1914-S $20 MS66+ PCGS....

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1914-S Double Eagle, MS66+
Tied for Finest at PCGS

1914-S $20 MS66+ PCGS. Ex: Fox. No double eagles were struck at the San Francisco Mint in 1912 and the famous Western facility only produced 34,000 examples in 1913. Things changed the following year, however, when a substantial mintage was accomplished. With 1.5 million coins struck and tens of thousands of examples certified at the leading grading services, the 1914-S represents one of the most collectible branch mint issues in the entire Saint-Gaudens double eagle series. About 65% of the original production was sent to Europe, while the remainder went either to South and Central America, or possibly Japan during the 1916-1918 period, according to Roger Burdette. The exceptional condition of this MS66+ representative suggests South or Central American origin, where double eagles were generally left untouched in their original bags. Textured orange-gold surfaces appear virtually pristine. Frosty mint luster rolls vibrantly over each side. This is one of six MS66+ submissions at PCGS with none finer (9/19).

David Akers (2008) Comments:
The 1914-S is one of the most common of the early issues in the early, pre-1920 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle series. Thousands of Mint State examples are known, most of which grade MS60 to MS65. Many of these coins trace their pedigrees to hoards that we released into the market during the 15 year period from 1970-1985. Like most issues in this series, the 1914-S is rare in MS66. Superb Gems are unknown.
From The Rollo Fox Collection of $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold. (Registry values: N2998)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26FU, PCGS# 9166, GSID# 10172)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 1.06oz
Mintage: 1,498,000

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