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1924-D $20 MS65 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:37,500.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1924-D $20 MS65 NGC
<B>1924-D $20 MS65 NGC.</B></I> The Lincoln cent and Saint-Gaudens double eagle series share some unusual traits, when one stops to think about it. Both series have some common early mintmarked pieces (the 1911-D comes to mind), along with some late-series mintmarked pieces that are much more elusive (and here the 1924-D and 1926-S come to mind for both series). Of course, the parallels break down almost as soon as they are begun, for while the Lincoln cent series boasts fairly common issues from the 1930s forward, the 1930s Saint-Gaudens issues are among the rarest of the rare, concluding with the essentially unobtainable (and for the most part, incredibly, illegal to own) 1933 coins. While the 1927-D and 1927-S Lincolns are obtainable for a price, the 1927-D Saint is the rarest regular-issue gold coin of the 20th century. And the Lincoln cents, at least the early issues, have apparently escaped wholesale recall and melting, unlike their precious-metal counterparts.<BR> The 1924-D Saint-Gaudens and Lincoln cent issues, like many of the mintmarked double eagles, differ in another crucial way: While the supply of Mint State Lincolns has dwindled over the years, the 1924-D Saint-Gaudens is actually less rare today than formerly, due to repatriation of numerous hoards of overseas coins that have made their way back to the United States in more recent gold-friendly decades. While once the 1924-D double eagle was considered a great rarity, today a couple of thousand pieces or so have been imported from those overseas treasure troves--the large majority in the lower Mint State grades--making the 1924-D of middling rarity within the series.<BR> But enough of generalities. It is the specifics of this coin that make it so appealing. The first attribute that calls itself immediately to the viewer's attention is the superlative color, a delectable melange of antique-gold and yellow-orange that deepens in the fields to amber-gold. Exceptional cartwheel luster complements the lovely patination, glinting boldly from each side. A few light ticks on Liberty's torso and midsection seemingly preclude an even finer grade, but the eye appeal is considerable on this Gem, one of 10 coins so graded at NGC with only two finer (6/07).<BR><I>From The Belle Glade Collection, Part Two.</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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