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1927-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle

The 1927-D Saint-Gaudens double eagle may just be one of the most interesting great rarities of the United States. What makes it all the more interesting is that we cannot really be sure just what the future holds for it.

In , Q. David Bowers sums up the situation well, calling the 1927-D the “darling of the market.” It is not really overstating the case since the 1927-D is in very short supply, and estimates of the price of an example

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