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Message:: [QUOTE="GoldFinger1969, post: 8105449, member: 73489"]Here's the two 1927 write-ups, I'll post the PDF later. Titles of "most expensive" or "highest graded" may have changed in last 12-18 months so keep that in mind: 1927 Twenty Dollar, MS67+                                          $21,600  Jan 2020A Condition Census Rarity1927 $20 MS67+ PCGS. The year 1927 was one of high production for double eagles, with nearly 3 million pieces minted. Gold exports were also substantial this year, and through this avenue a significant number of 1927 coins survived the domestic gold recall and melts of the mid-1930s. The 1927 double eagle is one of the most plentiful dates in the series overall today, but only in grades through MS66. The PCGS Population Report records a drop from more than 6,600 coins in MS66 to just 27 pieces in MS67 (three of which are MS67+); a single MS68 coin is finer (9/19). Auction appearances of Superb Gems are comparably scarce, and we have previously handled only one Plus-graded coin -- an earlier appearance of this same example -- in the January 2016 FUN Signature. It is clearly among the finest-known 1927 double eagles, right on par with the overarching tone of the Rollo Fox Collection as a whole. Dazzling cartwheel luster engulfs bold design elements, while leaving each side devoid of abrasions. Bright wheat-gold margins surround orange-gold interiors, adding increased depth to the incredible eye appeal. Population: 27 in 67 (3 in 67+), 1 finer (9/19).  Ex: FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2016), lot 5694. David Akers (2008) Comments:After the 1924, the 1927 is the most common Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. It is available in quantity in all grades from MS60 to MS66, and there are even several Superb Gems known.  From The Rollo Fox Collection of $20 Saint-Gaudens Gold. 1927 Saint, MS67                                                          $25,300  Jan 2010Tied for Finest Certified1927 $20 MS67 PCGS. CAC. Ex: Duckor/Morse. There are two prime criteria of type coins, those issues that are widely collected by nonspecialists as examples of their series (or "type"). The first is wide availability. A type coin should be among the most widely available issues in the series, or else it would command a premium compared to other dates. Note that the emphasis is on availability as opposed to a high mintage; the 1927-S double eagle has a higher mintage than the 1927 from Philadelphia, yet the 1927 is far more available today and is collected as a type coin, whereas the 1927-S twenty is a rarity with a five-figure price floor. The second prime criterion is attractiveness, or the production qualities of an issue as a whole. The ideal type coin has above-average striking definition as well as pleasing luster. Often a range of dates will be found ideal for a certain series; among proof Morgan dollars, for instance, the coins from 1896 to 1898 often draw high praise. How well does the 1927 double eagle match the first criterion, that of availability? In a word, magnificently. Between NGC and PCGS, well over a quarter-million examples have been certified, a testament to the coin's current availability. Such was not always the case, though, as the vast majority of the known 1927 double eagles once were locked away in overseas storage, and repatriation from Europe is the greatest known source of the coins. An examination of pre-1960 auction listings is instructive; the earliest auction record in the David Akers United States Gold Coins reference, the 1941 Dunham Collection sold by B. Max Mehl, is listed in the catalog as "very scarce," and Stack's used an identical phrase to describe the issue in 1944 for the J.F. Bell auction catalog. The impact of 1960s repatriation is especially noticeable in the auction records compiled by Akers: The trickle of auction appearances in the 1940s and 1950s, fewer than one a year for each decade, turns into a steady stream through the 1960s and then a torrent in the 1970s. As for the second criterion, attractiveness, the 1927 once again comes out a winner. In Heritage's offering of another great collection of Saint-Gaudens twenties, the Phillip H. Morse Collection of Saint-Gaudens Coinage, the cataloger wrote that "examples of the 1927 double eagle are invariably sharply struck, with bright mint frost or smooth satiny surfaces." The two luster qualities are prized, each in their own way, while the sharpness of strike meets more universal acclaim. Akers writes: "Only the collector searching for a 'wonder' coin, i.e. a near perfect specimen, will encounter any difficulty locating a 1927 to his or her liking." With one glance at this magnificent MS67 coin, it is obvious that Dr. Duckor did a great deal of searching in finding just the right coin, choosing the best of five examples from the Phillip H. Morse Collection. Superb Gems are, if it can be imagined, genuine condition rarities; PCGS has certified only a baker's dozen (10/11). This gleaming coin embodies quality, from the stark cartwheel luster rolling across each side to the orange colors splashed through the centers of otherwise pale yellow surfaces. The coin has only two interior flaws worth mentioning, a tiny mark on Liberty's raised knee and another below the N of IN on the sun disk; these permit identification with the Morse coin. An ideal selection as either a bedrock type coin or, as in its last two collection appearances, an example that makes a commonplace date extraordinary.  Ex: The Phillip H. Morse Collection of Saint-Gaudens Coinage (Heritage, 11/2005), lot 6692, which realized $18,400. From The Dr. and Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Collection.[/QUOTE]

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