$20 1914-S Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle NGC/PCGS MS66
Just a single coin is finer known one grade higher
$11,995.00
In stock
Product Code
C4473
| Denomination | Double Eagle |
|---|---|
| Series | Saint-Gaudens |
| Composition | Gold |
| Year | 1914 |
| Mint | San Francisco (S) |
| Grade | Mint State |
| Mint State Score | MS 66 |
| Certification | PCGS, NGC |
Description
- Condition Rarity: Only 357 examples are graded in Gem Mint State 66 condition
- Just 1 example is finer known in Superb Gem Mint State 67, one grade higher
- Condition Rarity occurs when few coins survive in high grades making them difficult to find
- Finer than the MS62 condition example housed in the illustrious Smithsonian Institution
- Struck in 1914 at the San Francisco Mint
- Graded in Gem Mint State 66 condition
- Out of all Double Eagles ever struck, 39% were melted down as part of Executive Order 6102 in 1933 as part of an effort to reclaim American gold
- The Saint-Gaudens Gold Double Eagle was minted from 1907 to 1933
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens, under the guidance of President Theodore Roosevelt, created the inspirational design that kicked off the Renaissance of American Coinage
- Every circulating US coin was redesigned, from the Lincoln Cent in 1909 to the Peace Dollar in 1921, in the era known as the Renaissance of American Coinage