1850-O $20 MS(PCGS#8903)

1850-O $20 MS (PCGS#8903)

The June 2010 Baltimore Auction

详细说明: 1850-O Liberty Double Eagle. Winter Variety One. Open 5. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. The premier mintmarked issue in the Double Eagle series, the 1850-O has a relatively limited mintage of 141,000 pieces. Examples are rarer than those of the 1851-O and 1852-O in all grades, and this issue is also rarer than the 1853-O in AU and Mint State. The 1850-O is seldom offered any finer than EF-45, in fact, and Doug Winter (<em>Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint: 1839-1909</em>, 2006) describes Choice AUs as "very rare." Mint State survivors are extremely rare and probably number only four-to-six coins.<br /> Solidly in the Condition Census, this impressive near-Mint survivor belongs in another important Double Eagle set. The overall definition is quite bold, although we see evidence of die polishing (as made) that has resulted in somewhat softer definition around the peripheries as compared to the centers. This die preparation also explains why the fields are modestly reflective with a semi-prooflike finish. Handsome honey-orange color throughout, with minimal rub and no singularly distracting abrasions.