1853 $20 MS(PCGS#8908)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5367

等级

MS63+

价格

320,943

详细说明

Finest PCGS-Certified 1853 Twenty-Dollar 1853 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63+ (PCGS). Here is a phenomenal condition rarity for this popular Type I double eagle issue. Fully lustrous and frosty, both sides are enhanced by sharp striking detail and vivid, original color. The surfaces are exceptionally smooth and approach perfection for the date. The Philadelphia Mint's output of double eagles in 1853 fell somewhat from the previous year, resulting in a mintage of 1,261,326 circulation strikes for a face value total of $25,226,520. Some portion of this mintage went overseas in later years, primarily to London, with many such pieces returning to the United States after World War Two. Despite third party certification data that suggests otherwise -- undoubtedly due to multiple resubmissions -- we believe that perhaps as few as 30 to 40 different Mint State 1853 double eagles can be accounted for today. This is a remarkably small total considering the "common date" status this issue has in numismatic circles. Obviously, the 1853 is far more elusive in Mint State than the relatively generous mintage suggests. The present example -- a grading point and a half finer than the best example Harry W. Bass, Jr. was able to obtain (Bass II, October 1999:1695) -- ranks as CC#1 in a PCGS holder and would serve as a highlight in even the finest double eagle set. Extraordinary! Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set. PCGS Population: 1; 0 finer at this service. PCGS# 8908. NGC ID: 268M. 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. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]