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Dallas Signature US Coin Sale 1253 4-6 Apr 2017
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Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles
1922-S $20 MS64 PCGS. This frosty, sharply struck example adequately illustrates why the 1922-S is among the more attractive Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles from the 1920s. It displays vibrant rich-gold coloration with a golden-rose sheen that enhances the already impressive eye appeal. This is a minimally abraded survivor of an issue that was once ranked among the rarest 20th century double eagles when nearly the entire 2.6 million-piece mintage was melted in the 1930s. That was before several hoards were discovered in Europe and Central America from the 1950s through the early 1980s. Roger Burdette estimates 2,100 pieces now survive, although most are in lesser Mint State grades. The 1922-S remains scarce as a near-Gem and definitively rare any finer. PCGS has certified just 20 pieces in a finer numeric grade (2/17).
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 2/2003), lot 8638.
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1922-S $20 MS64 PCGS. This frosty, sharply struck example adequately illustrates why the 1922-S is among the more attractive Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles from the 1920s. It displays vibrant rich-gold coloration with a golden-rose sheen that enhances the already impressive eye appeal. This is a minimally abraded survivor of an issue that was once ranked among the rarest 20th century double eagles when nearly the entire 2.6 million-piece mintage was melted in the 1930s. That was before several hoards were discovered in Europe and Central America from the 1950s through the early 1980s. Roger Burdette estimates 2,100 pieces now survive, although most are in lesser Mint State grades. The 1922-S remains scarce as a near-Gem and definitively rare any finer. PCGS has certified just 20 pieces in a finer numeric grade (2/17).
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 2/2003), lot 8638.
HID02901242017