1857 $20 MS(PCGS#8920)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

6645

Erhaltungsgrad

MS61

Preis

4.800

Losbeschreibung

1857 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-61 (NGC). Kenneth Bressett Signature. A lovely example with subtle pale rose highlights to dominant honey-gold patina. Sharply, if not fully struck throughout with outstanding luster quality for the assigned grade. While the S.S. Central Americatreasure made thousands of San Francisco Mint double eagles from 1857 available to today's advanced collectors, the Philadelphia Mint coins of this date remain scarce. Somewhat available in lower circulated grades, the 1857 becomes increasingly more challenging to locate the closer one comes to the Mint State threshold. Perhaps 40 to 60 or so different Mint State examples are extant, with nearly all confined to the MS-60 to MS-62 grade range. This piece is an important survivor of this issue. A richly original, softly frosted example that would make an impressive addition to an advanced collection of this perennially popular series. PCGS# 8920. NGC ID: 2693. Click here for certification details from NGC.