1871 $20 MS(PCGS#8960)

1871 $20 MS (PCGS#8960)

October 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

详细说明: Noteworthy Condition Rarity 1871 Twenty-Dollar Gold 1871 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS). One of numerous highlights in our current Fairmont offering, this is a fully Mint State example of the conditionally challenging 1871 double eagle. Frosty rose-gold surfaces are boldly to sharply struck with strong visual appeal. The circulation strike mintage for the 1871 double eagle was tiny for the era with just 80,120 pieces produced for a face value of $1,602,400. This is the lowest Philadelphia Mint production tally of any date in this series after 1859 and prior to 1881. Many lightly worn examples of this date were exported in later banking transactions, only to return to America in the mid to late 20th century, though this repatriation brought back very few high grade Uncirculated specimens. In fact, we suggest just 25 to 30 or so examples of this issue qualify as Mint State today, with most of those clustered around the MS-60 end of the grading scale. Uncommonly attractive at the assigned level, the coin offered here is sure to see spirited bidding at auction. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS Population: 8; 17 finer (MS-64 finest). PCGS# 8960. NGC ID: 26AA. Click here for certification details from PCGS.