1926-S $20 MS(PCGS#9185)

1926-S $20 MS (PCGS#9185)

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详细说明: A lustrous GEM example of this key date Saint. Sharply struck and nicely preserved surfaces, both sides are generally clean and free of any serious marks. Well struck, there is no weakness in any of the design elements. The color is pleasing and this coin has a good eye appeal. The double eagle issue of 1926-S suffered from the usual indignities of its brethren from the Denver and San Francisco Mints of this period. Most of the production struck ended up housed in United States Treasury vaults awaiting eventual orders. The commercial orders for these coins never materialized and after 1933 the coins were gathered up and shipped off to Fort Knox to be melted into gold bricks. So, despite a mintage of 2,041,500 pieces this is today a rather scarce issue, with the total numbers certified just under 1,500 pieces in all grades between the two major grading services. Virtually all of the known surviving examples of this date and mint are Mint State, or very close to it. PCGS 2, NGC 0. There are just four examples graded finer at PCGS. Neither MS65+ has ever sold in auction and the last MS66 sold a decade ago for $69,000. Recent MS65 examples have sold in the $15,600 to $22,800. In 65+, the Collectors Universe value is listed at $43,000. This is a very rare coin that is worthy of a strong bid from anyone still missing this late date Saint in their set. Cert. Number 36182258 PCGS # 9185.00