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1923 $20 MS66 PCGS. The 1923 Philadelphia-issue twenty

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:28,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 2.00 USD
1923 $20 MS66 PCGS. The 1923 Philadelphia-issue twenty
<B>1923 $20 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> The 1923 Philadelphia-issue twenty, like its 1922-P counterpart, was spared the mass meltings of the 1930s, most likely because many 1920s-dated double eagles resided in overseas banks. Several thousand pieces have been certified through the MS64 grade level, but MS65 coins are very elusive in comparison to the demand for them. MS66 examples are nearly unobtainable, with a mere three coins having been certified by PCGS, and none by NGC; neither service has reported any 1923-Ps finer.<BR> The coin offered here is one of the three known MS66 specimens. Another is currently in the Duckor Collection, and another was sold by Heritage out of the Philip Morse Collection, on November 3, 2005, where it realized $48,875. The present example may well be the finest known. It yields rich, softly frosted luster that radiates through a subtle blend of peach and orange-gold patination. The design elements are powerfully impressed, including excellent definition on Liberty's face and on the hand grasping the olive branch. Nicely preserved surfaces reveal no more than the expected occasional mark. A series of minuscule "chatter" marks beneath the N of TWENTY helps to identify this particular coin.<BR><I>From The Kutasi Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coin/Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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