I am trying to discover what the mark below the date on my 1927 $20 coin represents ...any ideas [/img]
the 1927-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle described in the book as "the rarest gold coin of the 20 th century and the rarest coin of any denomination or metal from this century."
In 1995 has one sold for 390,500...and you need to know what those initials are..lol Is this yours or are you looking to help someone else find out information?
The coin in the OP is a 1927, not 1927-D. The 1927 Philadelphia issue is one of the most common Saint Gaudens $20s.
could be this one though... This item is now closed 1927 Augustus Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Coin Number of Bids:1Estimated Value:$1,900.00Lot Number:93276
My mother has gone into a nursing home and I am trying to put her affairs in order. I ran into this coin amongst others in her safety deposit box. If you have a value that I can attach to this coin it would be helpfull. Thanks
We'd need more pictures of it, as to be able to grade it accurately. Take them straight on with a decent camera... the camera you used for that first shot looks like a good camera to take it with. It appears to be from the Philadelphia mint, which makes it worth, at the very least, $1,360. In MS60 (The lowest quality mint-state) it will fetch around $1,600. It's a very nice coin to have regardless of year or mint mark, imho, and I'd love to own one in the future.
Here is the coin...I don't have much of a camera...so I apologize for the poor image. I am not sure what the mark is on the knee of the lady...it's not on the coin...perhaps its the way the light was striking it at the time of the photo. Thanks for any help you can extend for grading
It appears to be mounted into some sort of bezel and has been polished mighty thoroughly. If true, then you would be looking at slightly over melt value.
I don't think it's mounted in a bezel. It has a latin inscription on the side of the rim "e pluribus un" ( out of many, one) with stars as well.
The images you have posted show that the coin has some sort of metal ring around it. Anyway, it has been cleaned so my previous estimate as to value is pretty close.