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1914 $20 MS66 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:32,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1914 $20 MS66 PCGS
<B>1914 $20 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: Duckor. The five-figure mintage of the 1914 double eagle may hint at rarity, but in most grades, this issue is readily available. Like a number of other Philadelphia double eagles, the 1914 is a hoard date, with repatriated pieces predominating on the market. Though the lesser Mint State grades are more heavily populated now than they were decades ago, as recounted by Akers and other gold experts, the overall rarity of better coins, such as Gems and Premium Gems, has changed little. While pieces kept safely in collectors cabinets were comparably immune to grade-lowering effects, the same cannot be said for the hoard coins, which often show mild to moderate abrasions from transportation and storage that was often rough and careless. This leads to the supposition that the present piece was cared for by a conscientious numismatist long before it caught the eye of its most famous owner. <BR> This is a truly remarkable example that resides at the pinnacle of the Condition Census for the 1914. In fact, the combined certified population shows just four Premium Gems, with none finer at either service (11/07). A soft, variegated mixture of orange-gold and green-gold patina over each side greets the viewer, and is, perhaps, this coin's strongest attribute. The strike is razor sharp throughout with excellent definition on the torch, Liberty's fingers, the olive branch, and the cluster of oak leaves under the date. The virtually unmarked surfaces are frosty with a coruscant, matte-like finish. A cluster of tiny marks is seen on Liberty's left (facing) thigh and can serve as a future identifier for this eminently appealing example.<BR><I>From The Jacob Collection of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> Augustus Saint-Gaudens<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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