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GC tonight - 1864 Liberty Gold Double Eagle NGC Proof-65 UC sold for $669,375 w/ BP - Mintage: 50

GoldbullyGoldbully Posts: 17,948 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited August 10, 2025 6:53PM in U.S. Coin Forum

Beautiful coin with wonderful detail. Don't like the 'scratchy' fields for a 65, but what do I know.

Congratulations to the winner.

I assume this is a record price for an 1864 proof double eagle gold coin in this grade.

Big night for Great Collections yet again.






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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 35,943 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I upgraded

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  • batumibatumi Posts: 863 ✭✭✭✭

    Proof gold has been on a tear. Must be a lot of money chasing the small number of coins. Perhaps a few whales pursuing a set of these ala Trompeter?

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,840 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks over graded to me. It's sort of cloudy and has too many hairlines in the obverse field.

    These things are so rare that almost any price might be realized, but I don't think that the grade is correct.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • pcgsregistrycollectorpcgsregistrycollector Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A drop in the bucket for some filthy rich dudes

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  • batumibatumi Posts: 863 ✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    It looks over graded to me. It's sort of cloudy and has too many hairlines in the obverse field.

    These things are so rare that almost any price might be realized, but I don't think that the grade is correct.

    From the posted photos, I agree. There was recently a nice 1878 twenty sold which was graded Pr 64 also CAC'ed which appears very similar to the mentioned 1864 PR 66.

  • HillbillyCollectorHillbillyCollector Posts: 694 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BillJones said:
    It looks over graded to me. It's sort of cloudy and has too many hairlines in the obverse field.

    These things are so rare that almost any price might be realized, but I don't think that the grade is correct.

    >
    Agree and perhaps that’s why it’s not carrying a sticker.
    A rare coin for sure but hairlines just kill me!

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,840 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @batumi said:
    Proof gold has been on a tear. Must be a lot of money chasing the small number of coins. Perhaps a few whales pursuing a set of these ala Trompeter?

    It probably has to do with registry points. Over at NGC, collectors with Proof gold a shutting everyone down. The registry points you get overwhelm whatever you have in Mint State.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • skier07skier07 Posts: 4,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It’s in the wrong holder and doesn’t have a sticker. Proof double eagles are beautiful coins and grading a proof coin from a picture is a fools game.

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