August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
1846/'5'-O Liberty Head Eagle. Winter-3. Repunched Mintmark. AU-50 (PCGS).
This About Uncirculated eagle retains traces of semi-prooflike reflectivity in the fields, the texture otherwise softly frosted and appreciably lustrous. Well struck in most areas and awash in pretty color in bold olive-honey. The 1846-O has a mintage of just 81,780 pieces, far fewer than the 571,500 pieces reported for the 1847-O. While the latter is the most plentiful No Motto eagle from the New Orleans Mint, the former is among the rarest. This is particularly true in the finest circulated and Mint State grades, with Southern gold expert Doug Winter commenting in his 2020 New Orleans Mint reference: "The 1846-O is among the more difficult No Motto New Orleans eagles to locate with choice surfaces." This is just such a coin, and it is sure to appeal to astute bidders. We anticipate strong competition when it crosses the auction block. Winter-3 is the most frequently encountered die marriage of the 1846-O eagle. Once regarded as an overdate, the bottom of the digit 6 exhibits a large dot within its loop, the result of a damaged date punch.
PCGS# 8595. NGC ID: 262X.
From the Fairmont Collection - Sussex Set.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 4'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 5'000 USD |
