1860-O $20 MS(PCGS#8930)

1860-O $20 MS (PCGS#8930)

August 2011 Chicago ANA - Rarities Night

详细说明: 1860-O Liberty Double Eagle. Winter Variety One, the only known dies. AU-50 (PCGS). This challenging New Orleans Mint issue of the Type I double eagle design has a peculiar quality of strike that is readily recognizable among specialists. As evidenced by the present example, stars 1-4 on the obverse are always softly impressed, and a few of the hair strands on Liberty's portrait are blunt and indistinct. This piece does have an above average strike on the reverse, however, where the horizontal shield lines and most of the eagle's tail feathers are bold, if not sharp. Also significant for this coin is a lack of extensive wear, the surfaces overall boldly defined and even retaining ample evidence of the prooflike finish for which the issue is known. Wispy hairlines and other light handling marks are noted, none of which are worthy of individual attention (nor are they out of place in a rare date double eagle attributable to the New Orleans Mint). With rich, even, khaki-orange color.<br /> The 1860-O is a leading rarity in the O-mint double eagle series, Doug Winter (2006) accounting for only 85-95 survivors from a mintage of 6,600 pieces. Such an estimate ranks the 1860-O sixth in rarity among the 13 issues in this Southern gold series, trailing only the 1856-O, 1854-O, 1855-O, 1859-O and 1879-O. Also a prime condition rarity, the 1860-O is very rare in AU and unknown in any Mint State grade.