1866-S Liberty Head Eagle. No Motto. AU-53 (NGC).

This is a honey-rose coin with overall bold definition noted for both sides. Faint flickers of luster are discernible here and there around the devices, particularly those located near the borders, such as the obverse stars, the date and the reverse lettering. Lightly abraded surfaces are noted, but with no sizeable distractions this coin is obviously gently circulated by S-Mint No Motto Eagle standards. The final No Motto Liberty Head eagle and the only one bearing this date, the 1866-S has a paltry mintage of 8,500 pieces. With the vast majority of coins lost to commercial use, no more than 40 or 55 examples are believed extant in all grades (per PCGS CoinFacts ). The present example is ideally suited for an advanced collection of Liberty Head eagles or San Francisco Mint gold coinage.

PCGS# 8644. NGC ID: 264H.

From our Baltimore Auction of June 2010, lot 3756.