1871 $20 MS(PCGS#8960)
1871 $20 MS (PCGS#8960)
August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1572
- 等级
- AU55
- 价格
- 34,179
- 详细说明
- 1871 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). CAC. Blushes of pale pink iridescence enliven otherwise dominant honey-gold patina on both sides of this lustrous and sharply struck Choice AU twenty. The circulation strike mintage for the 1871 double eagle was tiny for the era with just 80,120 pieces produced for a face value of $1,602,400. This is the lowest Philadelphia Mint production tally of any date in this series after 1859 and prior to 1881. Many lightly worn examples of this date were exported in later banking transactions, only to return to America in the mid to late 20th century, though this repatriation brought back very few high grade Uncirculated specimens. In fact, we suggest just 25 to 30 or so examples of this issue qualify as Mint State today. Given such a paltry total for Uncirculated survivors this premium quality AU-55 -- conditionally scarce in its own right -- represents a significant find for the astute bidder. PCGS# 8960. NGC ID: 26AA. Click here for certification details from PCGS.