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1881 $20 AU50
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1881 $20 MS

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1881 $20

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$1,234
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Auction Prices

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1881 $20 AU50 NGC. ...
AU50 NGC
1881 $20 AU50 NGC. ...
$41,480
Sold 1/14/2026
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 -- Scratched -- NCS. AU Details. ...
AU50
1881 $20 -- Scratched -- NCS. AU Details. ...
$21,600
Sold 9/6/2019
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 AU50 PCGS. ...
AU50 PCGS
1881 $20 AU50 PCGS. ...
$34,500
Sold 7/10/2011
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 AU53 NGC. ...
AU53 NGC
1881 $20 AU53 NGC. ...
$53,680
Sold 4/29/2026
Heritage Auctions
1881 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-53 (NGC).
AU53 NGC
1881 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-53 (NGC).
$57,600
Sold 8/27/2025
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $20 AU53 PCGS....
AU53 PCGS
1881 $20 AU53 PCGS....
$56,400
Sold 4/3/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).
AU55 NGC
1881 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-55 (NGC).
$56,120
Sold 9/2/2026
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $20 AU55 NGC. ...
AU55 NGC
1881 $20 AU55 NGC. ...
$61,623
Sold 3/26/2026
Heritage Auctions
1881 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). CMQ.
AU55 PCGS
1881 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). CMQ.
$72,000
Sold 11/19/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $20 XF45 NGC. ...
XF45 NGC
1881 $20 XF45 NGC. ...
$36,000
Sold 4/24/2021
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Auction Prices, Other Grades

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1881 $20 MS61 PCGS....
MS61 PCGS
1881 $20 MS61 PCGS....
$99,000
Sold 2/27/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 MS60 NGC....
MS60 NGC
1881 $20 MS60 NGC....
$96,000
Sold 1/16/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 AU58 NGC....
AU58 NGC
1881 $20 AU58 NGC....
$84,000
Sold 1/16/2025
Heritage Auctions
1881 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-58 (NGC).
AU58 NGC
1881 Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-58 (NGC).
$87,000
Sold 8/16/2023
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $20 AU58 NGC....
AU58 NGC
1881 $20 AU58 NGC....
$105,000
Sold 5/3/2023
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 VF20 PCGS. ...
VF20 PCGS
1881 $20 VF20 PCGS. ...
$24,020
Sold 10/6/2022
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 MS62 NGC. ...
MS62 NGC
1881 $20 MS62 NGC. ...
$138,000
Sold 8/4/2020
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 XF45 PCGS Secure. ...
XF45 PCGS
1881 $20 XF45 PCGS Secure. ...
$31,200
Sold 4/26/2018
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 MS60 PCGS Secure. ...
MS60 PCGS
1881 $20 MS60 PCGS Secure. ...
$99,875
Sold 8/2/2017
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 MS61 NGC. ...
MS61 NGC
1881 $20 MS61 NGC. ...
$141,000
Sold 8/16/2015
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 MS61 PCGS. ...
MS61 PCGS
1881 $20 MS61 PCGS. ...
$141,000
Sold 1/12/2015
Heritage Auctions
1881 $20 PCGS XF40
XF40 PCGS
1881 $20 PCGS XF40
$28,750
Sold 11/3/2008
DLRC
MS60 PCGS
$39,100
Sold 3/9/2004
VF20 PCGS
$3,910
Sold 8/1/2002
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1881 $20
XF40 PCGS
$6,160
Sold 7/30/1994
Heritage Auctions
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