2120: 1925-S $20 MS64 PCGS. Start Price USD 26,000.00 Current Price USD 37,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, July 31, 2008 End Time Friday, August 01, 2008 Location Baltimore, MD See more about '2120: 1925-S $20 MS64 PCGS.' Description click for larger image2120: 1925-S $20 MS64 PCGS. 1925-S $20 MS64 PCGS. The 1925-S double eagle is one of the rarest dates in the series, although it does not have the same visibility as the 1927-D or a few other dates. In fact, this date is a bit underrated as most collectors look at the large mintage (3,776,500 pieces) and fail to give it the credit it deserves as a 20th century American gold coin rarity. Since 1993, we have only handled three finer quality examples of this date. The finest piece certified to date is the MS67 specimen that brought $287,500 in our November 2005 auction of the Phillip Morse Collection. The comments by Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth in their Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins are an important addition to the present discussion: "The tremendous mintage reported for the 1925-S double eagle should be all but forgotten, as most of this issue ended up being melted in the 1930s (like so many other branch-mint issues of the period). Those that did survive can likely be traced back to meager hoards held by European banks, or they were squirreled away by fortunate American collectors." This near-Gem example has softly frosted mint luster with exceptionally attractive yellow-gold color in the centers that deepens to a pronounced reddish patina around the margins. The strike is sharp on both sides, with only the slightest weakness evident in the usual locations; the city-scene on the obverse and the eagle's breast and leading edge of the wing on the reverse. A few insignificant abrasions are present that keep this example from a higher grade and Gem-quality assessment by PCGS. Population: 25 in 64, 5 finer (6/08).From the Stephen Stokely Collection, Part Five.Coin Engraver: Augustus Saint-GaudensShipping: Coins & Currency (view shipping information)Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. 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