1859 $20 MS(PCGS#8926)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

1338

等级

AU50

价格

69,905

详细说明

Low Mintage 1859 Double Eagle 1859 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS). This 1859 double eagle offers superior AU quality for an elusive and conditionally challenging issue. Both sides are awash in richly original color with considerable mint luster remaining. A bit lightly struck in isolated areas, yet impressively bold overall. With just 43,597 circulation strikes produced, the 1859 has the second lowest mintage among Philadelphia Mint double eagles of the Type I Liberty Head design. Douglas Winter and Adam Crum (An Insider's Guide to Collecting Type I Double Eagles, 2002) mention just three of four Uncirculated coins that surfaced during the late 1990s. Obviously, the 1859 has not benefited from any shipwreck or similar finds that increased the availability of issues such as the 1857-S and 1865-S. Only 350 or so coins are believed extant, most of which are in circulated grades such as VF and EF. Mint State survivors remain of the utmost rarity, with premium AUs only marginally less rare. This coin from the current installment of the Fairmont Collection is one of our most important and desirable offerings for this underrated issue in recent years. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - Rhone Set. PCGS# 8926. NGC ID: 269A. 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.