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Lot 0547 1911 $20 St. Gaudens PCGS MS65

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 150,000.00 USD
Lot 0547 1911 $20 St. Gaudens PCGS MS65
Despite the relatively low production of double eagles at Philadelphia this year (197,350 pieces), one could easily get the misconception that the 1911 twenty is relatively easy to acquire in Gem and better condition. Of course, in reality nothing could be further from the truth. The residue of surviving coins, especially of high quality examples, is extremely small and MS66 representatives are as scarce as anything.

Offered here is yet another incomparable Premium Gem from the Megan Collection of high quality gold pieces. It might be months or even years before another 1911 comes up for sale with this coin's consistent high quality. Both sides exhibit impeccable matte-like surfaces with a soft, frosted orange-golden sheen, all coated in lovely beaming originality. Even inspection with glass fails to reveal any appreciable marks, while the strike is very crisp. A significant acquisition for the good judge of Saint-Gaudens twenties.