1913'D' Brilliant Uncirculated with claims to Choice. While more available than its Philadelphia counterpart, the 1913'D' is scarce in its own right. The Denver Mint issued 393,500 pieces and as seen with most other dates from this period, approximately one or two percent survived. Perhaps a few bags were still sitting around by 1914 when World War I broke out, and were quietly shipped off to Europe or South America to be held as banking gold reserves. It was not unusual for gold to flow from one country to another in that form, and were it not for these international transfers, many more dates of Saint Gaudens Double Eagles would be great rarities. Liberty's face is nicer than most seen from this issue, with her nose and mouth showing definition and the surfaces are attractive for the grade. Satiny yellow-gold lustre on both sides, and the usual sharp strike endowed the design elements properly.
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