Lot 2793
1925-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. Mostly untoned. If you are thinking of acquiring some examples of the rare mintmarked Saint-Gaudens double eagles from the 1920s in this sale, try this attractive 1925-S on for size. The fit should be perfect. The present choice coin is perhaps the rarest among the non-key dates (1920-S, 1921, and 1927-D are so expensive they almost require a co-signer to purchase), and, indeed, the 1925-S is well-known to this series. Differing from other issues of this type like the 1924-D, 1925-D, and 1926-S, the 1925-S is found most often circulated, a fact that makes the frosty BU a condition rarity as well. First-hand inspection doesn't lie: this important example is sharply struck on the main elements of the design. There is no evidence of die buckling around the peripheries that is sometimes seen. Light tawny-gold color and full, satiny luster shimmer across both sides in the presence of only the most trivial bagmarks. Graded conservatively, and a definite find for the specialist of 20th century gold. Pop 63; 92 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 9182) .
Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000.
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| Realized $12,650 |
