1929 $20

Description

1929 AU 58. The obverse of this very rare coin is fully mint state, with lots of luster and plenty of eye appeal. The reverse is just as appealing, but shows the faintest friction on the highpoints, enough so that we cannot, in good conscience, call it mint state. The rims are bevelled, perhaps accounting for the vulnerability of the reverse. This is the beginning of the end for the Saint-Gaudens series, and the beginning of a run of extremely rare issues, many with high, original mintages, but all with few survivors. Breen estimates that only 60 examples have survived of this date, including 40 that came out of a European hoard in 1984.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26GL, PCGS# 9190, GSID# 10152)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 0.9675oz
Mintage: 1,779,750

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.