1880-S DOUBLE EAGLE
OR $20 GOLD
PCGS No: 8993
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 836,000
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:
PCGS MS-60. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 2555 at $747.50
NGC AU-58. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7470, not illustrated, not sold
NGC AU-58. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001, Lot 336, not
illustrated, sold for $414.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-64.
Varieties:
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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