1913 $20 PR(PCGS#9210)

1913 $20 PR (PCGS#9210)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

详细说明: Exceptional Sandblast Proof 1913 Double Eagle 1913 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Proof-65 (PCGS). The warm honey-gold surfaces of this piece possess full originality and remarkable technical quality in a rare Proof striking of the 1913 Saint-Gaudens double eagle. Particularly noteworthy by their absence are distracting or otherwise grade-limiting contact marks. Such features would readily reveal themselves as "shiny" areas indicating breaks in the original texture. Instead, this lovely Gem exhibits an unbroken sandblast finish with myriad sparkling facets discernible with the aid of a loupe. The finish used to strike this issue is actually unique within the Proof Saint-Gaudens double eagle series, being a bit coarser than that used for the Proof 1911 and Proof 1912 yet a bit more fine than the finish seen in the typical Proof 1914 and Proof 1915. A beautiful and conditionally rare piece that is sure to see spirited biding at auction. The Philadelphia Mint struck only 58 Proof double eagles in 1913, the limited mintage indicating declining interest in the matte, Roman Gold and sandblast finishes used to strike coins of this type since the series' inception in 1907. The 1913 is the sixth rarest of 10 Proof Saint-Gaudens double eagle issues in today's market, surpassing the 1907 High Relief, 1908 Motto, 1910 and 1912 in this regard. PCGS# 9210. Provenance: From the RLS Collection. PCGS Population: just 5; 4 finer, all Proof-66.