Lot 1691
1909-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Delicately toned. This example, illustrative of the gem quality only now and then seen in its top grade class, has iridescent gold surfaces and delicate patina over both sides. Another thing, this piece displays a precision strike on the legends and main device, consistently found on the best struck S-mint dates, which collectors will want to pay a mind to since not even a trace of soft detail is seen on either side. Pop 1; the finest graded at PCGS for the variety (PCGS # 145741) .
Curiously, there is also known an S over S 1909-S Lincoln cent variety, no doubt a coincidence in the making of so many dies each year for what is, after all, a large scale coin-manufacturing factory known as a mint.
Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000.
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| Realized $3,910 |
