1867 $20 MS(PCGS#8951)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5406

等级

MS63

价格

183,396

详细说明

Tied for CC#2 1867 Double Eagle 1867 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). Handsome rose-honey color graces the lustrous surfaces of this exceptional Choice Uncirculated Type II Liberty Head $20 gold coin. The strike is suitably bold, as well, and the overall quality and eye appeal is undeniable. The mintage of this Philadelphia Mint issue is 251,015 circulation strikes. An exception to the general rule for double eagle issues from the Civil War and Reconstruction eras, many were sent to Europe, and of these at least a few hundred were not melted. Q. David Bowers estimates the Mint State population at 350 to 500 coins, which is a dramatically larger figure than is usually seen for Philadelphia Mint double eagles from the 1860s. David W. Akers in 1982 wrote that these came from Europe in the 1960s, and he was of the opinion that there were multiple hoards. Perhaps there were simply multiple disbursements from a single hoard, as the surface characteristics are said to be similar for these pieces. This Fairmont Collection piece is obviously from a different source, and it is a truly impressive 1867 double eagle. Tied for CC#2 for this issue, this newcomer to the numismatic market is a find for both Mint State type and date collectors. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set. PCGS Population: 5; with a single MS-66 finer. PCGS# 8951. NGC ID: 269Z. 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. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]