August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
Extraordinary Gem Mint State 1903 $20
Single Finest Certified at PCGS
1903 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-66+ (PCGS).
Here is a truly exceptional 1903 double eagle with honey-orange surfaces and a remarkable strike on both sides. The luster is uniformly satiny throughout, gently cartwheeling behind a dusting of pale silvery patina. Incredibly smooth beneath a glass and delightful to examine. The 1903 is one of the lower mintage circulation strike Liberty Head double eagles from the 20th century. Only 287,270 pieces were produced, falling dramatically short of the 6.2 million that would be struck in Philadelphia the following year. Fortunately, ten of thousands of uncirculated 1903 double eagles are available for today's collectors, though most of these are in grades of MS-64 or lower with bag marks and similar defects. This issue becomes surprisingly scarce in Gem, and the present MS-66+ is the finest seen by PCGS.
PCGS# 9043. NGC ID: 26CW.
PCGS Population: 1; 0 finer.
From Legend Rare Coins Auctions' Regency Auction 26, May 2018, lot 756; Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency Auction 29, November 2018, lot 374; Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency Auction 34, September 2019, lot 502; Legend Rare Coin Auctions' Regency Auction 41, October 2020, lot 432; Heritage's FUN Signature Auction of January 2021, lot 4117.
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| Price realized | 22'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 38'000 USD |
