Lot 2781
1924-S $20 St. Gaudens. NGC graded MS-64. Nice orange and golden toning. Scarce date. The 1924-S is a splendid double eagle rarity, one among a profusion of branch mint rarities from the 1920s. At one time it was even believed to be among the greatest rarities in the series, handily outdistancing the 1907 Ultra High Relief and the Liberty Proofs of 1883 and 1884. However, sufficient numbers exist today that they come on the market with regularity, usually in lower Mint State grades. The 1924-S is very similar to the 1924-D in this matter in terms of overall rarity. The major difference between the two issues is that the 1924-S is scarcer in MS-64 than the 1924-D. A mintage of 2,927,500 coins from San Francisco this year, but most were melted in the 1930s. Pop 100; 19 finer; 18 in 65; 1 in 66.
Estimated Value $11,000 - 13,000.
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| Realized $10,063 |
