PCGS Auction Prices

1894 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-64+ (PCGS).

Original Lot at Stack's Bowers

Lot #
7393
Grade
MS64+
Sale Price
$11,400.00

Auction Details

Firm Sale Type Name Date Notes Lot
Stack's Bowers Auction Winter 2022 U.S. Coins Auction Nov-2022 1894 Liberty Head Double Eagle. MS-64+ (PCGS). Originally preserved with deep rose-gold color, this lovely near-Gem example also offers sharp striking detail and bountiful mint luster. The surfaces are remarkably pristine in hand, confirming this coin as among the finest known for the circulation strike 1894 double eagle. The mintage for this issue was 1,368,940 pieces, up more than one million coins over the previous year's tally of double eagles at the Philadelphia Mint. Most examples found their way overseas in banking and other transactions, and large numbers of 1894 double eagles have been repatriated in recent decades. We estimate some 15,000 to 25,000 Mint State examples of the date can be found today. However, most grade MS-60 to MS-62; premium Choice survivors, as offered here, are rare. Provenance: From the Fairmont Collection - CBL Set. PCGS Population: 24; 11 finer (all MS-65). PCGS# 9025. NGC ID: 26CB. Click here for certification details from PCGS.

PCGS Set Registry

This coin is currently in the Set Registry inventory of Fairmont Collection and is featured in one or more sets, including Fairmont Collection - CBL Set.