1860 $20 MS(PCGS#8929)

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1329

Grade

MS60

Price

4,080

Lot Description

1860 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS). Lovely honey-gold surfaces are sharply defined overall with nearly complete mint luster in a billowy, frosty texture. The Philadelphia Mint produced 577,670 circulation strikes of this denomination in 1860, or $11,553,400 face value. Although not as plentiful as the 1861, the 1860 is still one of the more readily obtainable Type I Liberty Head double eagles in middle to upper circulated grades, however is decidedly scarce in Mint State, as here. The present example would do equally well in a type or date set. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS# 8929. NGC ID: 269D. Click here for certification details from PCGS.