1878-S $20 MS(PCGS#8987)
1878-S $20 MS (PCGS#8987)
The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 3467
- 等级
- MS62+
- 价格
- 41,368
- 详细说明
- 1878-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-62+ (PCGS). CAC. A highly lustrous, frosty textured example with uncommonly well preserved surfaces for an 1878-S double eagle. Beautiful rose-orange color with a sharply executed strike and outstanding visual appeal. The San Francisco Mint produced 1,739,000 double eagles of this date, up just 4,000 coins from the preceding year at the West Coast facility. Most examples of this issue saw use in overseas transactions. We estimate a Mint State population for this plentiful date of 1,000 to 1,500 pieces, perhaps a trifle more, with most examples in the MS-60 to MS-62 range. At and near the Choice Mint State level of preservation, as here, this issue is rare and seldom offered except for when the finest gold collections enter the market. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 11; 17 finer (MS-64 finest). CAC Population: 15; 1. The former total includes coins certified both MS-62 and MS-62+. PCGS# 8987. NGC ID: 26B5. Click here for certification details from PCGS.