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1856-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1. EF-40 (PCGS).
XF40 PCGS
$312,000
Sold 12/9/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-O $20 XF40 NGC. Variety 1....
XF40 NGC
1856-O $20 XF40 NGC. Variety 1....
$210,000
Sold 8/26/2025
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 -- Altered Surfaces -- ANACS. XF Details. Variety 1. ...
XF40 ANACS
1856-O $20 -- Altered Surfaces -- ANACS. XF Details. Variety 1. ...
$114,000
Sold 9/18/2020
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 XF40 NGC. Variety 1. ...
XF40 NGC
1856-O $20 XF40 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$216,000
Sold 1/4/2018
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 XF40 NGC. ...
XF40 NGC
1856-O $20 XF40 NGC. ...
$207,000
Sold 1/9/2011
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 XF45 PCGS Secure. Variety 1. ...
XF45 PCGS
1856-O $20 XF45 PCGS Secure. Variety 1. ...
$235,000
Sold 1/11/2016
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 XF45 NGC. ...
XF45 NGC
1856-O $20 XF45 NGC. ...
$381,875
Sold 1/12/2014
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 XF45 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ...
XF45 PCGS CAC
1856-O $20 XF45 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ... CAC approved
$276,000
Sold 10/16/2011
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 XF45+ NGC. ...
XF45 NGC
1856-O $20 XF45+ NGC. ...
$345,000
Sold 9/26/2010
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU50 NGC. Variety 1. ...
AU50 NGC
1856-O $20 AU50 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$408,000
Sold 8/14/2019
Heritage Auctions
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1856-O $20 AU58 PCGS. Winter 1....
AU58 PCGS
1856-O $20 AU58 PCGS. Winter 1....
$690,000
Sold 2/27/2025
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Winter 1....
AU53 PCGS
1856-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Winter 1....
$540,000
Sold 1/15/2025
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU50 NGC. Variety 1. ...
AU50 NGC
1856-O $20 AU50 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$288,000
Sold 1/4/2018
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU55 PCGS Secure. Variety 1. ...
AU55 PCGS
1856-O $20 AU55 PCGS Secure. Variety 1. ...
$364,250
Sold 6/12/2016
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. ...
AU55 NGC
1856-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$340,750
Sold 8/16/2015
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU55 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
AU55 PCGS
1856-O $20 AU55 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$387,750
Sold 4/26/2015
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
AU53 PCGS
1856-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$425,938
Sold 8/9/2014
Heritage Auctions
1856-O Liberty Double Eagle. Winter Variety One, the only known dies. VF-20 (PCGS). CAC.
VF20 PCGS CAC
1856-O Liberty Double Eagle. Winter Variety One, the only known dies. VF-20 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$211,600
Sold 8/18/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-O $20 AU58 NGC. ...
AU58 NGC
1856-O $20 AU58 NGC. ...
$460,000
Sold 8/2/2009
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU58 NGC. ...
AU58 NGC
1856-O $20 AU58 NGC. ...
$576,150
Sold 10/25/2008
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU50 PCGS. Many later-date P and S-mint twenties have mintages that exceed 1 million pieces. Here is a number to...
AU50 PCGS
$345,000
Sold 8/14/2006
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 AU55 PCGS. The 1856-O Twenty, like its 1854-O counterpart, is a renowned U.S. gold rarity, having been struck fr...
AU55 PCGS
$431,250
Sold 7/30/2005
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20 NGC AU50
AU50 NGC
$276,000
Sold 7/22/2004
DLRC
1856-O $20 AU50 NGC. Few 19th century United States coins ...
AU50 NGC
$143,750
Sold 1/31/2004
Heritage Auctions
1856-O $20
AU53 NGC
$80,500
Sold 8/2/1997
Heritage Auctions
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