1855 DOUBLE EAGLE OR
$20 GOLD
PCGS No: 8914
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 364,666
Proofs: Unknown
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±34
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±516 grains
(±33.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Significant examples:
"Choice Brilliant
Uncirculated". Ex - Sotheby's / Stack's "The 'Dallas Bank'
Collection" Auction, October 29-30, 2001, Lot 12, illustrated
Recent appearances:
AU-58. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part
II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 248 sold for $1,035.00
NGC AU-55. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7832, not illustrated, sold for $1,322.50
PCGS AU-53. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7424, not illustrated, sold for $922.30
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7423,
not illustrated, sold for $575.00
EF-45. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 306, not
illustrated, sold for $805.00
NGC EF-40, Extremely
Fine. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19,
2000, Lot 1870, not plated, sold for $546.25
EF-40. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 810, not
illustrated, sold for $862.50
Purchased from Julian Leidman, May 30, 1972
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-63's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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