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***Auction Highlight*** 1878-s Gold Liberty Double Eagle $20 Graded Select Unc By USCG (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:3,750.00 - 15,000.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1878-s Gold Liberty Double Eagle $20 Graded Select Unc By USCG (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1878-s Gold Liberty Double Eagle $20 Graded Select Unc By USCG. Up for auction is a great Uncirculated 1878-S Double Eagle, Among the Finest Certified 1878-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. A highly lustrous, frosty textured example with average surfaces for the grade. Beautiful medium gold patina with a sharply executed strike and nice visual appeal. The San Francisco Mint produced 1,739,000 double eagles of this date with a total face value of $34,780,000. The mintage figure was up just 4,000 coins from the preceding year at the West Coast facility. Most examples of this issue saw use in overseas transactions. We estimate a Mint State population for this date of 800 to 1,200 pieces, perhaps a trifle more, with most examples in the MS-60 to MS-62 range. At the ms62+ level of preservation, as here, this issue is rare and seldom offered except for when the finest gold collections enter the market. This example at ms62+ is tied for 13th finest with 12 grading ms63 and 1 at ms63+. Trends are ms62 $3,750 & ms63 $24,000 A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation