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1872-S $20 MS62
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1872-S $20  MS

MS62

1872-S $20

Greysheet & CPG® Price Guide

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
Price History
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CPG (2026)
$1,234
Retail
Price History

Auction Prices

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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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1872-S $20 AU58 PCGS. CDN: $4,156.84 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 780,000. ...
AU58 PCGS
1872-S $20 AU58 PCGS. CDN: $4,156.84 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 780,000. ...
$4,392
Sold 10/21/2026
Heritage Auctions
1872-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC.
AU50 PCGS CAC
1872-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS). CAC. CAC approved
$4,392
Sold 6/23/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872-S $20 AU58 NGC. CDN: $5,001.44 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 780,000. ...
AU58 NGC
1872-S $20 AU58 NGC. CDN: $5,001.44 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU58. Mintage 780,000. ...
$5,124
Sold 3/28/2026
Heritage Auctions
1872-S $20 AU55 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. CDN: $4,383.60 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 780,000....
AU55 NGC
1872-S $20 AU55 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. CDN: $4,383.60 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS AU55. Mintage 780,000....
$5,368
Sold 3/2/2026
Heritage Auctions
1872-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. EF-45 (PCGS). CMQ.
XF45 PCGS
$4,440
Sold 12/10/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-50 (PCGS).
AU50 PCGS
$4,560
Sold 12/10/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872-S $20 AU55 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. Mintage 780,000....
AU55 NGC
1872-S $20 AU55 NGC. Housed in a Generation 5 fatty holder. Mintage 780,000....
$3,240
Sold 6/9/2025
Heritage Auctions
1872-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
1872-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS).
$1,920
Sold 4/1/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Unc Details--Slide Marks (PCGS).
1872-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Unc Details--Slide Marks (PCGS).
$13,200
Sold 3/26/2021
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1872-S $20 XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (143/801). NGC Census: (130/1507). XF45. Mintage 780,000. ...
XF45 PCGS
1872-S $20 XF45 PCGS. PCGS Population: (143/801). NGC Census: (130/1507). XF45. Mintage 780,000. ...
$1,320
Sold 1/14/2019
Heritage Auctions
1872-S $20 AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (287/1073). PCGS Population: (186/439). AU53. Mintage 780,000. ...
AU53 NGC
1872-S $20 AU53 NGC. NGC Census: (287/1073). PCGS Population: (186/439). AU53. Mintage 780,000. ...
$1,440
Sold 10/14/2018
Heritage Auctions
1872-S $20 XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (28/1283). PCGS Population (38/585). Mintage: 780,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem f...
XF40 NGC
1872-S $20 XF40 NGC. NGC Census: (28/1283). PCGS Population (38/585). Mintage: 780,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem f...
$1,410
Sold 7/13/2014
Heritage Auctions
VF20
$1,696
Sold 2/2/2013
GOLDBERG COINS
1872-S $20 VF35 NGC. NGC Census: (3/1251). PCGS Population (7/566). Mintage: 780,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre...
VF35 NGC
1872-S $20 VF35 NGC. NGC Census: (3/1251). PCGS Population (7/566). Mintage: 780,000. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem fre...
$1,840
Sold 8/16/2011
Heritage Auctions
VF30
$1,552
Sold 5/29/2011
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