1904 $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle PCGS MS62 Ex.Rive d'Or Collection

Priced at a 24% discount off of the Collector's Universe price of $2,600-!

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Here’s a fantastic opportunity to purchase an attractive Mint State example of the popular Liberty Head double eagle at a truly great price. Buy this coin, and your will save $500.00 off of the Collectors Universe price of $2,600.00. PCGS has graded 76,854 examples as MS62 with 131,993 finer.

Self portrait of James B. Longacre (from 1845), the US Mint Chief Engraver who designed and engraved the famous Liberty Head double eagle series (1850-1907). Image: 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 the national bird, and a circle 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 DOLLARS surround the bird at the coin's rim.