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NEW - $20.00 - 1854 Large Date PCGS AU55
NEW - $20.00 - 1854 Large Date PCGS AU55
Date…….1854 Large Date
Grade…….PCGS AU55
PCGS Price Guide.…………16000
Population (PCGS).…….…..26/33
Population (NGC)...…………53/42
Serial Number……98911.55/15440280
PCGS Lookup Number.…….98911
PCGS AU55 1854 LARGE DATE $20.00
This variety’s rarity in AU55 and higher grades has taken a pounding in the last decade as the PCGS population figures have risen from 10 in this grade with 15 higher in 2013, to 26 in AU55 with 33 higher as this description is being written in late March 2024. The 1854 Large Date is still rare in MS60 and finer but it is no longer a very scarce issue in AU55 and AU58.
That said, this is an especially nice coin for the date and grade with natural russet colors over moderately marked and still-lustrous surfaces.
Only four PCGS AU55 1854 Large Date double eagles have sold at auction since mid-2015 with the lowest price garnered in August 2023 ($8,400 for a rather low end Fairmont example), and the highest price realized attained in September 2019: $12,600 in a Heritage sale.
At well under $10,000 this example—which is housed in a much older PCGS holder—seems like really fair value.
