Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
1923-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-67 (PCGS).
An attractive Superb Gem with golden-tan coloration and scattered traces of honey-gold patina across the obverse. The fields are intensely satiny and frame bold and untroubled devices. With 1.7 million coins struck, the 1923-D is the most readily obtainable mintmarked double eagle from the 1920s and 1930s. Even so, premium quality Superb Gems such as this are rare from a condition standpoint. This piece is tied with the magnificent Simpson and Duckor specimens at MS-67 (PCGS), and only a single coin has been graded finer at MS-68 (PCGS). An ideal candidate for an advanced Registry Set.
PCGS# 9176. NGC ID: 26G6.
PCGS Population: 81; just 1 finer.
From the Naples Bay Collection.
Estimate: $12000