1854 $20 Large Date MS(PCGS#98911)

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

1313

Grade

XF40

Prix

4 560

Description du lot

1854 Liberty Head Double Eagle. Large Date. EF-40 (PCGS). CAC. A second opportunity to acquire the rare Large Date 1854 $20, this handsome and fully original example is evenly patinated in warm honey-rose. According to Q. David Bowers (2004) the 1854 Large Date is "by [far] the rarest Philadelphia Mint double eagle minted up to this point in time." The Mint also used the Large Date logotype of this variety in production of 1854 Liberty Seated silver dollars. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS# 98911. NGC ID: 268S. Click here for certification details from PCGS.