Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction – 22 - 28 August 2022
Live Sessions: U.S. Coins & Currency
Part 2: Tu, 23.08.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 23.08.2022, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 4: We, 24.08.2022, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Th, 25.08.2022, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Th, 25.08.2022, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Th, 25.08.2022, from 11:00 PM CEST
Part 8: Fr, 26.08.2022, from 12:00 AM CEST
Part 9: Sa, 27.08.2022, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 10: Sa, 27.08.2022, from 11:00 PM CEST
Description
1868-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC.
Wisps of pale rose mingle with dominant deep honey-gold color on both sides of this handsome, pleasingly original example. Boldly struck overall for an example of the challenging Type II Liberty Head double eagle. Consistent with other years during the 1860s, the production of double eagles at the San Francisco Mint was immense, dwarfing that of the Philadelphia facility. In 1868, some 837,500 examples were coined and most entered into the channels of commerce along the Pacific Coast, where gold was used in day-to-day transactions as freely as paper money was used back East. Many others were likely shipped overseas and melted. Today, opportunities to acquire premium quality examples at all grade levels deserve serious consideration.
PCGS# 8954. NGC ID: 26A4.
From the Fairmont Collection - JBR Set.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 2'600 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 2'000 USD |
