1880-O $10 MS(PCGS#8689)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

3317

等级

MS60

价格

115,831

详细说明

Handsome Mint State 1880-O Ten-Dollar Rarity 1880-O Liberty Head Eagle. Winter 1-A. MS-60 (PCGS). This is a rare and highly significant Mint State survivor of an issue that is scarce even in circulated grades. Both sides exhibit original honey-orange color with subtle pinkish-rose highlights. The surfaces are lustrous with a soft frosty texture and faint reflectivity in the fields. Sharply struck with an exceptionally smooth appearance for the assigned grade. Despite once again coming under federal control through Union occupation in 1862, the New Orleans Mint did not return to coin production until 1879. In that year, the facility delivered a sizable number of Morgan silver dollars, along with smaller quantities of eagles and double eagles. Eagle production continued sporadically through 1906, the years 1879 to 1883 each having low mintages that have contributed to the scarcity (if not rarity) of all of these issues. In the case of the 1880-O, only 9,200 coins were struck. We believe that only a few hundred 1880-O eagles have survived, mostly in VF and EF grades, with the occasional AU coming to market. Overlooked by contemporary numismatists, the coins saw considerable commercial use and precious few Mint State survivors are known. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 4; 8 finer (MS-64 finest). PCGS# 8689. NGC ID: 265U. 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.