1840 $10 MS(PCGS#8581)

Spring 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

5215

等级

MS60

价格

145,188

详细说明

Exceptional MS-60 1840 $10 Gold Eagle 1840 Liberty Head Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS). CAC. It is difficult to us to imagine a smoother, more attractive, more obviously original 1840s eagle at the MS-60 level than this Fairmont Collection coin. It is lustrous and frosty coin with razor sharp to full striking detail throughout the design. Modestly semi-prooflike in isolated field areas, as well. Only the strongest bids will be competitive when bidding opens for this thoroughly PQ example. From a mintage of 47,338 coins, the 1840 eagle is a challenging condition rarity at the AU level and above. Produced at the height of the "Hard Times" period of economic uncertainty, these coins saw heavy use in circulation as few people were financially able to save examples. David Akers noted that he had not personally seen an Uncirculated 1840 eagle. In more modern times Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth (2008) expanded on this theme when they wrote, "The 1840 eagle is an underrated date that is almost impossible for find in Mint State." For the serious student of Gobrecht's Liberty Head eagles, opportunities such as this are clearly few and very far between. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection-Hendricks Set. PCGS Population: 1; 5 finer (MS-62 finest). CAC Population: 1; 1. PCGS# 8581. NGC ID: 262G. 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.