1913 $20 MS(PCGS#9161)

August 2021 ANA U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

4277

等级

MS65

价格

186,579

详细说明

Incredible Gem Mint State 1913 Saint-Gaudens $20 Popular Low Mintage Issue 1913 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-65 (NGC). This endearing Gem displays vivid golden-rose color to both sides. The devices exhibit a fine, satiny luster, which handsomely contrasts the more matte-like texture that blankets the fields throughout. The complexion is smooth and without distractions to the naked eye, as one should expect at the assigned grade level. Well struck and technically superior in every respect. The 1913 Saint-Gaudens double eagle boasts the sixth lowest mintage for a regular issue from the Philadelphia Mint, ranking after the 1914, 1912, 1915, 1908 with Motto, and 1909. Just 168,780 examples were struck and very few circulated domestically. Instead, the majority of these coins were held in bags for export abroad or eventual melting. Most surviving examples of this issue are from repatriated holdings in Europe or South America and many show significant bagmarks. Examples are somewhat common in lower Mint State grades, but the 1913 $20 becomes a considerable condition rarity in grades that approach Gem Uncirculated. There are perhaps less than 30 distinct pieces remaining in grades of MS-65 and finer, with the very finest certified example grading MS-66 at NGC. The present piece is undoubtedly one of the top survivors of this low mintage issue. Collectors of the finest 20th century U.S. Mint gold coinage will consider this an irresistible opportunity. NGC Census: 19; 2 finer (MS-66 finest). PCGS# 9161. NGC ID: 26FN. Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com Click hereto see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]