1859-O DOUBLE EAGLE OR
$20 GOLD
PCGS No: 8927
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 9,100
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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Significant examples:
"Uncirculated".
Ex - Sotheby's / Stack's "The 'Dallas Bank' Collection" Auction,
October 29-30, 2001, Lot 25, illustrated
Recent appearances:
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 826, illustrated, 6,325.00 From Abner Kreisberg's
sale of January 1970, Lot 1940
AU-50. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries'
"The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17,
2001, Lot 254 sold for $14,375.00
PCGS EF-45. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W.
Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot
827, illustrated, sold for $6,900.00 From Superior's sale of the Gilhousen Collection, February
1973, Lot 869
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-60.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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