1864 $20 MS(PCGS#8941)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6662

Grade

AU53

Price

9,000

Lot Description

1864 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-53 (NGC). As the Civil War dragged into yet another year, coinage of double eagles remained low in Philadelphia with 204,235 pieces coined for general circulation. Most of these disappeared long ago, melted into more current gold coins, keeping with the tradition of recycling coins through the ages. The present example has a fair amount of luster remaining and the surfaces are average or better. Several contact marks have accumulated on Liberty's cheek as commonly seen. The reverse is reasonably clean as the busy devices kept field marks to a minimum. Classic straw-gold color where the original mint surfaces are undisturbed and yellow-gold elsewhere, as commonly seen PCGS# 8941. NGC ID: 269S. Click here for certification details from NGC.