1872 $10 MS(PCGS#8663)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3297

Grade

AU50

Price

13.200

Lot Description

Very Scarce 1872 $10 Gold 1872 Liberty Head Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. 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 coin will be just right for a highly regarded collection of Liberty Head gold. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set. PCGS Population: 8; 17 finer, just four of which are Mint State (MS-64 finest). CAC Population: 5 in all Mint State grades. The CAC Population in Mint State is 0. PCGS# 8663. NGC ID: 264Z. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.