1923 $20 MS66 PCGS....

Description

1923 Twenty Dollar, MS66
Surprisingly Scarce as a Premium Gem

1923 $20 MS66 PCGS. Ex: Duckor. Highly lustrous surfaces with bright orange-gold color and brilliant mint frost, this piece is tied for the finest example that PCGS has certified. Only a few tiny marks on each side have prevented an even higher grade, keeping it from the Superb Gem category. It is a sharply struck piece that presents exceptional eye appeal.
Although this particular date is not often named when Saint-Gaudens rarities are mentioned, it has the sixth lowest mintage of any date produced during the 1920s, and it is a prime condition rarity that is seldom encountered in any Gem grade. NGC and PCGS have certified more than 47,000 examples of the date, yet only 486 of those coins have been graded MS65 and just two have been certified as MS66 (7/11). Both of the MS66 coins are certified by PCGS, while the best NGC has ever graded is just MS65. In their Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins, Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth comment: "Curiously, this date is available for a price in MS-65 grades, but above that, only two ... have been certified by PCGS as MS-66; none have been graded that high by NGC or ANACS. Although preserved in great numbers, finding a gem MS-65 example can be a challenge."
For the collector of Saint-Gaudens twenties, the present example will prove to be an excellent acquisition, and it deserves its rightful place among the finest collections of these coins ever formed.
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 6/2007), lot 2781.
From The Oliver Collection.(Registry values: N1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26G5, PCGS# 9175, Greysheet# 10146)

Weight: 33.44 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.

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