United States 1925 20 dollars

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Sincona sale 90, lot 2122

This specimen was lot 2122 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 3,400 CHF (about US$4,493 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "USA, 20 Dollars 1925, Philadelphia. St. Gaudens type. NGC MS66. Prachtexemplar; Cabinet piece." This issue is a late date of a type issued 1908-33. Altho minted in the millions, some dates such as the 1924-D and 1924-S are rare because they were melted after the gold surrender of 1933. The type circulated little anyway, being supplanted by paper currency. The reverse was modified in 1908 to add "IN GOD WE TRUST".

Recorded mintage: 2,831,750, a common date.

Specification: 33.43 g, 0.900 fine gold, edge lettered E PLURIBUS UNUM.

Catalog reference: KM 131, Fr-185.

Source:

  • Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
  • Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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