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2019

1865 $20 MS62 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:11,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1865 $20 MS62 NGC
<B>1865 $20 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Ex: <I>S.S. Republic</B></I>. Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth, in their <I>Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins</B></I>, write: "Before the discovery of the <I>S.S. Republic</B></I>, the 1865 double eagle was generally only seen in Very Fine or Extremely Fine condition. The best Harry W. Bass Jr. could acquire in 30-plus years of collecting was About Uncirculated. The Smithsonian currently lacks an example. The rarity changed when the treasure of the <I>S.S. Republic</B></I> was brought to light. The 1865 double eagle was the most plentiful date found, with 320 pieces in grades ranging from AU to MS65. The luster on the coins is superb, and they are nearly in the same condition as the day they left the Philadelphia Mint."<BR> The bright, lustrous surfaces on this MS62 <I>S.S. Republic </B></I>example yield an attractive brassy-gold color, along with sharply defined design elements. The surfaces are very well preserved, except for a few small contact marks on Liberty's cheek and light luster grazes in the left obverse field. <BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James B. Longacre<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>\)
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