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3540- 1926-S $20 St. Gaudens PCGS MS65

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:12,000.00 USD Estimated At:24,000.00 - 26,000.00 USD
3540- 1926-S $20 St. Gaudens PCGS MS65
<Our item number 118153><B>1926-S &#36;20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65.</B> Lovely array of golden toning on both sides. Just a small percentage of the coins from this Mint in 1926 are believed to be left for collectors to fight over. From an original mintage in excess of 2 million pieces, the Mint State population shrinks like plastic wrap in the hot sun above the MS63 and MS64 level. This blazing Gem MS65 boasts a pleasing, virtually full strike, and also exhibits appealing shades of color. The satiny luster is lovely as well, smooth and complete, and helps to accent the carefully maintained features. A small contact mark is visible left of the torch&#39;s tip, and a minor mark at Liberty&#39;s forehead. Meanwhile, the eagle is immeasurably finer and gemmier than the eagles seen on just about every other 1926-S double eagle in high grade; bagmarks seem to plague the issue. An attractive and high-end example of this extensively melted date &#40;Most third-party graded 1926-S twenties fall into the MS62 to MS64 grade range. Specimens grading as high as the present example can be considered very scarce, as these figures shows: <B>Pop 24; 2 finer in 66</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 9185&#41;</B>. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;24,000-26,000. <I><BR>The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 118153<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/118153.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/118153N2.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/118153N3.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>