1862-S $10 MS(PCGS#8636)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5273

等级

AU58

价格

305,660

详细说明

Incredible Near-Mint 1862-S Liberty Head $10 1862-S Liberty Head Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. Here is an incredibly original survivor from a rare issue that is typically offered well worn, if not also impaired. It is remarkably sharp in detail with blended pinkish-rose highlights to dominant golden-honey color. The surfaces are near-fully lustrous in a frosty texture, and they are very pleasing with no worrisome marks. Just a hint of friction separates this PQ example from a Mint State designation. A low mintage issue that suffered heavily in circulation, the 1862-S eagle has an extant population of no more than 80 coins from a mintage of 12,500 pieces. Struck during an era when gold (and silver) coinage saw extensive commercial use on the West Coast, virtually no examples were purposely set aside at the time. Rather, the vast majority circulated until worn out or, in most cases, destroyed through melting. The typical survivor grades EF-45 or lower, and only a single Mint State coin is known, the PCGS MS-61 PCGS Hall-Simpson coin. At AU-58 with CAC approval, the offered coin is arguably tied for CC#2 with the PCGS AU-58+ that realized $43,200 in our March 2021 Auction (lot 4162). It represents the finest in quality realistically obtainable for most advanced gold enthusiasts, and will be a prize for advanced Liberty Head specialists and Set Registry participants. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set. PCGS Population: 4; 4 finer, just one of which is Mint State (MS-61). CAC Population: 2; 0. PCGS# 8636. NGC ID: 264A. 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]