Lot 1824
1856-S NGC graded AU Details. Obverse improperly cleaned, yet there luster lapping at the fields and hidden within the devices pointing to the fact this double eagle scarcely served its time in circulation before being set aside. No doubt it spent most of its existence as gold backing for paper money. Fortunately it lay undiscovered when the gold confiscation of 1933 resulted in millions of double eagles being melted into bars (1933-37) (PCGS # 8919) .
Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400.
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