1863-S $20 MS(PCGS#8940)

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

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

21023

Grade

AU53

Price

5,280

Lot Description

Warm medium golden-honey surfaces are lustrous for the grade with plenty of bold detail enhancing the focal design elements in the centers. The mintage for the 1863-S double eagle is 966,570 pieces, a substantial production figure for the Civil War era. This issue circulated extensively in West Coast commerce at a time when specie had virtually disappeared from day-to-day transactions in the Midwest and the East. Although many were likely exported overseas in later years, survival rates are comparable to most other double eagle issues from the early to mid 1860s. A visually appealing AU example such as this provides access to this historic issue for many collectors.