1853 $20 MS(PCGS#8908)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

21013

Erhaltungsgrad

XF40

Preis

4.680

Losbeschreibung

Richly original honey-gold in color with enhancing wisps of pale rose evident as the surfaces rotate under a light. The Philadelphia Mint's output of double eagles in 1853 fell somewhat from the previous year, resulting in a mintage of 1,261,326 circulation strikes. Some portion of this mintage went overseas in later years, primarily to London, with many such pieces returning to the United States after World War II. The most immediate use for these coins was in domestic commerce, however, and typical for an early date double eagle issue.<p>While there are a number of varieties for the 1853 double eagle listed in Walter Breen's 1988 <em>Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins</em>, including the well-known 1853/'2', the repunched date represented by the James A. Stack, Sr. specimen is unlisted. Close inspection with a loupe reveals traces of the initial 3 punch within both the upper and lower loops of the primary digit.