1842-O $10 MS(PCGS#8587)

November 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

9208

等级

AU58

价格

90,488

详细说明

Underrated Condition Rarity 1842-O Eagle 1842-O Liberty Head Eagle. Winter-3. AU-58 (PCGS). An exceptional Choice About Uncirculated example to represent this often overlooked issue from the early New Orleans Mint gold series. Bright and vivid, both sides are awash in even medium gold patina. Much of the original mint finish remains, in keeping with the assigned grade, and we note decided semi-prooflike reflectivity in the fields. Sharply to fully defined throughout, the discerning collector would be difficult to improve upon this coin in an 1842-O eagle. The issue is only the second in the New Orleans Mint ten-dollar gold eagle series. While it is more readily obtainable than the 1841-O in an absolute sense, the 1842-O is scarce and underrated in Choice AU and Mint State. In fact, the 1842-O is the ninth rarest of the 21 New Orleans Mint eagles of the No Motto type in high grades (per Doug Winter, Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint: 1839-1909, 2018 edition). The offered coin is far finer than the typically encountered VF or EF survivor, and is surpassed by very few uncirculated coins that have been certified by PCGS and NGC. It would serve as a highlight in any advanced collection. Provenance: From Heritage's sale of the Harvey B. Jacobson, Jr. Collection of Liberty Eagles, February 2020 Long Beach Signature Auction, lot 3204. PCGS Population: 6; 6 finer, just five of which are Mint State (MS-63 finest). PCGS# 8587. NGC ID: 262N. 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.