PCGS MS63+
PCGS MS63+
- PCGS #:
- 8998
- Designer:
- James Barton Longacre
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 34.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 33.40 grams
- Mintage:
- 1,125,000
- Mint:
- San Francisco
- Metal:
- 90% Gold, 10% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $24,000 • MS64 • 01-12-2020 • Heritage Auctions
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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 6,500 |
| 60 or Better | 900 |
| 65 or Better | |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-3.7 |
| 60 or Better | R-5.2 |
| 65 or Better | R-10.1 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 32 / 73 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 29 / 73 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 73 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 101 / 148 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 94 / 148 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 148 |
Condition Census What Is This?
| #1 MS66 estimated grade |
#2 MS64+ PCGS grade
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| #3 MS64 PCGS grade |
| #4 MS63+ PCGS grade |
| #4 MS63+ PCGS grade |
| #6 MS63 PCGS grade |
| #6 MS63 PCGS grade |
| #6 MS63 PCGS grade |
| #6 MS63 PCGS grade |
| #6 MS63 PCGS grade |
Ron Guth:
The Saddle Ridge Hoard of gold coins, discovered in northern California in 2013, contained seventy 1882-S $20s, including two ungradeable coins, fifteen Mint State examples, and one new Second Finest Known (a single PCGS MS64+).
In July 2006, American Numismatic Rarities offered a cancelled obverse die from an 1872-dated Double Eagle, speculating that it may have come from the Carson City Mint because of a "C" stamped on the shank. Two other Liberty Head $20 obverse dies have appeared on the market:
1877, attributed to the Carson City Mint, sold in 2002 for $23,000
1882, attributed to the San Francisco Mint, sold in 2001 for $20,700
David Akers (1975/88):
The 1882-S is not a particularly scarce date but it is certainly harder to find in choice condition than most people realize. Overall, the 1882-S is similar in rarity to the 1879-S, 1885-S, 1888-S, 1892-S, 1893-S, 1901-S and 1905-S but it is much more rare in Unc. than any of those dates except the 1879-S. When available, which is fairly regularly, the 1882-S is typically only VF or EF. Choice and gem quality uncs do exist but they are surprisingly rare.