A suprisingly rare issue in proof. It is thought that many of the coins struck as proofs were melted or spent due to a massive recession. According to John Albanese all (or nearly all) of the known examples exhibit deep cameo surfaces.
| coinage-type | Liberty head gold double eagle |
| desg | PR |
| designer | Christian Gobrecht |
| diameter | 34 |
| edge | Reeded |
| fineness | 0.9 |
| material | 90% gold; 10% copper |
| mintage | 59 |
| ngc-id | 26EE |
| obverse-description | Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom. |
| pcgs-link | 9109 |
| pcgs-number | 9109 |
| 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 |