1873-S $20 Open 3 MS(PCGS#8979)
1873-S $20 Open 3 MS (PCGS#8979)
November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3413
- 等级
- MS60
- 价格
- 40,138
- 详细说明
- 1873-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Open 3. MS-60 (PCGS). Delightful golden-apricot surfaces are boldly struck with bountiful mint frost. An attractive BU example with an uncommonly smooth appearance in hand relative to the assigned grade. The mintage for the 1873-S double eagle of 1,040,600 pieces includes both Close 3 and Open 3 date logotypes, and it was higher than the previous year's San Francisco Mint delivery by more than a quarter-million pieces. Face value totaled a hefty $20,812,000. Much of this mintage later went overseas in banking transactions, and many are the Mint State pieces that have come back home, especially during the 1990s. Most of the Uncirculated survivors are examples of the Close 3 variety, however, Open 3 coins such as this in the distinct minority in today's market. This is a seldom offered Mint State coin that would serve as a focal point in any high quality double eagle set. PCGS# 8979. NGC ID: 26AM. Click here for certification details from PCGS.