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Philadelphia Mint Bag for 1928 Double Eagles

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:675.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 USD
Philadelphia Mint Bag for 1928 Double Eagles
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[United States Mint at Philadelphia]. CANVAS BAG FOR $5000 WORTH OF 1928 $20 GOLD PIECES. Approx. 13.5 by 6.25 inches; coarse white canvas lettered in black: No. 117 $5000 Double Eagles U.S. MINT PHILADELPHIA 1928. Empty (!), and a bit soiled from use, and ragged where opened at top, but still an impressive and interesting accompaniment to any collection including these coins. A really striking and rarely seen piece of U.S. Mint ephemera, used for the largest regular denomination coin produced. A very similar $20 bag from the same year sold in a Heritage auction in 2008 for $1400 hammer.