1922 $20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS65

This 1922 $20 is a real beauty in its assigned grade of MS65. Numismatic scholar and art critic Cornelius Vermeule writes, "The [Saint-Gaudens] double eagle is perhaps the most majestic coin ever to bear our national imprint." Out of its mintage of 1,375,500, there have been 1,647 of the 1922 issue graded MS65 by PCGS, with 75 finer. Collectors Universe prices this issue at $4,500.00 in MS65.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who created the design for the Double Eagle series from 1907-1933.

David Akers writes, "The 1922 is usually fairly well struck, but some specimens do have a slight weakness at the Capitol building and the stars near it. Most specimens are frosty, but many of the top grade ones have a satiny sheen to the surfaces. Color and lustre are generally very good. Most specimens have an appealing rich orange color, sometimes with coppery highlights." Jeff Garrett tells us, "The mintage for the 1922 issue soared above the levels of 1921 and many, many more have survived. The date is quite common in all grades from MS 60 to MS 64."