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1857-S $20 Spiked Shield, Variety 20A, S.S. Central America With Pinch, MS64 PCGS. CAC....
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Sold on Aug 28, 2025 for:
$10,200.00
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Description
1857-S Liberty Twenty, MS64
With a Pinch of California Gold Dust
Ex: S.S. Central America
1857-S $20 Spiked Shield, Variety 20A, S.S. Central
America With Pinch, MS64 PCGS. CAC. This Choice Mint
State 1857-S double eagle that was recovered from the S.S.
Central America treasure is housed in a specially designed
double-window PCGS holder and has "one pinch" of gold dust. A pinch
of gold dust in the early 1850s was worth about a dollar. Today, a
pinch of gold (1.5 grams) is worth more than $170. The project's
chief scientist, Bob Evans, who signed the encapsulated COA,
certifies that the coin and gold dust were recovered as part of the
treasure. The Choice Uncirculated 1857-S double eagle in this
holder is frosty and highly lustrous, with only a few tiny marks
that dictate the assigned grade. As expected, the strike is
needle-sharp.Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 670713, Base PCGS# 670830)
Auction Info
2025 August 26 - 31 ANA US Coins Signature® Auction #1385 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2025
26th-31st
Tuesday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 14
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