1909/8 $20 MS(PCGS#9151)

The Regency Auction XIV October 2015

拍卖行

Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

338

等级

MS66

价格

540,534

详细说明

Tied with four other PCGS coins as the finest they have seen of this prized overdate issue! The surfaces are stunning with rich orange gold luster throughout which dances with waves of originality on the obverse and reverse. Boldly struck as well, with no softness on Miss Liberty’s face or dress, and the eagle is sharp too, This coin is plated on the CoinFacts website to represent this issue, and clearly offers gorgeous original color and surfaces and is as nice as this issue is ever found. The 1909/8 overdate is a rather extraordinary blunder, and the only such blunder on any gold coins issued from 1907 through 1933. Clearly great care was taken in the production of gold coins, and these clearly saw the highest degree of oversight at the Mints. Overdates in the 20th Century are created in a very specific manner, as the entire die making process -- including the date -- is imparted by a master hub used to create multiple dies. Thus an overdate can only be created when two different hubs (with different dates) are used to create a working die. Therefore, when this obverse die was made, it was first stamped with a hub dated 1908, then a different hub dated 1909 was also used to complete the process. The undertype is nearly as prominent as the final date. Other examples of this type of blunder are the 1918/7-D Buffalo Nickel, the 1918/7-S Standing Liberty Quarter, and the 1942/1 P and D Mercury Dimes. PCGS 5, NGC 7. The last auction record for this grade for a PCGS MS66 realized $92,000.00 (1/12) nearly four years ago, given the increasing demand for top quality coins, we expect this one to bring more today. This coin is being sold with no reserve. Certification Number 25678363 PCGS # 9151