The unprecedented crossover underscores his personal efforts to combat “grade inflation.”
Proof-like (mirrored) surfaces.
Obverse Description
Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom.
Reverse Description
Shielded eagle with wings outstretched holding arrows and olive branches. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * TWENTY D. appear around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears below the eagle's tail, above the N in TWENTY.
Catalog Information
GSID:
198137
Designer:
Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Designer:
Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Lettering:
LIBERTY, 1876
Reverse Designer:
Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, TWENTY D.
Fineness:
0.9
Weight (gr):
33.436 gr
Weight (oz):
1.075 oz
Precious Metal Weight:
0.9675 oz
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
34
Coin Shape:
Round
Edge:
Reeded
Coin Date:
1876
Denomination:
$20
Designation:
MS
Mint Location:
Philadelphia
Mintage:
583,860
Coinage Type:
Twenty Dollar Gold Double Eagle
Coinage Years:
1849-1907
Composition:
90% gold; 10% copper
PCGS #:
88976
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1876 $20 MS61 Prooflike NGC....
$4,080
1876 $20 AU55 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (4/47). PCGS Population: (0/4). AU55. ...
$2,520
1876 $20 MS60 Prooflike PCGS. PCGS Population: (1/2). NGC Census: (14/22). MS60. ...
$2,640
1876 $20 MS61 Prooflike NGC. NGC has designated 50 examples of this final-year Type Two issue as Prooflike, but just four o...
$2,520
1876 $20 MS60 Prooflike NGC. NGC Census: (14/21). PCGS Population: (1/2). MS60. ...
$2,402
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