1923 $20 MS66 PCGS....

"The 1923 Philadelphia-issue twenty, like its 1922-P counterpart, was spared the mass meltings of the 1930s. This was likely because many were among large number [sic] of coins shipped to Germany under the Dawes Plan, which were then transferred from bank-to-bank. However, among Philadelphia Mint twenties, the 1923 double eagle is the scarcest in the 1922 through 1928 range."

"This is one of the finest 1923 Double Eagles that we have ever encountered. It is completely 'original' and has never been cleaned or even dipped. The color is the coin's strongest point; it is a very rich orange gold with a few copper highlights."

"Although it is an even more common issue than the 1920, the 1923 does share with it one important characteristic. It is also a classic example of a condition rarity although the grade at which a 1923 becomes a major rarity is not MS65 like the 1920, but rather MS66. So whereas there may be only one 1920 in MS65 (and possibly one or two others according to some), the 1923 is still fairly common at that grade level. For the 1923, its major rarity status begins at MS66 and there are no more than a handful of such specimens known with none verified or even rumored to exist finer. I first saw the coin offered here as the Duckor specimen when it was consigned to Paramount's session of Auction '84. In the intervening 28 years I have yet to come across another that was its equal."