An 1870-CC Double Eagle, XF45 NGC offered for $312,000 to steer the December 12-15, 2024 U.S. Cash Signature Public sale from Heritage Auctions to $5,618,417.
“This is among the few survivors of this distinctive coin, which is among the biggest trophy-level cash of the complete double eagle sequence,” says Todd Imhof, Government Vice President of Heritage Auctions. “Solely 3,789 have been authentic struck, and of these, estimates of its surviving inhabitants have ranged from simply 40 to 65, making it the rarest gold coin from this traditionally vital Mint and a rare addition to a brand new assortment.”
The occasion drew 2,239 world bidders to the world’s main numismatic auctioneer, and achieved good sell-through charges of 100% by worth and by tons offered.
Additionally reaching six figures was a 1907 Excessive Aid Flat Rim Double Eagle, PR66star NGC that drew greater than three dozen bids on its solution to $144,000. The one instance to earn a PR66 grade with the coveted Star designation that signifies distinctive eye attraction, this coin is amongst simply 291 examples that NGC has licensed as proofs. Of these, simply 25 fall into the PR66 grade vary, the best of which — the instance supplied on this public sale — is the lone providing to hold the Star designation.
One other fascinating lot within the public sale was an 1861 Seven-Piece Silver and Minor Proof Set PR62 to PR67 PCGS that sparked 30 bids earlier than it closed at $90,000. The set features a Cent PR62, a Three-Cent Silver PR67, a Half Dime PR66, a Dime PR66 Fortin-101, a Quarter PR66 Briggs 7-E, a Half Greenback PR66 and a Silver Greenback PR67 OC-P2, R.4. Simply 1,000 units have been produced, in settlement with the mintage totals for every 1861 proof denomination listed within the Information E-book, however Walter Breen prompt that most likely 300-400 “offered as units, others as particular person cash, the rest … melted in 1862.”
An 1893-S Morgan Greenback, AU55 PCGS CAC, an attractive instance of a coin that seems on extra collector need lists than some other date-mintmark mixture within the sequence, commanded a profitable bid of $66,000. The reported mintage of 100,000 cash was the bottom within the sequence and the quantity really launched is considered even smaller … and in contrast to many different low-mintage points, there have been no portions of 1893-S {dollars} launched within the twentieth century. The coin on this public sale is considered one of simply 46 graded in 55 (1 in 55+), with 53 carrying finer grades; CAC: there are eight accepted in 55, and 12 finer.
One of many best examples of a 1924-S Double Eagle, MS65 NGC caught the eye of quite a few bidders, coaxing 42 bids earlier than it ended at $60,000. Though almost a decade faraway from the 1933 Gold Recall mandated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 1924-S was closely melted within the mid-Nineteen Thirties. Of the two.9 million that have been struck, most remained in authorities management by 1933. Roughly 250,000 have been “put out” to the Federal Reserve banks, however few ever made it into home commerce; the bulk ultimately returned to the Mint and have been melted down. It’s believed the surviving inhabitants has dwindled to roughly 1,100 examples.
One other double eagle that caught the eye of a number of bidders was an 1871-CC Double Eagle, VF30 NGC CAC, Winter 1-A that introduced $52,800.
Small mintages have a tendency to provide good outcomes, as was the case with a 1976 Nationwide Bicentennial Medal MS65 NGC that offered for $49,200. This medal was the Mint’s final tribute to the Nationwide Bicentennial, designed by Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro, and the biggest gold medal ever produced by the U.S. Mint, measuring 76mm in diameter and weighing 14.72 troy ounces of .900 advantageous gold. Every medal is numbered on the sting; this medal is quantity 13 from a reported distribution of 424, though an unknown variety of these produced have been probably melted within the Nineteen Eighties.
Apart from the 1870-CC double eagle and highlights listed above, full public sale outcomes will be discovered at HA.com/1379.
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