1860-O DOUBLE EAGLE OR
$20 GOLD
PCGS No: 8930
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 6,600
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-55. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 832, illustrated, sold for
$21,850.00 From Abe Kosoff's sale
of the Shuford Collection, May 1968, Lot 2418
"Choice About
Uncirculated". Ex - Sotheby's / Stack's "The 'Dallas Bank'
Collection" Auction, October 29-30, 2001, Lot 28, illustrated
PCGS AU-50. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7439, illustrated, not sold From the Dr.
Barry Southerland Collection
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 4 AU-58's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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