1916-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-66 (PCGS).A flashy and impressively preserved example of this challenging date. The complexion is overall satiny, painted in a mix of ivory and khaki-gold hues. Attractive and well produced. The 1916-S is the only double eagle of its date, and the final one produced prior to 1920. It is one of the more underrated early date issues in the Saint-Gaudens series from a mintage of 796,000 pieces, Mint State survivors rarer than those of the 1911-D, 1914-D, 1914-S and 1915-S. Only three coins rank finer than the present example at PCGS in MS-66+.
