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1876-S $20 MS64 PCGS. The PCGS population is just 50,

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1876-S $20 MS64 PCGS. The PCGS population is just 50,
<B>1876-S $20 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> The PCGS population is just 50, with only four finer pieces--for the entire design type! Although a large number of examples have been returned to the United States after a century or more in European and other overseas bank vaults, nearly all examples have proved to be low in the Mint State grade range. Circulated examples of this issue are plentiful in all grades, and Mint State pieces are easy to acquire in MS60 through MS62 grades. Even MS63 grade coins are not difficult to locate with a little patience, but MS64 examples are extremely difficult to find, and Gem specimens are impossible. In fact, PCGS has only certified one such example of this date.<BR> The Type Two design has proven to me a major condition rarity in the double eagle series. While Type Three examples are common in all grades, and Type One coins have become common in recent years due to the recovery of treasure from the <I>S.S. Central America, S.S. Republic,</B></I> and <I>S.S. Brother Jonathan,</B></I> there have not been any treasury recoveries of this design type.<BR> Its combination of elusiveness and aesthetic appeal makes this a coin for the numismatic dreamer. The impression is sharp, or perhaps full, and the surfaces have frosty yellow luster with light rose overtones. Each side has a limited quota of surface marks. The advanced double eagle specialist may wish to carefully examine the dentils below the 76 for some stray die markers that could represent a blundered date. Population: 9 in 64, 1 finer (4/07).<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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