1861-O DOUBLE EAGLE OR
$20 GOLD
PCGS No: 8934
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 17,741
Proofs: 0
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±34
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±516 grains
(±33.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "O"
(for New Orleans, Louisiana) below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Images courtesy of David
Akers Numismatics, Inc.
Significant examples:
(illustrated above).
Ex - John Jay Pittman - David Akers Numismatics, Inc. "The John Jay
Pittman Collection", illustrated
Recent appearances:
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 4 AU-58's.
Varieties:
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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