1856 $20

Coin / United States of America / 1856 / Philadelphia / $20 Liberty Gold – Type 1 / $20 (Twenty Dollars)

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 329,878
ngc-id 268Y
obverse-description Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom.
pcgs-link 8917
pcgs-number 8917
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