1877-S $20 MS(PCGS#8984)
1877-S $20 MS (PCGS#8984)
August 2018 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Philadelphia, PA
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1367
- 等级
- MS63
- 价格
- 69,783
- 详细说明
- Elusive Choice Uncirculated 1877-S Double Eagle 1877-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC. This is an outstanding double eagle irrespective of type or issue, both sides fully struck and bathed in frosty golden-orange luster. Exceptionally smooth for this conditionally challenging issue, and worthy of a premium bid, as such. The 1877-S double eagle registered a mintage of 1,735,000 pieces, down some 138,000 coins from the previous year. Face value equaled $34,700,000. Some portion of the mintage made it into overseas banking transactions, a familiar scenario -- and a blessing to later generations of numismatists. Thanks to repatriations from foreign bank hoards, in fact, our estimate for Mint State survivors is a rather generous 1,500 to 2,500 coins. Most of these, however, hover around the MS-60 and MS-61 grade levels. As a solidly graded and aesthetically pleasing MS-63, the coin offered here represents the finest realistically obtainable for the issue as far as most of today's double eagle specialists are concerned. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS Population: 31; 7 finer (MS-65+ finest). PCGS# 8984. NGC ID: 26B2. Click here for certification details from PCGS.