1855-O $10 MS(PCGS#8617)

1855-O $10 MS (PCGS#8617)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: Elusive 1855-O $10 Gold 1855-O Liberty Head Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-55 (PCGS). Beautiful honey-gold in color, with delicate champagne-apricot overtones also very much in evidence. Soft, frosty mint luster remains virtually intact over surfaces that are free of all but trivial signs of handling. Well struck with most features sharply to fully rendered. One of the leading rarities among New Orleans Mint eagles, the 1855-O has a low mintage of just 18,000 coins struck. Survivors are similar in rarity to those of the 1856-O and 1857-O issues and typically grade no finer than EF. Recent shipwreck finds have not significantly increased the supply of high grade examples, only seven or eight 1855-O eagles were included among the treasure of the S.S. Republic. The offered coin from the Fairmont Collection's JBR Set is most definitely not a shipwreck find, boasting as it does unquestionable originality. With Mint State coins all but unknown, this impressive AU-55 would serve as a highlight in an advanced gold cabinet. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 5; 5 finer, just two of which are Mint State (both MS-61). PCGS# 8617. NGC ID: 263M. 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.