1904-S $20 MS(PCGS#9046)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3189

Grade

MS66

Price

20,400

Lot Description

A beautiful example that ranks among the finest of both the type and issue available to today's collectors. Exquisite golden-apricot surfaces are adorned with lovely satin luster. The strike is bold to sharp throughout, as befits the issue, and the surfaces are close to pristine with a remarkably smooth appearance.<p>The mintage for the 1904-S double eagle is 5,134,175 pieces, a record figure for a San Francisco Mint issue of this denomination. Tens of thousands of Mint State examples are estimated to exist, most of which have been repatriated from foreign bank hoards beginning after World War II. Although plentiful in an absolute sense the 1904-S is, like all classic U.S. Mint gold coins, a conditionally challenging issue that is rare in the finest Mint State grades. This is a Condition Census premium Gem that would serve as a highlight in the finest collection. Outstanding!