date: 1852
MM:P
Denomination:$20
Type:Liberty
Variety: Type 1
Service: NGC
Grade:AU58
Gross Weight: 33.346 grams
Net Weight: .96750 oz. pure gold
Composition: .900 gold, .100 copper
Diameter: 34 mm
Some history:
$20 Liberty Double Eagle gold coins are one of the world’s most recognized gold pieces. A workhorse coin of trade, it was one of the building blocks of the growing U.S. economy and financial markets in the 19th and 20th centuries. $20 Liberty gold coins were used in every aspect of American economic life, from the average guy on the street to multi-million dollar international financial transactions. The classic portrait of Miss Liberty on the coin’s obverse will always serve as a powerful reminder of the emergence of the United States as a world power in the latter half of the Nineteenth Century.
During the time of the $20 Liberty’s issue, the official price of gold was $20.67 an ounce. The gold content of the Double Eagle was fixed at .9675 oz., equaling its $20 value in gold weight. Prior to 1849, the largest gold piece issued by the U.S. Government had been the $10 gold coin, known as the “Eagle,†first struck in 1795. The new $20 Liberty gold pieces quickly were dubbed “Double Eagles†because they were twice the size of the established and popular $10 “Eagles.†During the course of their mintage, $20 Liberty Double Eagle gold coins were produced in three varieties, Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3.
Types
Type 1, Without Motto on Reverse 1849-1866
Type 2, With Motto on Reverse 1866-1876
Type 3, Value spelled “Twenty Dollars†1877-1907
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