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3573- 1909 $20 St. Gaudens PCGS Proof 64

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:15,000.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 33,000.00 USD
3573- 1909 $20 St. Gaudens PCGS Proof 64
<Our item number 119369><B>1909 &#36;20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded Proof 64.</B> All Proof double eagles struck this year were of the Roman gold style of the sandblast &#40;sometimes called &#34;matte&#34;&#41; Proofing process. As such, the coin has an inordinately bright, glowing look to it for a Proof. The surfaces display rich yellow-gold color, and we note a wide square rim on the obverse and reverse. Of course, this piece is the greatest rarity, the elite among Saint-Gaudens pieces, with full importance to numismatics in general and the advanced collector in particular. Very few were struck in 1909. It wouldn&#39;t surprise us to learn, that the number of survivors is lower than most suppose, given that many in the population databases were multiple submittals. Only 67 Proofs struck. <B>Pop 7; 2 in 65, 1 in 66, 2 in 67</B> <B>&#40;PCGS # 9206&#41;</B>. <BR><BR>The surfaces on these fine Proofs is entirely unlike the light or dark sandblast finishes of 1908 and 1911 to 1915, and often described as a hybrid between matte and brilliant when on coins of 1909 and 1910. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;30,000-33,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 119369<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/119369.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/119369N2.jpg"> <BR><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/42jpegs/119369N3.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>