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A unique coin which exists at the National Coin Gallery in the Smithsonian Institution. As such there is no market value. If a second example would ever be discovered, it would surely be the most valuable of all United States coinage.
Obverse Description
Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom.
Reverse Description
Shielded eagle with wings outstretched holding arrows and olive branches. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * TWENTY D. appear around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears below the eagle's tail, above the N in TWENTY.
Catalog Information
GSID:
9784
Designer:
Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Designer:
Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Lettering:
LIBERTY, 1849
Reverse Designer:
Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TWENTY D.
Fineness:
0.9
Weight (gr):
33.436 gr
Weight (oz):
1.075 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.9675 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
34
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Coin Date:
1849
Denomination:
$20
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
unique
Coinage Type:
Twenty Dollar Gold Double Eagle
Coinage Years:
1849-1907
Composition:
90% gold; 10% copper
Rarity:
unique
PCGS #:
8901
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Request PricingLiberty Gold Double Eagle $20 Type 1, No Motto, 1849-1866 MS [Type]
![Liberty Gold Double Eagle $20 Type 1, No Motto, 1849-1866 MS [Type]](https://images.greysheet.com/ctc/catalog/1854s-20-obv-sb.jpg?MaxWidth=200&Mode=Pad&Scale=UpscaleCanvas&format=webp)
Worth: $4,234 – $130,000
1850 $20 MS
Worth: $4,334 – $240,000
1850-O $20 MS
Worth: $4,658 – $110,000
1851 $20 MS
Worth: $4,239 – $550,000
1851-O $20 MS
Worth: $4,334 – $120,000
1852 $20 MS
Worth: $4,234 – $280,000
1852-O $20 MS
Worth: $4,710 – $375,000
1853 $20 MS
Worth: $4,234 – $216,000
1853/'2' $20 MS
Worth: $4,234 – $40,000
1853-O $20 MS
Worth: $4,334 – $156,000
1854 $20 Small Date MS
Worth: $4,234 – $114,000
1854 $20 Large Date MS
Worth: $4,610 – $108,000
1854-O $20 MS
Worth: $175,000 – $715,000
1854-S $20 MS
Worth: $4,658 – $150,000
1855 $20 MS
Worth: $4,234 – $240,000
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