1853 "900" $20 U.S. Assay Office MS (PCGS#10013)
Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 5147
- 等级
- AU55
- 价格
- 63,561
- 详细说明
- Bold Choice AU 1853 U.S. Assay Office of Gold $20
Perennially Popular California Gold Rush Issue
1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. AU-55 (PCGS).
With a bold to sharp strike, ample remaining luster and pleasing medium gold color, advanced gold type collectors and Territorial gold specialists alike are sure to take a keen interest in this handsome Choice AU. This is one of the most frequently encountered types in the privately minted California Gold Rush coinage series of the late 1840s and 1850s. The United States Assay Office of Gold under Curtis, Perry and Ward struck 2.5 million 900 THOUS $20 gold pieces from the beginning of March to the end of October, 1853. The coins were widely distributed, with many finding their way into circulation on the West Coast and others being shipped back to the Eastern United States as gold bullion. Thirty different dies were used to produce this high mintage issue, and they survived until destroyed by fires caused by the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
PCGS# 10013. NGC ID: ANJC.
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.
查看原拍卖信息