1881-S $20 MS(PCGS#8995)

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1428

等级

MS63

价格

135,618

详细说明

Scarce Choice Mint State 1881-S $20 Just 8 Finer at PCGS 1881-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). A stunning example with superior eye appeal and technical quality. All devices are incredibly sharp and blanketed in rich, matte-like luster. The fields are more satiny and impressively smooth at this grade level. Overall golden-wheat coloration is accented by deeper honey shades around the design elements. An area of dark patina above the eagle's head serves as a convenient pedigree marker. Just 8 coins have been graded finer by PCGS through MS-64. The West Coast mint reported a mintage of 727,000 double eagles in 1881, a figure representing a face value of $14,540,000. It is likely that most of the 1881-S mintage entered into the channels of commerce and remained there until the average grade was only in the VF to EF range. Other pieces were likely reserved in banks and Treasury vaults for the redemption of Gold Certificates. Q. David Bowers in his 2004 Guide Book of Double Eagles estimates an Uncirculated supply of 500 to 750+ pieces. This estimate is nicely reflective of combined PCGS and NGC population statistics (taking into consideration the likelihood of resubmissions), and represents a large increase in available supplies since the early 1980s. Obviously many examples have been repatriated from foreign bank reserves in recent years, a familiar story in the Liberty Head double eagle series. With most survivors grading no finer than MS-62, this beautiful MS-63 (PCGS) example offers superior quality for the astute double eagle collector. PCGS Population: 23; just 8 finer through MS-64. PCGS# 8995. NGC ID: 26BD. Click here for certification details from PCGS.