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PCGS Number: 9194 Coin Date: 1932 Denomination (Short): $20 Denomination (Long): $20 Gold Desg: MS Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper Mintage: 1,101,750 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Twenty Dollar Gold Double Eagle Coinage Years: 1908-1933 Mint Location: Philadelphia Diameter: 34 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 33.436 Weight (Ounces): 1.075 Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Liberty is portrayed standing on a rock, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The word LIBERTY appears on the top periphery surrounded by stars. The date is stamped on the right side of the coin, just above the rock. Reverse Description: A crescent sun appears at the bottom as if rising on the horizon with long rays extending to the top of the coin. A flying eagle covers the central portion, atop the rays. The words UNITED STATES oF AMERICA, TWENTY DOLLARS appear on the top periphery. General Notes: The 1932 Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagle is an exceptionally rare coin on the order of the other post-1928 rarities in this series -- of course, not counting the 1933. While a very rare coin, virtually all are known in the uncirculated grades. Amazingly, a relatively large number of these are Gem-quality coins. There are even a handful of specimens at or beyond the MS66 grade threshold. So, on the scarce occasions when an example comes to market, they are generally found in high grades with stellar eye appeal. PCGS #: 9194 NGC ID: 26GR
