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1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S VF20
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1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S AU55 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Variety 17O, SSCA 5625. This is a wonderful Choice AU exam...
AU55 PCGS
$4,312
Sold 3/17/2007
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S, Variety 17-O, MS63 PCGS. ...
MS63 PCGS
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S, Variety 17-O, MS63 PCGS. ...
$15,860
Sold 4/29/2026
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 Variety 17 O, No Serif, Left S MS63 PCGS....
MS63 PCGS
1856-S $20 Variety 17 O, No Serif, Left S MS63 PCGS....
$15,600
Sold 6/13/2024
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S MS63 PCGS. ...
MS63 PCGS
$15,525
Sold 1/10/2010
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S MS63 PCGS. Prior to the establishment of the mint in 1854, private minters struck coins of ques...
MS63 PCGS
$13,800
Sold 1/6/2007
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S MS63 PCGS. When a ship begins to slip beneath the waves, it has a tendency to focus the attenti...
MS63 PCGS
$14,375
Sold 1/6/2007
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S MS63 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. 17O. SSCA 5626. The sizeable number (1.1 million piece...
MS63 PCGS
$13,800
Sold 8/14/2006
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S MS63 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central ...
MS63 PCGS
$8,912
Sold 9/28/2002
Heritage Auctions
$20 1856-S PCGS MS64 CAC EX S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA
MS64 PCGS CAC
$20 1856-S PCGS MS64 CAC EX S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA CAC approved
$35,250
Sold 1/25/2018
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1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S MS64 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Variety 17O, SSCA 5635. This is a gorgeous near-Gem exampl...
MS64 PCGS
$19,550
Sold 3/17/2007
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1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S, Variety-17O, MS66 PCGS. CAC....
MS66 PCGS CAC
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S, Variety-17O, MS66 PCGS. CAC.... CAC approved
$150,000
Sold 6/13/2024
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S MS66 PCGS. CAC. ...
MS66 PCGS CAC
$74,750
Sold 1/8/2012
Heritage Auctions
1856-S Liberty Double Eagle. 17O. No Serif, Left S. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC.
MS65 PCGS CAC
1856-S Liberty Double Eagle. 17O. No Serif, Left S. MS-65 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$42,981
Sold 11/18/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1856-S $20 No Serif, Left S MS64 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central ...
MS64 PCGS
$14,950
Sold 3/23/2003
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 NoSer,Lf S
MS64 PCGS
$9,200
Sold 11/15/2001
Heritage Auctions
1856-S $20 NoSer,Lf S
MS64 PCGS
$10,350
Sold 11/15/2001
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