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$20 Gold/Territorial
Gold
2012
1925
.
PCGS graded MS-62
. Mostly untoned. A select, frosty-
gold Saint, there are no unsettling deep bagmarks on either
side, just minor abrasions. (
PCGS # 9180
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,250 - 1,300
S
CARCE
1925-S $20 S
T
. G
AUDENS
2013
1925-S
.
NGC graded MS-61
. Mostly untoned and frosty.
Well struck and lustrous for the issue. The 1925-S is similar
in condition rarity to the 1924-S and 1926-D, but it is
clearly not the unconditional rarity that the '26-D is. The
1925-S, like the '26-D, was never found in overseas hold-
ings of Double Eagles as were other mintmarked dates in
the 1920s, explaining in great part why these two issues
are so rare. (
PCGS # 9182
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $6,500 - 7,000
S
CARCE
1926-D $20 S
T
. G
AUDENS
2014
1926-D
.
PCGS graded MS-62
. Nice golden toning. The
attractive golden color competes with reddish gold subtle-
ties for your attention; the surfaces exhibit a few normal
field abrasions. Unlike some that are unevenly made, this
’26-D example sports eye-opening sharp striking definition.
All minute detail fully evident in Liberty’s gown folds and
hair and on the eagle where all breast feathers show. This
is the only Denver Minted gold coin struck in 1926. All other
denominations were made at either Philadelphia or San
Francisco.
Among Saint-Gaudens double eagles the 1926-D is one of
the more elusive of its era. In the context of the 1920s pro-
duction figures, that for the 1926-D was considered small,
just 481,000 pieces. It is likely that few were distributed to
the public, perhaps 1,000 or so. Most were retained by
banks or held in the Treasury vault for Gold Certificate
backing. When the gold seizure took place in 1933, the
majority of this issue was sent back to the Mint for melting
in the mid to late 1930s. Today, the population is likely in
the range of 300 to 450 pieces, making it a rarity. Years
ago, just a handful were known, and much ink was spilled
on extolling the fame of the Extra Rare 1926-D. Catalogs
from the late 1940s and early 1950s are worth reading in
this regard, since they transmit an appreciation for the
Saint-Gaudens series back then, not only the 1926-D but
for other rare dates as well.
Pop 50; 86 finer
. (
PCGS #
9184
)
Estimated Value .....................................$16,000 - 17,000
2015
1927
.
PCGS graded MS-64 PQ.
CAC Approved
. A hint of
light gold tone. (
PCGS # 9186
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,250 - 1,300
2016
1928
.
Sharpness of MS-63.
With light obverse hairlines. Still
quite lustrous and choice.
Estimated Value ..............................................$1,150 - 1,200
T
ERRITORIAL
G
OLD
C
OINS
2017
$10 Horseman Restrike S.S. Central America 1857/0
Justh & Hunter 4330.138
. In a special gold foil PCGS holder.
Made from a Justh & Hunter gold bar. 913 Fine Cal. Gold recov-
ered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck treasure. Struck
in 2002 by the California Historical Society on the 150th anni-
versary of the launching of the original S.S. Central America
(called The George Law).
Estimated Value ................................................... $800 - 900
