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Liberty Double Eagles
1858 $20 MS62 NGC. Highlights of lilac and orange add colorful accents to the smooth, honey-gold surfaces of this conditionally rare Mint State double eagle. Sharply struck with a fine coat of mint frost on the devices, the central motifs stand out from semireflective fields. Based solely on eye appeal, it would not be surprising to find that this radiant and lustrous example ranks among the top dozen or so finest representatives of the issue.
We seldom see an 1858 any finer -- on four occasions, to be exact, when we sold MS63 coins -- the most recent of which was in 2005. A few light abrasions keep this example from the Select grade, with scattered small marks plus a tiny imperfection on the neck truncation, visible with a lens. The 1858 is marginally available in circulated grades, but elusive when Uncirculated and a rarity even at the MS62 level. NGC reports just one numerically finer coin. Census: 8 in 62, 1 finer (10/16).
From The Renz Family Collection of $20 Gold Coins.
1858 $20 MS62 NGC. Highlights of lilac and orange add colorful accents to the smooth, honey-gold surfaces of this conditionally rare Mint State double eagle. Sharply struck with a fine coat of mint frost on the devices, the central motifs stand out from semireflective fields. Based solely on eye appeal, it would not be surprising to find that this radiant and lustrous example ranks among the top dozen or so finest representatives of the issue.
We seldom see an 1858 any finer -- on four occasions, to be exact, when we sold MS63 coins -- the most recent of which was in 2005. A few light abrasions keep this example from the Select grade, with scattered small marks plus a tiny imperfection on the neck truncation, visible with a lens. The 1858 is marginally available in circulated grades, but elusive when Uncirculated and a rarity even at the MS62 level. NGC reports just one numerically finer coin. Census: 8 in 62, 1 finer (10/16).
From The Renz Family Collection of $20 Gold Coins.