1873 $20 Closed 3 MS(PCGS#8966)

The Regency Auction 52

Auctioneer

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

Lot Number

259

Grade

MS61

Price

7,050

Lot Description

Deep orange gold surfaces with full mint frost show moderate contact marks typical of this 150-year-old large gold coin. It is unknown how many 1873 Twenties were of the Closed 3 variety which is far rarer than the relatively common Open 3. Few survived in Mint State and nearly all of those are MS60 or MS61. PCGS 54, NGC 20, CAC 8. Only 22 have graded MS62 and 2 MS63. The PCGS price guide value is listed as $8,250, and the CAC CPG value is $9,220. There has not been a PCGS/CAC coin sold in auction for three years. An important opportunity for the collector putting together a set of PCGS/CAC $20 Libs. Cert. Number 44600169 PCGS # 8966