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A small Heraldic eagle, its wings outstretched, clutches three arrows and an olive branch, holding a ribbon inscribed E PLURIBUS UNUM in its beak. The statutory legend begins and ends above the wing tips, and the denomination is below. Struck in white metal. These trials are typically dated to 1857 although may have been produced as late as 1860.
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Catalog Information
GSID:
377866
Weight (gr):
35.04 gr
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Plain
Variety:
Reverse Die Trial, White Metal
Variety 2:
J-A1857-7
Coin Date:
(1857)
Denomination:
DT$20
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
5 known
Coinage Type:
Die Trial
Coinage Years:
1857
Composition:
White Metal
Rarity:
7
PCGS #:
509467
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Coin Value History
(1857) DT$20 Reverse Die Trial, White Metal, J-A1857-7 MS
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1792 P1c Dickeson Restrike Token, J-C1792-1 MS BN
1792 P1c Dickeson Restrike Token, J-C1792-1 MS RB
1792 P1c Dickeson Trial, J-C1792-3 MS BN
1792 DT25c Obverse Uniface Die Trial, J-A1792-1 MS
1792 DT25c Reverse Uniface Die Trial, J-A1792-2 MS
(1820) P1c Private Restrike of 1804, J-A1820-1 MS
Worth: $9,000 – $9,600
1822 DT50c J-A1822-1 MS BN
Worth: $8,000 – $11,000
1849 P$10 Copper, J-C1849-1 PR BN
Worth: $31,000 – $45,600
1849 P$10 Gold, J-G1849-1 PR
(1857) DT$20 Reverse Die Trial, Lead, 35g, J-A1857-6 MS
Worth: $13,000 – $13,000
1866 DT5c Obverse Uniface Die Trial, J-A1866-1 MS
"1866" $3 Merriam Fantasy, Nickel, J-C1866-6 MS
(1867) DT5c Obverse Uniface Die Trial, J-A1867-12 MS
1870 DT50c Reverse Die Trial, J-A1870-1 MS
Worth: $5,000 – $5,000
1916 DT$1 McKinley, J-A1916-1 SP
Worth: $24,000 – $31,200
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