THE A & A SAINTS COLLECTION OF DOUBLE EAGLES

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V21 2018 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 12, March 25, 2018, Article 20

Here is an excerpt from the press release for the upcoming sale by Barry Stuppler of a high-grade set of U.S. St. Gaudens Double Eagles. -Editor

Finest Known 1932 “Saint” In eBay Auction Of Outstanding Double Eagles Set

One of the all-time finest collections of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle gold coins listed in the PCGS Set Registry®, the A&A Saints Collection, will go on auction on eBay starting at 6 pm Pacific time March 29 through April 8, 2018. The set includes the finest known 1932 “Saint,” graded PCGS Gold Shield MS66+ and formerly in the famous collections of Dr. Steven Duckor and David Akers.

The seller will donate a portion of the auction proceeds to combat counterfeits in the numismatic marketplace.

In addition to the 1932 Saint, other highlights of the A&A Saints Collection include the 1907 High Relief Wire Edge, graded PCGS Gold Shield MS67, ex. Harry Bass; 1909-D, PCGS Gold Shield MS67 CAC tied for finest known, ex. Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. and Duckor collections; 1914, PCGS Gold Shield MS66+ CAC finest known, ex. Duckor; and 1924 PCGS Gold Shield MS68 finest known.

Given the collection’s overall outstanding grade point average, and the historic pedigree of many of the individual coins, Stuppler estimates its value to be more than $7 million. The entire collection can be viewed at www.SaintSet.com.

After the sale is completed, three percent of the sale proceeds will go to nonprofit organizations including the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, The ALS Association, and the Anti-Counterfeiting Education Foundation.

Nicknamed “Saints” and placed into circulation from 1907 to 1932, the U.S. $20 denomination Double Eagle gold pieces were exquisitely designed more than a century ago by acclaimed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the request of President Teddy Roosevelt.

For more information and to bid on the collection, visit: www.SaintSet.com or call 888-454- 0444.

The press release came with images of the slabs, but I would rather illustrate the coins themselves. The certificates were available online, but I also cropped the slab images for better views of the coins themselves. So how do the images compare? Here are images of the 1932 coin. -Editor

Here are images of the 1907 $20 High Relief-Wire Edge. -Editor

So, what do you think? The cropped ones seem the best to me, but any image taken through a plastic slab is less than ideal. Very nice coins regardless. Congratulations to their new owners. -Editor

To view the complete collection, see:
A & A Saints Collection - 5th (https://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/gold/20-gold-major-sets/st-gaudens-20-gold-basic-set-circulation-strikes-1907-1932/alltimeset/125030)