1869 $20 MS(PCGS#8955)

Internet Auction #1006

Auctioneer

David Lawrence RC

Lot Number

1261

Grade

MS63

Price

35,055

Lot Description

1869 $20 PCGS MS63 DLRC #: 1433878 // PCGS #: 8955 Gorgeous, lustrous, orange-gold colored example of this better date Double Eagle. Frosty and lustrous fields that in our opinion appear to be prooflike! From a lower original mintage of just 175,130 coins struck, there is only 1 other example graded finer by PCGS. * Category : Gold Coinage * Series : $20 Liberty Gold * Type : Liberty head * Years for Type : 1849-1907 * Strike : Business * Denomination : Double Eagle * Mint Location : Philadelphia * Designer : James B. Longacre * Composition : 90% gold; 10% copper * Weight : 33.436g * Edge Type : Reeded * Mintage : 175,130