1865-S $10 MS(PCGS#8642)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5278

等级

AU58

价格

687,734

详细说明

Finest PCGS-Certified 1865-S Normal Date Eagle 1865-S Liberty Head Eagle. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. Another outstanding offering from the Fairmont Collection, this 1865-S Liberty Head eagle offers undeniably originality, premium quality surfaces and awesome rarity. Awash in vivid honey-orange color, iridescent reddish-rose highlights cling to the peripheries and add to the appeal. Softness to the high points of the eagle and several of the stars on the obverse is noted, although hardly unusual for an S-Mint eagle from the 1860s. Otherwise we note bold to sharp detail in the absence of all but trivial rub. Frosty and near-fully lustrous, only the strongest bids will be competitive for this incredible example. The 1865-S tells a familiar story for a San Francisco Mint eagle from the Civil War era. The mintage was small, in this case 16,700 pieces, and commercial demand for gold and silver coins on the West Coast was such that virtually all examples succumbed to the rigors of circulation. Attrition was exacerbated by the lack of contemporary numismatic demand for mintmarked coinage, especially in California. There are two major varieties for this issue: the Normal Date, offered here, and the 865/Inverted 186, offered below. The former is rarer in today's market with PCGS CoinFactsproviding an estimate of just 25 to 35 survivors throughout the grading scale. The offered coin from the Fairmont Collection sits alone at the top of the PCGS Population Reportfor the Normal Date variety, and with CAC approval confirming its quality and originality, this is quite possibly the finest 1865-S eagle obtainable by gold enthusiasts. It is a high Condition Census specimen that is worthy of the strongest bids. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set. PCGS Population: 1; 0 finer at this service. CAC Population: 2; 0. PCGS# 8642. NGC ID: 264G. 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]