1855 G$20 Wass, Molitor & Co. Large Head, Second Reverse, K-8

Coin / United States of America / G$20 / Wass / 1855 / San Francisco

The Large Head Kagin-8 appears to be the final variety of $20 struck by Wass, Molitor & Company. It utilized a reverse die that was apparently never paired with the earlier Small Head obverse die. A single choice AU example is extant, and the discovery coin is impounded at the Smithsonian Institution. The third reported example was stolen from Willis DuPont in 1967 and was never recovered.