Frank's San Fran
1925-S


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: DOUBLE EAGLES - SAINT-GAUDENS
Item Description: $20 1925 S
Grade: NGC MS 63
Owner: ftrifilio5
 
Winning Set: Frank's San Fran
Date Added: 6/5/2015
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

1925-S Double Eagle, MS63
Branch Mint Melt Victim
1925-S $20 MS63 NGC. The scarcity of the 1925-S double eagle in Mint State seems to belie the issue's mintage of more than 3.7 million pieces. Seldom is such a coin encountered, and rarely without heavy abrasions. Although this issue is not generally included in the list of major late-series melt rarities, its overall scarcity is largely owed to the gold melts of the mid-1930s. Those pieces that survive owe much to European bank hoards, where they remained hidden until recent decades. This Select example displays satiny yellow-gold luster and minimally abraded surfaces. Faint die doubling is discernible on Liberty's lower gown and many of the peripheral stars. Census: 34 in 63 (1 in 63+), 25 finer

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