1858-O DOUBLE EAGLE OR
$20 GOLD
PCGS No: 8924
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 32,250
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, LA) below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS AU-53. Ex -
Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere,
Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 253 sold for $9,775.00
EF-45. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 823, illustrated, sold for $4,370.00
From Superior's sale of
the Gilhousen Collection, February 1973, Lot 866
"Extremely Fine".
Ex - Sotheby's / Stack's "The 'Dallas Bank' Collection" Auction,
October 29-30, 2001, Lot 22, illustrated
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-62.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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