1878-S $20 MS(PCGS#8987)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

4631

Grade

MS62

Prix

5 040

Description du lot

The San Francisco Mint produced 1,739,000 double eagles of this date. The mintage figure was up just 4,000 coins from the preceding year at the West Coast facility. Most examples of this issue saw use in overseas transactions. We estimate a Mint State population for this plentiful date of 800 to 1,200 pieces, perhaps a trifle more. Most examples are in the MS-60 to MS-62 range, as here, at which levels the 1878-S is a mainstay of double eagle collections and better date gold type sets.