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Lot 1313 - 1916-S $20 St. Gaudens NGC MS64

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Lot 1313 - 1916-S $20 St. Gaudens NGC MS64
1916-S $20 St. Gaudens. This handsome double eagle seems to bear its smart luster and color without boastfulness; as the only double eagle issue of 1916, and with no further double eagles made until 1920, it stands out from the others in the series, and always has. Years ago -- okay in the 1970s, to put a precise date on it -- one large West Coast firm offered 500 pieces of 1911-S and of 1916-S double eagles for sale divided fifty-fifty between the two. They graded MS64ish for the most part (your cataloger was there, he saw them and helped to package the coins and take them to be mailed). They were offered in a Coin World advertisement. To demonstrate just how popular this coin is, within 4 days, all 500 pieces were sold, many going out as multi-coin purchases, with, sadly, numerous disappointed would-be buyers who got their checks returned to them after the deal sold out! Don't miss this exciting 1916-S offering. (We won't tell you the price back then, you'd be jealous.) (#9169)<p><i>The Franklin Dean Collection</i>