1869-S $20 MS(PCGS#8956)

December 2025 Showcase Auction - The James A. Stack, Sr. Collection Part I

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

21030

Grade

AU50

Price

4,800

Lot Description

Pretty medium honey-gold color with a tinge of orange-apricot, both sides are lustrous for the grade with plenty of bold definition throughout the central design elements. Double eagle production at the San Francisco Mint in 1869 amounted to 686,750 coins. Most of these followed the usual path for San Francisco Mint double eagles of the 1850s and 1860s: immediate and extensive commercial use on the West Coast followed, in many cases, by export during the final decades of the 19th century.