August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
Part B: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Description
1908 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. Motto. MS-64 (PCGS). CAC.
The luster is soft and frosty across this beautiful near-Gem, blanketing the surfaces in a uniform matte-like texture. Light rose-gold in color and sharply rendered on each side, this coin is impressive in both technical and aesthetic quality. Far scarcer than its identically dated No Motto counterpart, the 1908 Motto double eagle saw just 156,258 circulation strikes produced. An even more significant factor in determining this issue's rarity is its distribution. Most early date issues in the Saint-Gaudens series were shipped overseas as international trade coins. While we believe that many examples of the 1908 Motto were used in this manner, an unusually large percentage of the mintage seems to have been retained in America until melted in 1937. Indeed, the 1908 Motto has only been minimally represented in repatriations of classic U.S. Mint gold coins from foreign bank hoards, and today it is among the scarcer issues of its type in Mint State. The present example is a delightful representative that is sure to see spirited bidding.
PCGS# 9147. NGC ID: 26F8.
From the Fairmont Collection - Sussex Set.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 5'500 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 5'000 USD |
