1922-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-64+ (PCGS).，This is a beautiful premium near-Gem that offers vivid rose-orange patina, bright satin luster and bold to sharp striking detail. The 1922-S is the most readily obtainable San Francisco Mint double eagle from the 1920s and 1930s, a fact that conceals the actual scarcity of this issue in numismatic circles. Most of the 2,658,000 coins struck were retained in federal vaults until destroyed through melting in 1937. On the other hand, several thousand examples were exported, many of those pieces having since been repatriated to the benefit of todays gold collectors and investors. The number of coins involved in these repatriations has been limited, however, and much more so that for many other issues of this type such as the 1923 and 1923-D, to say nothing of the 1924 and 1927. Only a couple of thousand 1922-S double eagles are believed extant, in fact, and with most grading no finer than the basal MS-64 level the present example offers both absolute scarcity and condition rarity for the advanced double eagle enthusiast.，PCGS# 9174. NGC ID: 26G4.，PCGS Population: 45; 20 finer (MS-66+ finest).，From the Magnolia Collection.
