Lot 1678
1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-66. A gemmy example, untoned and frosty. The surfaces are bright with sunlight-fresh golden luster and show none of the muting often seen on No Motto issues. Such, then, for luster. Turning to the other key factor, a coin that is desirable with this meticulous strike on Liberty's face, gown, and foot. The sharp device carries on over to the reverse where the eagle displays sharp breast feathers and fully detailed flight feathers trailing back from the wings. Many consider the twenty-dollar gold pieces designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens to be the most beautiful U.S. coin (PCGS # 9142) .
Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500.
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| Realized $2,760 |
