1861-S $20 MS(PCGS#8935)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

6388

Erhaltungsgrad

AU55

Preis

4.080

Losbeschreibung

After producing 19,250 double eagles in early 1861 using the famed Paquet Reverse, the San Francisco Mint went on to strike an additional 768,000 examples using the pre-existing "regular" Longacre reverse. The vast majority of these coins entered circulation in the West and were eagerly accepted, and most survivors available for today's collectors tend to be in heavily worn condition. Just a trace of friction is noted on either side of this Choice AU piece. Satiny frost clings to the surfaces and highlights honey-apricot color. Nicely detailed and displaying a minimal amount of contact marks, this is a high end example for the grade. A very popular Civil War year date as well adds another layer of desirability.