1863 $20 MS(PCGS#8939)

November 2019 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8404

Grade

XF40

Price

6,600

Lot Description

1863 Liberty Head Double Eagle. EF-40 (PCGS). Handsome orange gold patina with undeniably original surfaces. Well defined for a lightly circulated survivor of this issue with plenty of 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.