Winter 2022 Showcase Auction – 27 October - 4 November 2022
U.S. Coins and Currency
Part 2: Fr, 28.10.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Tu, 01.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 02.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 02.11.2022, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 03.11.2022, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 10: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 11: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Description
1857 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-60 (PCGS).
A lovely example with subtle pale rose highlights to dominant honey-gold color. Sharply, if not fully struck throughout with outstanding luster quality for the assigned grade. The Philadelphia Mint produced slightly more double eagles in 1857 than it did the previous year, although this issue's mintage of 439,375 circulation strikes is still modest for the era. Face value for the issue amounted to $8,787,500. Perhaps 40 to 60 or so different Mint State examples are extant, with nearly all confined to the MS-60 to MS-62 grade range. Finer than most at these levels, this richly original, softly frosted example would make an impressive addition to an advanced collection of this perennially popular series.
PCGS# 8920. NGC ID: 2693.
From the Fairmont Collection - CBL Set.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 3'500 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 5'000 USD |
