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1920-S $20 St. Gaudens MS62 NGC, One
of the great rarities in the St Gaudens Double Eagle
series, the 1920-S Saint is a natural investment coin
in addition to being one of the most coveted of all
Classic US Gold Coin Rarities by coin collectors. The
1920-S is one of the few Saint-Gaudens twenties that
never turned up in Europe or South America over the
last 50 years. Once in a while a circulated piece would
emerge from the numismatic division of a European bank,
but essentially the same 80 to 100 pieces that were
around 60 years ago are all that are available to today's
collectors. When one considers the tremendous increase
in the collector base for this series over the same
time period, there is only one conclusion one can come
to: demand is constant for this verifiable rarity. The
specimen shown here is graded choice uncirculated by
NGC, with a census of a mere 20 coins and 30 finer,
not counting duplication to which we estimate are considerable
due to "grade gambling". This specimen appears
nicer than MS-62 with several knowledgable dealers calling
it a 63 coin.
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