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Browse Catalogue of Stack's June 2006 Auction Limited to: United States Coins → U. S. Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold) → U. S. Liberty Head Double Eagles Page 1 of 3  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page Categories  •  Stack's June 2006 → United States Coins → U. S. Double Eagles ($20.00 Gold) → U. S. Liberty Head Double Eagles Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1533 1850'O' AU $2,400.00 About Uncirculated. A frosty and attractive coin for the collector, although a small area of pin scratches residing left of the mintmark presents a challenge. The strike is sharp, and Liberty's face and neck are clean for an early Double Eagle that has seen any circulation. Interest in New Orleans coinage has risen dramatically in the past decade, as more collectors narrow their focus...  more 1534 1852'O' AU $1,600.00 About Uncirculated. This sharp, boldly struck and generally lustrous New Orleans coin shows delightful visual quality. A diligent student with a glass finds a few wispy obverse lines of little visual consequence at the upper stars. 1535 1854 Large Date AU $2,900.00 A very pleasing About Uncirculated. Some lustre remains in the protected areas and the surfaces are much nicer than normally encountered for a Double Eagle of this period. There is a minor nick on Liberty's jaw, close to her neck. The date is widely repunched with what appears to be a fragment from the top of the '4' appearing close to the curl and well above the '54', and there is a...  more 1536 1854'S' Small Date, wide 5 4. Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $1,500.00 - in essence but showing evidence of salt water immersion. Needle-sharp detail is overwhelmingly apparent on Liberty's flawless features. Subtly matte medium-gold surfaces impart breath-taking quality. Careful study reveals traces of salt water immersion, and this coin was possibly recovered from the historic wreck of the steamship Yankee Blade. 1537 1856'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $4,500.00 - or rather finer. Vigorously flashing, virtually prooflike lustre drenches this sharply struck early San Francisco coin. Both sides offer swathes of the most delicate red-gold, some scuffs from bag storage appear in the left obverse field. 1538 1858'S' CH EF $650.00 Choice Extremely Fine. Much bright lustre is retained in the protected areas. A glass reveals scattered light bagmarks and a couple of old toned-over scratches in the fields. 1539 1860 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $9,500.00 This undeniably premium example boasts splendid original surfaces covered with yellow-gold lustre, a meticulous strike exemplified by Liberty's smooth features and a freedom from distracting marks that must be seen to be fully appreciated. 1540 1866'S' With Motto EF $850.00 Extremely Fine. This example of the first San Francisco date with motto IN GOD WE TRUST is generally boldly detailed. The obverse rim is unusually high and broad, edged like the reliefs in a narrow band of russet-gold for fascinating contrast to the deep gold centers. 1541 1867'S' CH AU $1,800.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Subtly glowing gold pervades the generally smooth fields and boldly detailed devices for outstanding beauty. A glass finds a faint rim disturbance at 3:00, the reverse shows two narrow deposit lines. 1542 1868'S' AU $875.00 About Uncirculated. Devices stand forth sharply from fields that show hints of faint porosity on this high-grade example of an elusive Branch Mint date. Missing are the heavy bagmarks Akers calls typical of surviving examples. 1543 1869'S' CH EF $575.00 Choice Extremely Fine. Substantial detail is retained on all reliefs and devices despite measurable circulation. The fields are remarkably free of distracting marks. 1544 1871 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $4,200.00 Distinctly prooflike mirrored fields complement the meticulously detailed devices and sharply defined reliefs. Flashing red-gold fields show a few scattered contact marks, and one bag scratch in the upper left obverse field. This Type II Double Eagle will reward careful examination. 1545 1873 Open 3. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $2,500.00 - with claims to higher grade. Natural light yellow lustre is bright and assertive with hints of deeper color on the high points. 1546 1873 Open 3 CH AU $530.00 Choice About Uncirculated. Lustre is pleasingly full, fields show scattered marks from bag storage long ago. 1547 1873'S' Closed 3. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,200.00 Rich canary-yellow lustre drenches both sides of this exquisitely struck San Francisco piece. 1548 1877'S' CH AU $550.00 Choice About Uncirculated, and very close to full Mint State. Satisfying rich lustre covers virtually wear-free surfaces. A glass finds a few faint cleaning hairlines. 1549 1878'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $750.00 Abundant glowing lustre shows scattered marks from bag storage but this coin's overall appeal is high. 1550 1883'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $2,000.00 - or finer and enriched with bright semi-prooflike surfaces for exceptional beauty and appeal. Here is a coin destined for some particularly high quality collection. 1551 1883'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,600.00 - and approaching higher grade. Red-gold cartwheel lustre provides outstanding beauty and firm visual appeal. 1552 1888 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,400.00 Here is a highly attractive coin exhibiting the originality and sparkle of a higher grade. 1553 1890 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $1,300.00 At first glance this luxuriantly lustrous coin is fully Choice but close study reveals a small area of skillful smoothing in the right obverse field. 1554 1890'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $850.00 - and a whisper from fully Choice. The surfaces are clean and attractive for a Double Eagle of the period, with glorious lustre in the fields. An impressive example. 1555 1893'S' Brilliant Uncirculated BU $550.00 Marvelously glowing cartwheel lustre shows a few scattered tics but the overall visual appeal is great. 1556 1894 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $550.00 This coin's vigorous lustre gives it the appeal of a higher grade and it is certainly better than average for this 1890's date. 1557 1895 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $1,300.00 - a virtual Gem in terms of visual excellence thanks to a bold strike and cartwheel radiance of glowing light yellow-gold lustre. Here is coin of rare quality and unquestioned appeal. 1558 1895 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated CH BU $575.00 Tremendous cartwheel lustre with some moderate abrasion visible on the obverse fields. The lustre is great and the strike is medallic. 1559 1895 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $550.00 - and virtually Choice. This coin presents a wealth of gleaming yellow-gold with only a few trivial marks. 1560 1895 Brilliant Uncirculated BU $550.00 - and an exceptionally strong example of the grade. This coin would be fully Choice but for a couple of reverse rim marks. 1561 1895'S' Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $4,000.00 This gorgeous example boasts forcefully reflective, mark-free fields, a magnificent strike and luxuriant lustre of a quality seldom seen for this denomination in the 1890's. 1562 1896 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated VERY CH BU $2,100.00 A coin that retains fresh and vibrant surfaces, save for a small disturbance in the field near Liberty's nose. Nevertheless, surfaces boast abundant eye appeal and fewer bagmarks than usually encountered. Page 1 of 3  •  First  Previous  Next  Last  • Goto Page

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