On September 1, Stack's Bowers conducted a Rarities Night session in California as part of this firm's post-ANA World's Fair of Money® auction extravaganza.
Auction lot photos of this item graded VF35
Coin Value History
1861-S $20 Paquet VF35
1861-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Anthony C. Paquet Reverse. VF-35 (NGC).
VF35
NGC
$60,000
1861-S $20 PAQUET
VF35
PCGS
$10,350
1861-S $20 Paquet XF40 NGC....
XF40
NGC
$69,014
1861-S $20 Paquet XF40 NGC. ...
XF40
NGC
$51,700
1861-S $20 Paquet VF30 PCGS. The distinctive Paquet reverse is easy to spot, with its tall letters on the reverse, and for ...
VF30
PCGS
$48,875
1861-S $20 Paquet--Tooled, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net ...
VF30
ANACS
$5,980
1861-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. A.C. Paquet Reverse. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45
PCGS
$79,300
1861-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. A.C. Paquet Reverse. EF-45 (NGC).
XF45
NGC
$85,400
1861-S $20 Paquet XF45 NGC....
XF45
NGC
$63,000
1861-S $20 Paquet AU50 PCGS. ...
AU50
PCGS
$85,400
1861-S $20 Paquet AU55 NGC. ...
AU55
NGC
$128,100
1861-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. A.C. Paquet Reverse. AU-58 (PCGS). CAC. CMQ.
AU58
PCGS
$312,000
1861-S $20 Paquet AU55 PCGS....
AU55
PCGS
$126,000
1861-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. A.C. Paquet Reverse. AU-53 (NGC).
AU53
NGC
$84,000
1861-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. A.C. Paquet Reverse. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55
NGC
$90,000
1861-S $20 Paquet AU50 PCGS....
AU50
PCGS
$90,360
1861-S $20 Paquet AU53 NGC....
AU53
NGC
$78,000
1861-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. A.C. Paquet Reverse. AU-58 (PCGS). CMQ.
AU58
PCGS
$240,000
1861-S $20 Paquet AU53 NGC....
AU53
NGC
$84,000
1861-S $20 Paquet AU58 NGC....
AU58
NGC
$240,000
1861-S $20 Paquet AU50 NGC. ...
AU50
NGC
$87,000
1861-S Liberty Double Eagle. A.C. Paquet Reverse. Unc Details--Cleaning (PCGS). Secure Holder.
$105,750
1861-S Liberty Double Eagle. A.C. Paquet Reverse. AU Details--Repaired (PCGS).
$52,875
1861-S $20 Paquet--Cleaned--ANACS. VF20 Details. Sharper than implied by the VF20 Details designation, but the olive-yellow...
VF20
ANACS
$19,550
1861-S $20 Paquet Reverse VF20 PCGS. The reverse design ...
VF20
PCGS
$10,350
Greysheet News
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Commissioners reviewed reverse designs for the four American Innovation dollars scheduled to be released in 2028 and obverse and reverse designs for the 2027 issues in the Comic Art Coin and Medal Program.
11/6/2026
The Business of Numismatics: November 2026 Greysheet Editor's Letter
The rare coin market so far in 2026 has been somewhat volatile, with greater price swings happening over a shorter period of time when compared to historical norms.
11/4/2026
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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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