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FUN Signature US Coin Sale 1251 4-6 & 8-9 Jan 2017
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Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles
1908-S $20 MS62 PCGS. A three-year coinage hiatus from 1917 to 1919, separates the Saint-Gaudens double eagle series into two segments. The later portion of the series is a major challenge to collect, as it includes all of the major melt rarities affected by the Gold Recall order of 1933. The earlier With Motto portion has only a single true key date: the 1908-S. This was the first Saint-Gaudens double eagle coined in San Francisco, and only 22,000 pieces were struck. Due to the recovery of foreign trade coins in recent decades, the issue is available to the seeker, but a patient search is required to locate an appealing Mint State example that does not break the bank. The present coin displays a bold strike and lustrous honey-gold surfaces. Uniform surface chatter appears over each side, consistent with the grade, but there are no individually significant abrasions.
1908-S $20 MS62 PCGS. A three-year coinage hiatus from 1917 to 1919, separates the Saint-Gaudens double eagle series into two segments. The later portion of the series is a major challenge to collect, as it includes all of the major melt rarities affected by the Gold Recall order of 1933. The earlier With Motto portion has only a single true key date: the 1908-S. This was the first Saint-Gaudens double eagle coined in San Francisco, and only 22,000 pieces were struck. Due to the recovery of foreign trade coins in recent decades, the issue is available to the seeker, but a patient search is required to locate an appealing Mint State example that does not break the bank. The present coin displays a bold strike and lustrous honey-gold surfaces. Uniform surface chatter appears over each side, consistent with the grade, but there are no individually significant abrasions.