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"1853/2" Double Eagle
$20, 1853/2 So-called "overdate." AU-58 (PCGS). Satiny honey gold with strong lustre present. Overdate details plainly visible under low magnification. A desirable piece, attributed by Breen as an overdate, and believed by some (including PCGS) to be such, although the cataloguer (QDB) believes it may be a repunching. No matter, the variety is widely collected.
Details
$20, 1853/2 So-called "overdate." AU-58 (PCGS). Satiny honey gold with strong lustre present. Overdate details plainly visible under low magnification. A desirable piece, attributed by Breen as an overdate, and believed by some (including PCGS) to be such, although the cataloguer (QDB) believes it may be a repunching. No matter, the variety is widely collected.
Among known pieces, this is one of the finest anywhere. In fact, only one better example has been certified by PCGS, an MS-61 example sold by Bowers and Merena Galleries in Part IV of the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection (November 2000).
Among known pieces, this is one of the finest anywhere. In fact, only one better example has been certified by PCGS, an MS-61 example sold by Bowers and Merena Galleries in Part IV of the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection (November 2000).
Further details
Tied with one other for finest of three examples from the S.S. Central America treasure certified by PCGS. Raised horizontal die lines extend from the dentils into the field at the first, second, and final obverse star.