1866-S "WITH MOTTO"
DOUBLE EAGLE OR $20 GOLD
(see also 1866-S
"No Motto"
Double Eagle)
PCGS No: 8950
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: estimated 830,250
Proofs: 0
Designer: James
Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±34
millimeters
Metal content:
Gold - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: ±516 grains
(±33.4 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle's tail on the reverse
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Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
AU-55. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, Part IV
Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 858, illustrated, sold for $5,520.00
From Stack's sale of
the Miles Collection, October 1968, Lot 866
AU-55. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 859,
illustrated, sold for $6,900.00 Purchased
from Stanley Kesselman, May 14, 1968
AU-50. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 860,
illustrated, sold for $3,220.00 Purchased
from Bob Roth, date not recorded
EF-40. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 5704, not illustrated, sold for $460.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-62.
Varieties:
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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