1855 $20 MS(PCGS#8914)

1855 $20 MS (PCGS#8914)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: 1855 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS). A lovely honey-orange example with full, frosty mint luster and a sharply executed strike. Star 12 is absent, however, due to the obverse die being clogged with foreign matter in the recess of that design element. This is the second example with this interesting feature that we have offered in recent sales, both coins obviously struck from the same die pairing, and almost certainly close together in the same press run. The year 1855 is the first in which the Philadelphia Mint would produce fewer double eagles that its San Francisco counterpart, indicative of the fact that the newly opened West Coast facility would leverage its proximity to the gold fields to strike the lion's share of California's precious metal into coins. This dominance would continue, with few exceptions, through the end of the Liberty Head series in 1907. Indeed, the mintage for the 1855, 364,666 circulation strikes, is modest by Philadelphia Mint standards of the era. The total face value for the issue is $7,293,320. It is thought as few as 15 to 20 different 1855 double eagle can be considered Mint State today, thus placing the present piece among the most desirable examples extant. PCGS Population: 6; 23 finer (MS-65+ finest). PCGS# 8914. 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.