SOLD–$20.00 – 1889 PCGS MS62 CAC
SOLD–$20.00 – 1889 PCGS MS62 CAC
Serial Number 26036716
PCGS Lookup Number 9010
While obviously nowhere near as rare as the Philadelphia double eagles from the earlier part of this decade, the 1889 is a scarce issue in any Uncirculated grade and a date that becomes very rare in properly graded MS63. For most collectors, a nice MS62 hits the “sweet spot” due to the difference in price between this grade and an MS63 (Trends jumps to $16,500 in this grade).
This is a very choice coin for the grade with strong claims to an MS63. It shows beautiful rich natural orange-gold, rose and greenish hues with some darker highlights giving it a two-tone appearance. The luster is frosty in texture and there are just a few minor marks in the left obverse field that limit the grade.
Here is a coin that makes a lot of sense to me, value-wise, if you are a serious collector of Type Three double eagles.
CAC has approved five in this grade with only one example (an MS63) graded higher.
