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1882 $20 Liberty NGC AU58

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1882 $20 Liberty NGC AU58
<b>1882 &#36;20 Liberty. NGC graded AU58.</b> Frosty and immediately identifiable as a very rare circulation strike by the presence of luster and the soft, rounded appearance of the lettering &#40;rather than the squared-off sharp detail of a circulated Proof&#41;. Proofs of this and other years are, of course, extremely rare. But for 1882 from the Philadelphia Mint, business strikes are just as desirable and also fittingly rare. The usual scattered abrasions are noted on the surfaces but none of these are deep or terribly detracting. There are probably no more than a handful AU 1882 double eagles known and this lovely AU58 is certainly among the best of these. A solid Condition Census coin that should result in serious bidding.

Only 571 circulation or &#34;business strike&#34; 1882 double eagles were made. With an estimated surviving population of 15-20 pieces in all grades, this is one of the key date Liberty &#36;20 gold double eagles, along with the &#39;54-O, &#39;56-O, &#39;70-CC, and the 1886. The true rarity of the 1882 can best be learned from the fact that Harry Bass, the grandfather of gold coin collectors of the modern era, had just one circulation strike of this date in his set and it showed signs of tooling!

EXTREMELY RARE 1882 DOUBLE EAGLE, NGC AU58 <b>&#40;PCGS # 8996&#41;</b> <i>
The Bayou Saint James Collection.</i>

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