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1926-D $20 St. Gaudens

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:16,500.00 USD Estimated At:33,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD
1926-D $20 St. Gaudens
<Our item number 139351><B>1926-D &#36;20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-63.</B> In PCGS holder 11447593. Well struck, nice and froslty and untoned. Among Saint-Gaudens double eagles the 1926-D is one of the most elusive of its era. The present piece is dazzles us with its brilliance and displays full frosty all luster, with only a few bagmarks present, the most notable one a small nick on the left breast of Liberty. From top to bottom and side to side, the coin is not merely &#34;very&#34; attractive, but downright, indisputably decidedly attractive, and it compares favorably with some that have been called Mint State 64.<BR><BR>In terms of the branch mint double eagles minted in the 1920s, the production figure for the 1926-D was on the low side, with 481,000 pieces the recorded figure. As seems likely, only a few thousands were put into circulation, perhaps as few as 1,000 or so. Today, the census is believed to range up to 450 pieces, making it a rarity in all grades. Catalogers in the 1940s and 1950s were f ond of describing this as a Key Date in the series; it is still a very scarce issue in this regard, and for bidders to transmit their appreciation of this fact, a strong bid is called for. <B>Pop 53; 24 finer with 17 in 64, 5 in 65, 2 in 66</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 9184&#41;</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;33,000 - 35,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 139351<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/139351.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/48jpegs/139351N2.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>