1916-S $20 MS(PCGS#9169)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4670

Grade

MS65

Price

3,840

Lot Description

Colorfully patinated in rich rose-gold on each side, this charming Gem also possesses billowy mint luster and sharply struck devices. The 1916-S is the only double eagle of its date, and the final one produced prior to 1920. It is one of the more underrated early date issues in the Saint-Gaudens series, Mint State survivors rarer than those of the 1911-D, 1914-D, 1914-S and 1915-S.