Lot 2789
1925-D $20 St. Gaudens. NGC graded MS-64. A hint of light tone and quite frosty. A few nicks at the base of the torch; some others, equally minor, below the eagle but hidden in the sun rays. In a year of high production at the Denver Mint, 2,938,500 double eagles were struck in 1925, one of the boom years of the Roaring Twenties. Some of these were released into general circulation. Most newly minted 1925-D double eagles were sent to Europe, and remained stored in banks, primarily in Switzerland and France. At one time, the 1925-D was considered a great rarity like the 1924-S, much more so than the 1920-S, 1930-S, 1931, and 1932. This was before many were discovered in the 1950s, followed by even larger numbers in Europe in the 1960s. As of this writing, the '25-D is regarded to be on a par in rarity with the 1924-D, although in finer Mint State grades (MS65 and better), it is slightly rarer, with only a dozen examples certified.
The current example is a bold near-Gem that features choice color and lustrous, frosty surfaces that have a layer of sparkling mint originality gracing both sides. Pop 78; 8 finer; 7 in 65; 1 in 66.
Estimated Value $16,000 - 18,000.
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| Realized $16,100 |
