1858 DOUBLE EAGLE OR
$20 GOLD
PCGS No: 8923
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 211,714
Proofs: estimated 10
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 21, illustrated
Recent appearances:
NGC AU-55. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7436, not illustrated, sold for $1,725.00
NGC AU-55. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 4126, illustrated,
sold for $1,725.00
AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 822,
illustrated, sold for $2,185.00 Purchased
from Michael Brownlee, April 1967
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-63's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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