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1929 $20 MS66 PCGS. Various experts have different opi

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1929 $20 MS66 PCGS. Various experts have different opi
<B>1929 $20 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Various experts have different opinions regarding the number of 1929 double eagles that still exist. While the original mintage was 1,779,750 coins, most remained in the hands of the Treasury and were melted after gold was recalled in 1933. Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth wrote: "The last readily obtainable Saint-Gaudens double eagle is the 1928 issue. Beginning with the 1929 double eagle and continuing through the 1933 issue, any collector who undertakes obtaining these issues does so with extreme care and financial fortitude. As seen on earlier mintmarked issues, the 1929 double eagle was summarily rounded up and melted down in the 1930s. Few examples of this issue had left the country at this time, as the world economies sunk into a deepening depression, which started in mid-1929 with contracting trade and was loudly announced by the American stock market crash on October 29, 1929." Actual opinions of the experts regarding the number of known pieces ranges from 60 to 1,750. Only 293 pieces have been certified by NGC and PCGS (11/06), suggesting that the estimate that 1,750 coins still exist is exceptionally high.<BR> What is not open to debate is the number of coins that survive in Gem or finer grades. For example, PCGS has certified just 20 pieces in MS65 and five more in MS66, for a total of 25 coins. At the same time, NGC has graded exactly four Gem MS65 grade coins and only one MS66 piece.<BR> As we wrote in our Phillip Morse catalog: "The astute collector, with patience and the concomitant finances, should be able to acquire a better Mint State 1929. Furthermore, such a coin is likely to exude considerable eye appeal. According to Akers (1988) and Bowers, the typical 1929 is nearly always very sharply struck, is fully frosty, and very lustrous. Most specimens are a medium to rich greenish-gold or yellow-gold color, sometimes with faint rose or orange overtones." This Premium Gem seems to match the description from our Morse catalog in terms of individual appearance with extremely sharp design elements, highly lustrous and fully brilliant frosty surfaces, and exceptional yellow-gold color. It is also finer than either of the Morse coins, which graded MS65 and MS64.<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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