Lot 3545
1930-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. PCGS #11617033. Nice natural golden toning on both sides of this premium quality example. A very rare late date Saint Gaudens double eagle. The production run was a mere 74,000 pieces, helping to explain the low supply of coins available for collectors to obtain. There do not appear to be many abrasions that would bar this frosty double eagle from its lock-solid MS64 designation by the grading service. Since it is a near-Gem we encourage one and all to formulate a strict market price. There were be no slipping through the cracks when it comes time for bidding. Besides the coin's smooth features, both sides show a precision strike that conforms well with what we know about other 1930-S $20 gold pieces, that this date was more carefully produced than other S-mint twenties in the Saint-Gaudens series. Identical to other issues in the late 1920s and early 1930s, this was a heavily melted year. Like the 1929, 1931, 1931-D, and 1932 from the standpoint of total number of coins known, the amount saved was drastically reduced after the great gold seizure by the Federal government in 1933 (approximately $2.8 billion in gold valued at the then $20.67 per ounce fixed price). Pop 18; 7 in 65, 5 in 66 (PCGS # 9191) .
Estimated Value $130,000 - 140,000.
The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection.
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| Realized $152,375 |
