1926-S Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. MS-64 (PCGS).Highly lustrous medium gold surfaces support a bold to sharp strike throughout. The 1926-S is much rarer than a generous mintage of 2,041,500 pieces might imply. Most examples were never released into commercial channels, and remained in storage until destroyed on government order in 1937. Most of the 1,500 or so Mint State survivors represent coins that were used in international commerce and were subsequently repatriated from foreign bank hoards beginning in the 1950s. This is one of the nicer examples that we have handled in recent years, and will be a very nice addition to an advanced double eagle cabinet.
