Lot 2555
1902 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61 PQ. A beautiful and entirely original example of this better date Type III double eagle. Rich yellow gold surfaces are matched on the obverse and reverse. The fields and devices are much finer in quality than the assigned grade of MS61. Only the faintest of hairlines can be observed in the fields. There are three better date double eagles from the Philadelphia Mint from the early 20th century, the 1902, 1905 and 1906. Of these three, the 1902 and 1905 are the scarcest. A small mintage of 31,140 was all that was produced in 1902 and survivors rarely make it past the MS63 grade. We feel certain that bidding will be intense for this original, choice and undervalued double eagle scarcity. Housed in an old PCGS green label, fat letter holder (PCGS # 9041) .
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
The Michael M. Magdic Collection.
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