1883-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC.
Lustrous, frosty surfaces are adorned with vivid, original rose-gold color. A fully struck, expertly preserved example that belongs in an advanced double eagle set. With a large production run of 1,189,000 double eagles at the San Francisco Mint in 1883, the domestic needs for the large denomination as well as foreign payment requirements were met. Still more were retained as backing for the recently introduced Series 1882 Gold Certificates. In circulated grade levels, the 1883-S is not rare and is sometimes traded at little over bullion value. Thanks to the repatriation of gold coins from Europe in the second half of the 20th century, a reasonable number of Mint State specimens are available, making this a popular type coin. As with most double eagles of the period, especially those that spent time abroad, Mint State specimens are most often heavily abraded and fall at the low end of the scale, so much so that full Gem examples are all but unknown. It would be quite difficult to improve upon this Choice offering from the Fairmont Collection.
PCGS# 9000. NGC ID: 26BJ.
CAC Population: 12; 2.
From the Fairmont Collection - CAG Set.

Estimate: $5000