1889-S $20 MS(PCGS#9012)
1889-S $20 MS (PCGS#9012)
August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2329
- 等级
- MS64+
- 价格
- 42,351
- 详细说明
- 1889-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-64+ (PCGS). A significant condition rarity for the otherwise readily obtainable 1889-S double eagle. Beautiful orange-gold surfaces are vividly patinated and possessed of an intense frosty to semi-reflective finish. Fully struck, expertly preserved, and simply a delight to behold. The San Francisco Mint produced 774,700 double eagles during the year 1889, a typically large production figure for the West Coast facility. David W. Akers, writing in 1982, noted that prior to the 1960s, the 1889-S was rare in Mint State and that some major collections of the era such as Roach, Flanagan, Atwater, Baldenhofer, Melish, and many others had to be satisfied with circulated specimens. Beginning on an especially large scale in the 1960s, and to a much greater extent in subsequent years, Uncirculated examples from overseas hoards were imported back into the United States, so that by 2004 when Q. David Bowers penned his Guide Book of Double Eagles, he supplied a high-end estimate for Uncirculated examples at 2,500 or more coins. The typical example grades no finer than MS-63, however, the present near-Gem sure to catch the eye of advanced gold enthusiasts. PCGS Population: 19; 5 finer (MS-65+ finest). PCGS# 9012. NGC ID: 26BW. Click here for certification details from PCGS.