United States 1927 20 dollars

Sincona sale 90, lot 2126

This specimen was lot 2126 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,000 CHF (about US$2,643 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "USA, 20 Dollars 1927, Philadelphia. St. Gaudens type. PCGS MS65. Prachtvolle Erhaltung; Magnificent condition." 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: 2,946,750, 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.

Link to:

• 1925 20 dollars
• 1927 dime
• 1927-D quarter
• 1927 half dollar, Vermont Sesquicentennial
• Coins and currency dated 1927
• return to United States Saint Gaudens Double Eagles (1907-1933)