Guess the final hammer price. This is a really beautiful early Gold Double Eagle, and not common in this condition, and with this level of eye appeal.
Disclosure, I don't know the market but would be around where the last for posters guessed, (around $15k) as a guess. Then again, a 1902 indian head just sold for $144k so who knows.
Market dilution will be at play, especially with the 66+ and 67s that have sold, setting the price point. there were a lot of 65s. JA opines that the condition and eye appeal was fairly common with most of the hoard. 5% or so had issues, and 4 were superb-67 superb. So.....
PCGS Guide say $17,500 as of this post with a recent NGC sale at $9,000 (not CAC) and PCGS at $14,000 (CAC and SS Central America pedigree). I'll say this one comes somewhere in between those two. So I'll go with $11,500 total (that includes the b.p.)
GREY CAC Retail is 14K, so, RETAIL? Interestingly, 50,55,58 and 62 is climbing. These grades have a wonderful appearance, and would satisfy the average hobbyist at a reasonable (read wonderful) price.
No, there are 67s out there, but few that are super attractive. Here is a link to the auction: https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/1186667/1857-S-Liberty-Gold-Double-Eagle-PCGS-MS-65-CAC
I am not certain I understand the not shipwreck comment, or the significance. I also do not understand that it may be the finest known that is not, or the significance, regardless of the TPG Grade.
I've got a 1904 American Liberty Double Eagle. It was my first gold purchase or have owned. I was a late bloomer. I thought "IT" was the prettiest coin I had seen. I knew very little about coin collecting and grading coins. I found out that mine had scratches on its face. Maybe it did affect me somewhat, but it was the only gold that I had every owned and I was not going to let anyone have it. We each have our favorites. Many years ago, I found a puppy under the hood of my car. I tried to find out who the owner was, but to no avail. Everyone told me that the puppy was the ugliest one they had ever seen and that I should take him to the pound. I was dead set against that, so I finally decided to keep him, even though others thought he was ugly. That puppy slept with me for 12 years and I knew there would be a time that I wouldn't have him anymore. That day finally came. He is still with me buried in the back yard. I put a brick where he lays with his name on it... Chewy. I didn't think I could ever get another puppy. It took me three years, but my vet called me. He said he had something he wanted to show me. When I went to him, he told me to hold out my hands. When I did, he placed a puppy in my right hand and then he told me to hold out my left hand, and there was the ugliest puppy I had ever seen. They were chi-weenies... a boy and a girl. My vet told me that someone had left them in a box at the door of his office. After I paid him, I took them home and put them in a playpen that Chewy had slept in when I was at work. One is a boy, named Beau (Beaucephus) and the other is Belle (Belladonna). I now have 2 bed partners. We all have our favorites, whether it's a dog, a cat, or a gold coin. There will come a time that you will make a change. Best of luck to you all, and thank you for sharing you love of collecting coins. I have learned a great deal from you.
Coin is currently at $8056.44. Interestingly, there is another 1857-S, but a shipwreck coin in NGC MS-65 in a week later auction that is listed with a starting bid of $13,500 but no takers yet.