1893-S DOUBLE EAGLE
OR $20 GOLD
PCGS No: 9024
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 996,175
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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Images courtesy of Superior
Stamp & Coin
Significant examples:
Recent appearances:
ICG MS-64. Ex - Superior
Galleries' "The ANA 2001 National Money Show Auction", March
8-9, 2001, Lot 919, unsold
NGC MS-62. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale"
October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7908, not illustrated, not sold
PCGS MS-62. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7909, not illustrated,
sold for $408.25
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1779, sold for $345.00
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre
Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1365, not plated, sold for $402.50
PCGS AU-55. Ex - Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Benson
Collection, Part I", February 16, 18-20, 2001, Lot 4156, not
illustrated, sold for $310.00
AU-53. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of
Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 270, sold for
$322.00
Extremely Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1780, sold for $322.00
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Varieties:
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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