1931-D $20 MS(PCGS#9193)

The Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

7229

等级

MS63

价格

1,241,046

详细说明

Premium Choice Uncirculated 1931-D Double Eagle Elusive Key Date Issue 1931-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC. This is an enchanting coin for the grade with vivid rose-gold color to full, satin to softly frosted mint luster. Striking detail is razor sharp throughout, and the surfaces are uncommonly smooth for the assigned grade. Rarer even than a limited mintage of 106,500 pieces might imply, the 1931-D is one of the key issues to completion of a Saint-Gaudens double eagle set. As with many gold issues from the 1920s and 1930s, the 1931-D saw the widespread destruction of undistributed examples in the years following President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's gold recall of 1933. So elusive are survivors, in fact, that David W. Akers (A Handbook of 20th Century United States Gold Coins: 1907-1933, 2008 revision) speaks of a small cache of approximately 15 to 20 pieces that entered the numismatic market in the early 1980s as a "hoard." With no more than 150 coins believed extant in all grades, the 1931-D is just as rare as the fabled 1920-S and 1921 in an absolute sense, examples of which are also offered in this sale. There are a few more Mint State coins known for the 1931-D, to be sure, but nowhere near enough to satisfy demand from today's quality conscious gold specialists. One of many significant double eagle offerings in this sale, this 1931-D will be a prized addition to an advanced gold cabinet. Provenance: From the Augustana Collection. PCGS# 9193. NGC ID: 26GP. To view all items from the Augustana Collection, click here. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Click here to see Coins in Motion.[“Coins]