1895-S DOUBLE EAGLE
OR $20 GOLD
PCGS No: 9028
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,143,500
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-63. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale",
August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7526, not illustrated, sold for $977.50
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 7527,
not illustrated, not sold
PCGS MS-63. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s, "Summer
2001 Long Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 9265, not
plated, sold for $874.00
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "The University of
Notre Dame Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 1368, plated, sold for
$437.00
MS-62. Ex - Bowers and Merena Galleries, "The Harry W. Bass,
Jr. Collection, Part IV Sale", November 20-21, 2000, Lot 940, not
illustrated, sold for $402.50 Purchased
from Michael Brownlee, April 17, 1967
PCGS MS-62. Ex- Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October
2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7, 2000, Lot 7914, not illustrated,
sold for $431.25
NGC MS-61. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 1171, sold
for $339.00
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1786, sold for $368.00
Extremely Fine. Ex- Stack's "The September Sale",
September 12-13, 2000, Lot 1787, sold for $322.00
Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 6 MS-65's.
Varieties:
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, July 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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