Lot 3534
1925-D $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64. A light hint of gold toning. Frosty. Like the 1924-D twenty, the 1925-D has had its ranking readjusted since the mid-20th century by the emergence of a few small hoards overseas, thereby lessening the rarity. While both dates are similar in the numbers available, the edge in higher grades goes to the 1925-D. We are pleased to offer this Dr. Hesselgesser specimen in MS64. The luster is radiant throughout, the surfaces layers in original orange-gold color. A few light marks are present on the eagle, and thin die crack snakes through the word LIBERTY on the obverse. All devices are clear to bold (excepting, as usual, Liberty's toes which occur at a high point on the struck coin and rarely filled the die.)
Regarded dispassionately, we can honestly say that to find a similar beautiful example like this, is an task not to be taken lightly. Only a few score escaped the melting furnaces. Others headed overseas during the bank panics of 1931-33 and afterwards (the government went off the gold standard internally, but continued to pay gold to international bankers). Indeed, the 1925-D double eagle was once considered to be a major rarity by collectors. Those repatriated from Europe have caused the availability to go up and prices to come down within the reach of serious collectors. A marvelous opportunity! Pop 104; 5 finer, 3 in 65, 2 in 66 (PCGS # 9181) .
Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000.
The Dr. Robert Hesselgesser Collection.
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