1853-O $20 MS(PCGS#8910)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

21014

Erhaltungsgrad

VF35

Preis

6.600

Losbeschreibung

Far scarcer than the 1851-O and 1852-O, the 1853-O is among the more challenging early date New Orleans Mint double eagles to collect. It is represented here by a handsome, fully original mid-grade survivor dressed in blended olive-gold and honey-rose colors. New Orleans Mint double eagles were important in the trade of their day - by steamboat up the Mississippi River connecting to inland cities and towns, and by sea to foreign countries. It is little wonder that issues such as the 1853-O saw intense use, and suffered a high rate of attrition. Indeed, relatively few 1853-O $20s survive from the mintage of 71,000 pieces, and very few moderately circulated examples are as technically sound or aesthetically pleasing as that offered here.