1863 $20 MS(PCGS#8939)

June 2020 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1331

Grade

VF30

Price

5,280

Lot Description

1863 Liberty Head Double Eagle. VF-30 (PCGS). CAC. Handsome khaki patina with undeniably original surfaces and flashes of honey-gold iridescence in the protected areas. Well defined for a circulated survivor of this issue with satiny luster also evident as the surfaces rotate under a light. While the 1863 was produced in somewhat greater numbers than the 1862, it still had a low mintage of just 142,790 circulation strikes. It is the third rarest Type I Liberty double eagle from the Philadelphia Mint, with only the 1853/'2' and 1862 more difficult to obtain in all grades. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection. PCGS# 8939. NGC ID: 269P. Click here for certification details from PCGS.