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.
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 |