1854 $20 Large Date MS(PCGS#98911)

June 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

176

等级

MS61

价格

155,958

详细说明

Condition Rarity 1854 Large Date Double Eagle Among the Finest Certified 1854 Liberty Head Double Eagle. Large Date. MS-61 (PCGS). CAC. One of the most significant offerings in the fabulous Fairmont Collection, this is a Condition Census example of the elusive 1854 Large Date double eagle. Wonderfully original -- characteristic of the coins in this collection -- both sides are bathed in a blend of deep gold patina and softly frosted luster. Tinges of pale rose iridescence also flash into view as the surfaces rotate under a light. Sharply to fully struck throughout, and sure to catch the eye of astute double eagle collectors. Circulation strike double eagle production at the Philadelphia Mint amounted to 757,899 coins in 1854, a total that was split between Small Date and Large Date varieties. The latter is by far the rarer date style of the issue, and it likely amounts to no more than 10% of the coins extant. According to Q. David Bowers (2004) only three to five Mint State examples are known, and he describes the 1854 Large Date as "by [far] the rarest Philadelphia Mint double eagle minted up to this point in time." Our last offering for an Uncirculated example of this variety was in our August 2014 sale of the Gilded Age Collection of Liberty Head Double Eagles, in which a different PCGS MS-61 realized an impressive $55,813 as lot 12009. We anticipate equally strong bidder competition for this highly significant rarity. The Mint also used the Large Date logotype of this variety in production of 1854 Liberty Seated silver dollars. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS Population: just 2; with a further two finer through MS-64. PCGS# 98911. NGC ID: 268S. Click here for certification details from PCGS.