1849 $20

Coin / United States of America / $20 (Twenty Dollars) / American Liberty Gold / 1849 / Philadelphia

A unique coin which exists at the National Coin Gallery in the Smithsonian Institution. As such there is no market value. If a second example would ever be discovered, it would surely be the most valuable of all United States coinage.

Country United States of America
Year 1849
Serie American Liberty Gold
Denomination $20 (Twenty Dollars)
Mint Philadelphia
coinage-type Liberty head gold double eagle
desg MS
designer Christian Gobrecht
diameter 34
edge Reeded
fineness 0.9
material 90% gold; 10% copper
mintage Unique
obverse-description Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom.
pcgs-link 8901
pcgs-number 8901
prefix Unique
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.
weight-grams 33.436
weight-ounces 0.9675
year-display 1849-1907