1872 $10 MS(PCGS#8663)

Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

7249

Grade

AU50

Price

8,400

Lot Description

Very Scarce 1872 $10 Gold 1872 Liberty Head Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS). This delightful 1872 eagle exhibits warm, original honey-rose color with much of the original finish intact. The texture is predominantly frosty, although there are modest semi-prooflike tendencies in the fields. The definition is sharp throughout and not far from what one might expect to see in a Choice AU coin. The 1872 is a key date issue with a circulation strike mintage of only 1,620 coins. PCGS CoinFactsaccounts for only 40 to 60 survivors throughout the grading scale. Unlike many similarly elusive eagles from its era there are actually a few Mint State coins known for the 1872. Only marginally less rare are premium AU survivors; most extant examples are in lower grades through EF. The National Numismatic Collection in the Smithsonian Institution does not include a circulation strike 1872 eagle - further testament to the rarity of this issue - and CAC has not approved any of the certified Mint State coins as of this writing. This significant About Uncirculated coin will be just right for a highly regarded collection of Liberty Head gold. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - CBL Set. PCGS Population: 9; 17 finer, just four of which are Mint State (MS-64 finest). PCGS# 8663. NGC ID: 264Z. Click here for certification details from PCGS.