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1879-O $20 MS60
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1879-O $20  MS

MS60

1879-O $20

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Greysheet (2026)
$1,234
Wholesale
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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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1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1. EF-40 (PCGS).
XF40 PCGS
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1. EF-40 (PCGS).
$56,120
Sold 9/2/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879-O $20 VF30 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
VF30 PCGS
1879-O $20 VF30 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
$43,920
Sold 1/14/2026
Heritage Auctions
1879-O $20 XF40 PCGS. Winter-1....
XF40 PCGS
1879-O $20 XF40 PCGS. Winter-1....
$57,600
Sold 10/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879-O $20 AU50 NGC. Winter-1....
AU50 NGC
1879-O $20 AU50 NGC. Winter-1....
$63,000
Sold 4/30/2025
Heritage Auctions
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1. AU-50 (NGC).
AU50 NGC
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1. AU-50 (NGC).
$72,000
Sold 11/19/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1....
AU53 PCGS
1879-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1....
$81,000
Sold 1/11/2024
Heritage Auctions
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU Details--Devices Engraved (PCGS).
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU Details--Devices Engraved (PCGS).
$20,400
Sold 8/16/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879-O $20 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. The New Orleans Mint resumed coining operations for the first time since the onset of the ...
XF40 PCGS
1879-O $20 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. The New Orleans Mint resumed coining operations for the first time since the onset of the ...
$51,600
Sold 5/8/2023
Heritage Auctions
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. VF-30 (PCGS).
VF30 PCGS
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. VF-30 (PCGS).
$58,800
Sold 11/2/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-53 (PCGS).
AU53 PCGS
1879-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-53 (PCGS).
$75,000
Sold 8/23/2022
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1879-O $20 XF45 PCGS Secure. Variety 1. ...
XF45 PCGS
1879-O $20 XF45 PCGS Secure. Variety 1. ...
$52,800
Sold 4/26/2018
Heritage Auctions
1879-O $20 VF35 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
VF35 PCGS
1879-O $20 VF35 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$36,000
Sold 1/4/2018
Heritage Auctions
1879-O $20 VF25 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
VF25 PCGS
1879-O $20 VF25 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$37,600
Sold 9/11/2016
Heritage Auctions
1879-O $20 VF35 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
VF35 PCGS
1879-O $20 VF35 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$34,075
Sold 9/11/2016
Heritage Auctions
1879-O Liberty Double Eagle. Winter Variety One, the only known dies. EF-45 (PCGS).
XF45 PCGS
1879-O Liberty Double Eagle. Winter Variety One, the only known dies. EF-45 (PCGS).
$39,675
Sold 8/18/2011
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
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