1901 $20 MS(PCGS#9039)

February 2025 Showcase Auction - U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2234

Grade

MS64

Price

3,000

Lot Description

Gorgeous apricot-gold surfaces are fully lustrous with a predominantly smooth, satiny texture to both sides. Sharply struck, as well, and a delight to behold. Only 111,430 circulation strike double eagles were coined at the Philadelphia Mint in 1901, a figure that amounts to a face value of $2,228,600. Although this is a fairly low mintage by 20th century standards, a large proportion of the original production figure has survived to the present time, as indicated by population reports and other data. In fact, Q. David Bowers, in his 2004 <em>Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins</em>, gives a high end estimate of more than 15,000 Mint State coins extant. Premium Choice examples such as this, however, are scarce and always in demand among discerning gold collectors.