1905 $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle NGC AU58

David Akers writes, “The 1905 is the rarest 20th Century Liberty Head Double Eagle.”

Please take a careful look at the photos provided by AU Capital Management. Wouldn’t this example be a great addition to your collection, perhaps as a type coin? This better date in the Liberty head series had a mintage of only 58,919. NGC has graded 214 as AU58 with 497 finer. Collector’s Universe gives this issue a price of $3,500.00 in AU58.

Continuing, Akers writes, “It is much rarer than the lower mintage 1902 or the 1906 and it is also more rare in all grades, including Unc., than the underrated 1901-S, 1902-S and 1905-S. In terms of overall rarity, the 1905 is similar to the 1888, 1889 and 1898 but it may well be more rare than any of those three dates in full mint state. I consider the 1905 to be very scarce in Unc-60 condition and rare in choice Unc.”

The Second Philadelphia Mint, where this rare piece was struck in 1905. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.