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1922-S $20 MS65 PCGS

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:22,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1922-S $20 MS65 PCGS
<B>1922-S $20 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Most of the 2.685 million-piece mintage of the 1922-S double eagle was likely retained in the United States and subsequently melted. However, some were also exported; Walter Breen (1988) noted: "At least 7,000 Uncs. turned up in Central America, 1983." With regard to Breen's assertion, David Bowers, in his <I>American Coin Treasures and Hoards,</B></I> quotes a July 7, 1996 letter from gold authority David Akers, who says of the 1922-S: "Only a few hundred coins were found, some of which were of high quality." In any event, high-grade Uncirculated 1922-S examples are a rarity. Only 21 MS65 representatives have been certified by PCGS and NGC, and a mere five are reported finer (all in MS66).<BR> The Gem featured in the current lot exhibits potent luster exuded from gorgeous peach-gold surfaces, as well as sharply impressed motifs; bold delineation is seen on the fingers of Liberty's hands and on her face. A few minute marks are trivial in context. Population: 10 in 65, 2 finer (11/07).<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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