1908 $20 No Motto - Wells Fargo MS(PCGS#99142)

November 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Commissaire-priseur

Stack's Bowers

Numéro du lot

8610

Grade

MS67

Prix

6 300

Description du lot

A lovely example of this classic type issue from the earliest years of the Saint-Gaudens double eagle series. Fully frosted with vivid golden-apricot color, the surfaces are exceptionally smooth and well deserving of the Superb Gem rating from PCGS. While this issue was always available in various grades, a large hoard of this particular date was discovered, that was handled by Ron Gillio in the early 1990s. The hoard contained 19,900 double eagles, and they were of incredible quality. Apparently undisturbed since 1917, these bags of 1908 No Motto coins were named "<em>The Wells Fargo Hoard</em>" from the location where they were stored. The finest coins of this hoard offered unbelievable quality with many Superb Gems that otherwise would never have been available.