ASSAY $20 900

Description

NGC 1853 Assay Office Twenty-Dollar, 900 Thous. MS 61. K-18, R.2. Once in a while we have the pleasure of handling a mint state Assay piece. These pieces never fail to impress us, and they all seem to have the same sparkling mint luster. The fields of this piece show a slight bit of metal flow that gives the coin a mild granularity and seems to add thousands of facets of individual sparkle to the surfaces, similar to a matte proof gold coin. Uncommonly well defined on the eagle's plumage, there is just a touch of striking softness on the eagle's claws and arrows above the shield. The predominantly green-gold color of the coin has taken on a slight reddish tinge with a darker stain around the eagle's head. There are a series of small digs that may be planchet flaws that punctuate the obverse from the eagle's head down to the period between the D. and final A in AMERICA. An outstanding specimen, and sure to be of interest to advanced gold specialists. Listed on page 267 of the 1994 Guide Book.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# ANHD, PCGS# 10013, GSID# 11696)

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