20 Dollars Liberty Head - Double Eagle, No motto
Features
| Issuer |
United States
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1849-1866 |
| Value | 20 Dollars (20 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Gold (.900) (.100 copper) |
| Weight | 33.436 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 23656 |
| References | KM# 74.1, A74.1 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) |
Obverse
Liberty (coronet head) facing left, surrounded by 13 stars, with date below
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTY
1857
Designer: James Barton Longacre
Reverse
Heraldic eagle with Union shield holding 3 arrows and an olive branch, 13 stars and rays above
Script: Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
S
TWENTY D.
Designer: James Barton Longacre
Edge
Reeded
Mints
| United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) | |
| O | United States Mint of New Orleans, United States (1838-1909) |
| S | United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
Comments
The standard weight of this coin was 516 grains.
In 1861 coins were produced with reverse modified by Anthony C. Paquet. This reverse design was withdrawn soon after its release and the original design was restored. SCWC assigns a number of KM# 74.1 to the original design coins produced up to and including 1861 and a number of KM# A74.1 to the coins produced 1862 and later.
1853
1854
1857S
1861
1861S
1866S
In 1861 coins were produced with reverse modified by Anthony C. Paquet. This reverse design was withdrawn soon after its release and the original design was restored. SCWC assigns a number of KM# 74.1 to the original design coins produced up to and including 1861 and a number of KM# A74.1 to the coins produced 1862 and later.
1853
1854
1857S
1861
1861S
1866S
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1849 | 1 | Pattern; unique, in Smithsonian collection | |||||||||||||
| 1850 | 1 170 261 | ||||||||||||||
| 1850 | 3 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1850 O | 141 000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1851 | 2 087 155 | ||||||||||||||
| 1851 O | 315 000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1852 | 2 053 026 | ||||||||||||||
| 1852 O | 190 000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1853 | 1 261 326 | ||||||||||||||
| 1853 | overdate 3/2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1853 O | 71 000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1854 | Small date | ||||||||||||||
| 1854 | 2 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1854 | 757 899 | Large date | |||||||||||||
| 1854 O | 3 250 | ||||||||||||||
| 1854 S | 141 468 | ||||||||||||||
| 1854 S | 1 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1855 | 364 666 | ||||||||||||||
| 1855 O | 8 000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1855 S | 879 675 | ||||||||||||||
| 1856 | 329 878 | ||||||||||||||
| 1856 | Proof | ||||||||||||||
| 1856 O | 2 250 | ||||||||||||||
| 1856 O | 2 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1856 S | 1 189 750 | ||||||||||||||
| 1857 | 439 375 | ||||||||||||||
| 1857 | Proof | ||||||||||||||
| 1857 O | 30 000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1857 S | 970 500 | Mint mark style varieties exist, see comments | |||||||||||||
| 1858 | 211 714 | ||||||||||||||
| 1858 | 5 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1858 O | 35 250 | ||||||||||||||
| 1858 S | 846 710 | ||||||||||||||
| 1859 | 43 597 | ||||||||||||||
| 1859 | 80 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1859 O | 9 100 | ||||||||||||||
| 1859 S | 636 445 | ||||||||||||||
| 1860 | 577 611 | ||||||||||||||
| 1860 | 59 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1860 O | 6 600 | ||||||||||||||
| 1860 S | 544 950 | ||||||||||||||
| 1861 | 2 976 387 | ||||||||||||||
| 1861 | 66 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1861 O | 17 741 | ||||||||||||||
| 1861 S | 768 000 | ||||||||||||||
| 1862 | 92 098 | ||||||||||||||
| 1862 | 35 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1862 S | 854 173 | ||||||||||||||
| 1863 | 142 760 | ||||||||||||||
| 1863 | 30 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1863 S | 966 570 | ||||||||||||||
| 1864 | 204 285 | ||||||||||||||
| 1864 | 50 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1864 S | 793 660 | ||||||||||||||
| 1865 | 351 175 | ||||||||||||||
| 1865 | 25 | Proof | |||||||||||||
| 1865 S | 1 042 500 | ||||||||||||||
| 1866 S | 120 000 | ||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 63
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Bullion value: USD 4190.23
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Actual gold weight: 0.967 oz
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