1903 $20 PR(PCGS#9119)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4593

Grade

PR64

Price

61,688

Lot Description

Choice Proof 1903 Double Eagle 1903 Liberty Double Eagle. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. The deep yellow-gold surfaces offer faintly dusted motifs set against deeply mirrored fields, the whole presenting a soft cameo contrast that is bolder on the reverse. The devices are sharply and fully rendered, and the fields exhibit the crinkly orange-peel effect that is held in such esteem by today's collectors. From a Proof mintage for the date of 158 pieces, a figure that allows for numerous survivors in today's numismatic marketplace, and makes it only modestly difficult for a collector to locate a pleasing Proof of the issue. The PCGS website suggests that only 50 to 60 Proofs of the date can be accounted for today; that firm has listed 45 grading events for Proof 1903 double eagles, while NGC has listed 35 grading events for the same date; these figures include Cameo Proofs as well, and no doubt include resubmissions. The present specimen is ideally suited for inclusion in an advanced gold type set. PCGS# 9119. PCGS Population: 12; 3 finer (all Proof-65). These figures include Cameo Proofs as well as non-cameo Proofs of the date.