1914 $20 PR(PCGS#9211)
1914 $20 PR (PCGS#9211)
The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 7221
- 等级
- PR63
- 价格
- 579,155
- 详细说明
- Majestic Sandblast Proof 1914 Double Eagle Rarity 1914 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. JD-1, the only known dies. Rarity-5+. Proof-63 (PCGS). CAC. This handsome and expertly preserved double eagle reveals the sandblast finish that the Mint used in production of Proof 1914 double eagles. Also evident is the deep honey-gold color that characterizes this issue, one of the more boldly colored among Sandblast Proof Saint-Gaudens twenties. It is fully struck with nicely preserved surfaces and is a highlight of the extensive Proof gold coin offerings in this sale. By 1914 the failure of the Mint's Sandblast and Satin Proof gold series inaugurated in 1908 had become obvious. Yearly mintages were far in excess of demand as contemporary collectors never embraced these coins as they had the cameo and brilliant Proofs of the Liberty Head gold series. The penultimate issue in the Proof Saint-Gaudens double eagle series, 70 coins dated 1914 were produced, all of which were struck between September 28 and December 19. No more than two-thirds of these coins seem to have been distributed, the balance of the mintage destroyed through melting in the Mint. Estimates on the number of survivors range from a low of 25 to 33 Proofs (Q. David Bowers, A Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins, 2004) to 40 to 45 Proofs (PCGS CoinFacts). Such totals confirm the 1914 as one of the rarest Proofs of its type. The present specimen is better preserved than the assigned grade might suggest and is sure to please even the most discerning specialist. Provenance: From the Mocatta Collection. PCGS Population: 5; 11 finer (Proof-66+ finest). CAC Population: just 3 in all grades. PCGS# 9211. NGC ID: 26H3. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]