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$20 Liberty/With Motto
Deep Cameo Proof 1899 $20 Liberty
1644
1866. With Motto PCGS graded Genuine AU Details.
Cleaning.
Lightly toned and still a scarce issue from just after
the Civil War
(PCGS # 8949)
Estimated Value ........................................... $1,200 - 1,300
Ex. US Gold from a prominent midwestern family collection.
1645
1883-S. PCGS graded AU-55.
Light golden toning with just a
breath of light wear on the high points
(PCGS # 9000)
Estimated Value................................................. $900 - 950
Ex. US Gold from a prominent midwestern family collection.
1646
1899. PCGS graded Proof 64+DCAM PQ.
CAC Approved
.
An
amazing coin in hand which commands attention not only for its
amazing quality but also for its regal golden hue. Only 84 minted
in proof and this one of the finer examples known of an estimated
population of approximately 30 pieces today. Retaining both memo-
rable quality and ample contrst, this coin brings with it considerable
eye appeal. The double eagle or $20 coin is of course our highest
regularly circulating coin of this era, the denomination itself was
borne out of the California Gold Rush of the late 1840s and 1850s.
Gold came out of the ground and rivers in abundance from that
state, and gold coinage increased, topping off with the massive
double eagle coin for general circulation. The even larger $50 gold
pieces were struck by the teritorial minters only in the early 1850s,
but those coins were deemed too large for general circulation in the
east. Here is a particularly handsome examle of this ever popular
design, and a coin which any numismatist will always cherish. A
nice untoned example.
Pop 2; 3 finer in 65 (PCGS # 99115)
Estimated Value ............................................... $45,000 - 50,000
Ex. US Gold from a prominent midwestern family collection.