1875-S $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle PCGS AU58

Here’s a lustrous, well-struck Double Eagle to add to your collection. Plus, in its assigned grade of AU58, it is a more affordable option. Please take a careful look at the photos provided by AU Capital Management. Perhaps this piece could be a type coin in your collection. Imagine that! PCGS has graded 1,010 as AU58 with 1,651 finer. Collector’s Universe gives this issue a price of $3,000.00 in AU58.

The Old San Francisco Mint, where this more affordable piece was struck in 1875. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

The obverse of the $20 Double Eagle features a left-facing Liberty design influenced by Greco-Roman sculpture. A pearl-encrusted coronet inscribed with “Liberty” adorns her wavy hair, which flows down her neck. Thirteen stars that represent the original colonies/states surround her bust. The date is found below the image of Liberty.

The reverse presents Longacre's exaggerated design, featuring a heraldic eagle, one that is quite different from eagles previously found upon our coinage. Dramatic rays emanate from our national bird, and a cluster of 13 stars is found hovering over the eagle. Two contrived ribbons encircle the awkward creature, one of which the eagle holds firmly in its beak. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is split between the two ribbons. A federal shield is found on its breast and arrows and the ivy branch of peace are found, respectively, in its right and left talons. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and TWENTY D. surround the bird at the coin's rim.