS Population: 22; 13 finer (MS-63 finest). CAC Population: 9 in all Mint State grades. To view all items From the Fairmont Collection - CAG Set click here. PCGS# 8917. NGC ID: 268Y. 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.