1925-S $20 MS(PCGS#9182)
1925-S $20 MS (PCGS#9182)
November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2366
- 等级
- AU50
- 价格
- 31,822
- 详细说明
- 1925-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS). OGH. CAC. An attractive medium gold example with overall bold striking detail and plenty of satiny mint luster remaining. The 1925-S is one of several issues from the later Saint-Gaudens double eagle series that is far scarcer in numismatic circles than a generous mintage might imply. Rather than being used in international commerce like other double eagle issues from this era such as the 1925 and 1926, the 1925-S was largely used as backing for Gold Certificates and as a storehouse for some of the nation's gold bullion reserves. In the aftermath of the gold recall of the early 1930s, most of the 3,776,500 pieces produced were taken from government storage and melted in 1937. This fortunate survivor likely numbers among the few examples of the 1925-S that escaped this fate through exportation. Sure to see spirited bidding among double eagle specialists. PCGS# 9182. NGC ID: 26GC.