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Images courtesy of Global
Certification Services, Inc.
Notes:
The 1871-S Double Eagle is part of the series of $20 Gold pieces
issued between 1866 and 1876 that include the motto "IN GOD WE
TRUST" above the eagle and "TWENTY D." on the reverse.
Relatively common in circulated grades, the 1871-S Double Eagle becomes
rare in Uncirculated condition. Like most "Twenties" from
this period, the typical Uncirculated 1871-S is heavily bagmarked or
abraded and any coins that grade better than MS-62 must be considered
extremely rare.
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-64.
Recent appearances:
"Uncirculated"
(illustrated above). Ex - Sotheby's / Stack's "The 'Dallas
Bank' Collection" Auction, October 29-30, 2001, Lot 57, illustrated -
Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries, Inc.
IGC MS-62. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5306, illustrated, unsold
AU-58. Ex - Stanley Kesselman, February 4, 1972 - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 879, not
illustrated, sold for $2,760.00
AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva
Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 1376, not illustrated, sold for $747.50
NGC AU-55. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9221, not
illustrated, sold for $644.00
ANACS Net AU-55, Unc Details, Cleaned. Ex - Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9220, not illustrated, unsold
PCGS AU-53. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 316, not
illustrated, sold for $747.50
About Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1744, sold for $1,035.00
About Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1745, sold for $718.75
About Uncirculated. Ex
- Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19, 2000, Lot 1877,
not plated, sold for $1,955.00
AU-50. Ex - Stanley Kesselman, May 23, 1968 - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 880, not
illustrated, sold for $920.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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