1866-S DOUBLE EAGLE OR
$20 GOLD
PCGS No: 8945
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: estimated 12,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±34
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±516 grains
(±33.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
Net EF-45, sharpness AU-55. Ex -
Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere,
Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 257 sold for $5,290.00 From Stack's Amon Carter
sale, January 1984, Lot 874
EF-40. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 855, illustrated, sold for $4,600.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single AU-58.
Varieties:
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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