1852-O $20 MS(PCGS#8907)
1852-O $20 MS (PCGS#8907)
Spring 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2088
- 等级
- AU50
- 价格
- 42,229
- 详细说明
- 1852-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. A pretty honey-gold example with tinges of olive and rose-russet evident as the surfaces rotate under a light. Fully original in preservation with ample sharpness of detail remaining. After a record mintage for the facility of 315,000 coins struck in 1851, the New Orleans Mint produced only 190,000 double eagles in 1852. The 1852-O is the final New Orleans Mint issue of this denomination with a mintage of more than 100,000 pieces, and it is also the most readily obtainable after only the 1851-O. Domestic circulation claimed most examples, although some found their way overseas in later years as part of international transactions, where many were eventually melted. Only about 400 to 600 examples of the date can be accounted for today, most of those in the VF and EF range, with AU pieces few and far between. Mint State coins are exceedingly rare, confirming the significance of this endearing AU for advance double eagle and Southern gold enthusiasts. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS# 8907. NGC ID: 268L. Click here for certification details from PCGS.