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1882 $20 MS

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Gold): 0.9675 oz +2.62%
$3,224.33
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Rare, low-mintage issue.

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: 9820
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Lettering: LIBERTY, 1882
Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST, TWENTY DOLLARS
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: 1882
Denomination: $20
Designation: MS
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Mintage: 571
Coinage Type: Twenty Dollar Gold Double Eagle
Coinage Years: 1849-1907
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
PCGS #: 8996
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Coin Value History
1882 $20 MS
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1882 $20 MS
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Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Gold): 0.9675 oz +2.62%
$3,224.33
GSID:9820 PCGS:8996 Shop related

Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Grade CAC CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
MS62 CAC $317,000 $1,234
MS62 - $264,000 $1,234
MS61 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS61 - $1,234 $1,234
MS60 CAC $1,234 $1,234
MS60 - $1,234 $1,234
AU58 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU58 - $1,234 $1,234
AU55 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU55 - $1,234 $1,234
AU53 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU53 - $1,234 $1,234
AU50 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU50 - $1,234 $1,234
XF45 CAC $1,234 $1,234
XF45 - $1,234 $1,234
XF40 CAC $1,234 $1,234
XF40 - $1,234 $1,234
VF35 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF35 - $1,234 $1,234
VF30 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF30 - $1,234 $1,234
VF25 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF25 - $1,234 $1,234
VF20 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF20 - $1,234 $1,234

Auction Prices

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1882 $20 AU58 NGC....
$99,000
Sold 8/26/2025
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1882 $20 AU55 NGC....
$126,000
Sold 8/15/2023
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1882 $20 AU50 PCGS. ...
$120,000
Sold 1/12/2023
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1882 $20 XF45 PCGS. ...
$114,000
Sold 7/14/2022
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1882 $20 AU53 PCGS. ...
$81,000
Sold 8/14/2019
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1882 $20 --Damaged--NCS. XF Details. ...
$21,850
Sold 2/8/2009
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1882 $20 MS60 PCGS. Ex: Dr. Barry Southerland Collection. Last offered (but not sold) at public auction in our August, 2000...
$138,000
Sold 1/6/2007
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 AU58 NGC....
$138,000
Sold 3/28/2024
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 AU55+ PCGS Secure. ...
$108,000
Sold 4/26/2018
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 AU50 PCGS. The 1882 double eagle has the lowest mintage recorded for any business strike regular issue double eagl...
$77,625
Sold 7/8/2006
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 XF45 PCGS. ...
$57,500
Sold 2/7/2010
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 AU53 NGC. ...
$79,325
Sold 1/11/2016
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 AU58 PCGS. ...
$114,000
Sold 11/20/2020
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 AU55 NGC. ...
$129,250
Sold 8/9/2014
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 XF45 NGC....
$32,200
Sold 1/15/2005
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 AU53 PCGS. ...
$86,250
Sold 6/3/2012
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 AU58 NGC. ...
$114,000
Sold 1/9/2020
Heritage Auctions
$20,700
Sold 6/1/2000
GOLDBERG COINS
1882 $20 AU53 PCGS. ...
$80,500
Sold 10/31/2010
Heritage Auctions
1882 $20 AU58 PCGS. CAC. ...
$111,625
Sold 4/26/2015
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