1881-S $20 MS63 PCGS....

Description

Highly Attractive 1881-S Select Double Eagle

1881-S $20 MS63 PCGS. The 1881-S double eagle, sporting a mintage of 727,000 pieces, is most frequently seen in About Uncirculated condition. It is scarce in MS60 to MS62, and rare in MS63. Higher grade coins are virtually unobtainable.
Coruscating luster endows this Select offering, enriched on both sides by pleasing apricot-gold patination imbued with traces of lilac and mint-green. Most of the design elements exhibit sharp definition, save for the usual softness seen in a couple of the star centers. We note a few minor grade-defining marks, but these are nowhere as frequent or severe as often seen. A grease streak is visible to the right of obverse star 3. Population: 16 in 63, 2 finer (3/09).
From The Martin Estate Collection.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26BD, PCGS# 8995, GSID# 9934)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 0.9675oz
Mintage: 727,000

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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