1866-S $20 No Motto MS(PCGS#8945)

Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2502

Grade

AU53

Price

20,740

Lot Description

Seldom are we fortunate enough to present multiple examples of this normally elusive No Motto Liberty Head double eagle issue in the sale sale. That offered here is a warmly colored honey-wheat example enhanced by wisps of vivid champagne-pink iridescence. Traces of luster remain, and both sides retain bold strike detail to all devices with the exception of a few around the peripheries, which are softly struck. Light hairlines and some glossiness are noted for accuracy; these attributes are quite common for the issue, but we see no marks that are individually distracting during in-hand viewing. The net result is an uncommonly and impressively smooth-looking coin for the issue that will surely appeal to astute double eagle enthusiasts.<p>