Three NGC-certified Double Eagles Each Realize More than Half a Million in Heritage Sale

TThree Double Eagles certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) each realized at least $600,000 in the Long Beach Expo US Coins Signature Auction presented by Heritage Auctions. Four other NGC-certified coins in the sale also sold for six-figure amounts.

The top NGC-certified coin in the sale was an 1866 Liberty Double Eagle that realized $660,000. Graded NGC PF 65 Cameo and pedigreed to the Trompeter Collection, this coin (lot 3373) is one of only 10 examples recorded in the NGC Census.

1866 Double Eagle graded NGC PF 65 Cameo and pedigreed to the Trompeter Collection. Realized: $660,000 Click images to enlarge.

Struck a few years later on the other side of the country, another Double Eagle also impressed. An 1870-CC Double Eagle graded NGC AU 50 (lot 3312) realized $630,000. This Carson City issue is one of the key dates in the Liberty Double Eagle series. Out of the 46 listed in the NGC Census, there are only four examples graded higher than this one.

1870-CC Double Eagle graded NGC AU 50. Realized: $630,000 Click images to enlarge.

Meanwhile, an 1887 Double Eagle graded NGC PF 67+★ Cameo (lot 3374) realized $600,000. Pedigreed to the Miller Collection, this coin sits alone atop the nine examples in the NGC Census. It earned the NGC Star (★) Designation for exceptional eye appeal, which is highly desired by collectors.

1887 Double Eagle graded NGC PF 67+★ Cameo and pedigreed to the Miller Collection. Realized: $600,000 Click images to enlarge.

In addition to great gold rarities like these, two silver coins from Massachusetts’ colonial period that are pedigreed to the exquisite Christopher J. Salmon Collection also realized six figures. These were a Massachusetts (1652) 'NE' Shilling graded NGC XF 45 (lot 3419) and another graded NGC VF 35 (lot 3418), which realized $111,000 and $105,000, respectively. In August, a group of coins from the same collection sold for over $2.9 million; to learn more, click here.

Massachusetts (1652) 'NE' Shilling graded NGC XF 45 and pedigreed to the Christopher J. Salmon Collection. Realized: $111,000 Click images to enlarge.

Other NGC-certified highlights included:

• an 1857-S Double Eagle graded NGC MS 67 PL and pedigreed to the S.S. Central America shipwreck (lot 3300) that realized $150,000
• a 1908-S Double Eagle graded NGC MS 66 and pedigreed to the Ferrari Collection (lot 3385) that realized $105,000
• an 1871-CC Double Eagle graded NGC AU 58 (lot 3314) that realized $87,000
• a 1930-S Eagle graded NGC MS 64 (lot 3290) that realized $87,000
• an 1834 Crosslet 4 $5 graded NGC MS 61 (lot 3200) that realized $78,000
• an 1871-CC Double Eagle graded NGC AU 55 (lot 3313) that realized $78,000
• a 1920-S Double Eagle graded NGC MS 61 (lot 3393) that realized $72,000
• a 1795 13 Leaves Eagle graded NGC AU 53 (lot 3234) that realized $66,001

Prices realized include buyer's premium.