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***Auction Highlight*** 1911-p St. Gaudens $20 Gold Double Eagle Graded ms65+ By SEGS (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:11,562.50 - 23,125.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1911-p St. Gaudens $20 Gold Double Eagle Graded ms65+ By SEGS (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1911-p St. Gaudens $20 Gold Double Eagle Graded ms65+ By SEGS. 0 Up for Auction is a superb Gem plus 1911-p Saint Gaudens Double Eagle $20 Gold. This Philadelphia issue is scarce in all Mint State grades, and decidedly rare any finer than the Gem level. More than two-thirds of the 1911 double eagles grade MS63 or less -- a function of the low mintage, as well as the high percentage of the coins that were exported to Canada or Europe. Some pieces were sent to Panama as payment for Canal Zone infrastructure expenses, from a total mintage of just 197,250 P-mint circulation strikes.The present coin is a high-end, frost-yellow Gem. Only a few light abrasions are visible on either side, while the strike is uniformly sharp throughout both the obverse and reverse. Vibrant mint luster illuminates Liberty's well-defined features and the eagle's crisply struck feathering. Curiously, each 1 in the date varies in thickness and height, suggesting they were hand-cut into the master die, and not from a numeral punch, according to research by Roger Burdett