1872-S $20 MS63 PCGS....

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1872-S Liberty Twenty, MS63
One Finer at PCGS

1872-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Short S. The 1872-S double eagle is a fairly plentiful issue in the VF to AU grade range, benefiting from a generous mintage of 780,000 coins, but its availability dramatically drops across the Mint State threshold. Most of the Uncirculated coins known are heavily abraded, grading only in the MS60 to MS61 range, with many tracing their origin to overseas hoards where they waited out the gold confiscation of the mid-1930s. At the MS62 grade level, the 1872-S becomes a notable condition rarity, and finer pieces are extremely rare. This Select example was the previous sole-finest certified at PCGS and now is tied for second-finest behind a solitary MS64 at that service. By contrast, the Smithsonian coin grades just XF45, per Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth.

This example showcases excellent eye appeal with frosty straw-gold luster and sharply defined relief elements. Inspection with a lens reveals minor, scattered ticks, but none are out of line for the grade, and the overall preservation is far and away superior to almost all other examples of this challenging issue.
Ex: PNG Dallas Signature (Heritage, 2-3/2015), lot 3265; Houston Money Show Signature (Heritage, 12/2015), lot 3418, realizing $23,500. (Registry values: N7079)
From The Mississippi Collection of Double Eagles, Part II.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26AF, PCGS# 8965, GSID# 9916)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 0.9675oz
Mintage: 780,000

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