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1854-O $20 MS

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Gold): 0.9675 oz +0.08%
$3,930.46
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Obverse Description

Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom.

Reverse Description

Shielded eagle with wings outstretched holding arrows and olive branches. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * TWENTY D. appear around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears below the eagle's tail, above the N in TWENTY.

Catalog Information

GSID: 9848
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Obverse Lettering: LIBERTY, 1854
Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Reverse Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TWENTY D.
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (gr): 33.436 gr
Weight (oz): 1.075 oz
Precious Metal Weight: 0.9675 oz
Strike Type: Business
Diameter: 34
Coin Shape: Round
Edge: Reeded
Coin Date: 1854-O
Denomination: $20
Designation: MS
Mint Location: New Orleans
Mint Mark: O
Mintage: 3,250
Coinage Type: Twenty Dollar Gold Double Eagle
Coinage Years: 1849-1907
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
PCGS #: 8912
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Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Melt Value (Gold): 0.9675 oz +0.08%
$3,930.46
GSID:9848 PCGS:8912 Shop related

Values

Greysheet & CPG® Values
Greysheet & CPG® Values by grade for 1854-O $20 MS
Grade CAC CPG Value (Retail) Greysheet Price (Wholesale)
AU58 CAC $858,000 $1,234
AU58 - $660,000 $1,234
AU55 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU55 - $1,234 $1,234
AU53 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU53 - $1,234 $1,234
AU50 CAC $1,234 $1,234
AU50 - $1,234 $1,234
XF45 CAC $1,234 $1,234
XF45 - $1,234 $1,234
XF40 CAC $1,234 $1,234
XF40 - $1,234 $1,234
VF35 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF35 - $1,234 $1,234
VF30 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF30 - $1,234 $1,234
VF25 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF25 - $1,234 $1,234
VF20 CAC $1,234 $1,234
VF20 - $1,234 $1,234

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1854-O $20 AU55 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
1854-O $20 AU55 PCGS. Winter-1. ...
$488,000
Sold 1/14/2026
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Winter-1....
1854-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Winter-1....
$336,000
Sold 8/26/2025
Heritage Auctions
1854-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. EF-45 (PCGS). CAC.
$312,000
Sold 8/13/2024
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1854-O $20 VF30 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ...
1854-O $20 VF30 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ... CAC approved
$168,000
Sold 8/14/2019
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 AU50 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
1854-O $20 AU50 PCGS. Variety 1. ...
$282,000
Sold 4/26/2015
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 AU58 NGC. Lovely reddish-orange surfaces are not without a few small, scattered abrasions and retain generous gl...
$431,250
Sold 7/30/2005
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20
$24,200
Sold 2/5/1994
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1....
1854-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1....
$348,000
Sold 10/2/2025
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 AU53 NGC. Variety 1. ...
1854-O $20 AU53 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$336,000
Sold 8/14/2019
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 XF45 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ...
1854-O $20 XF45 PCGS. CAC. Variety 1. ... CAC approved
$276,000
Sold 4/24/2021
Heritage Auctions
$195,500
Sold 5/14/2009
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1854-O $20 AU50 PCGS. ...
1854-O $20 AU50 PCGS. ...
$329,000
Sold 8/9/2014
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 AU58 NGC. The 1854-O is one of the two rarest ...
$189,750
Sold 1/10/2004
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. ...
1854-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$340,750
Sold 8/16/2015
Heritage Auctions
$260,000
Sold 2/13/2017
GOLDBERG COINS
1854-O $20 XF45 NGC. Variety 1. ...
1854-O $20 XF45 NGC. Variety 1. ...
$204,000
Sold 3/29/2018
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 --Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details. Net VF30. ...
1854-O $20 --Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details. Net VF30. ...
$126,500
Sold 12/6/2008
Heritage Auctions
$241,500
Sold 1/15/2008
Stack’s Bowers Galleries
1854-O $20
$92,000
Sold 1/12/2002
Heritage Auctions
1854-O $20 AU55 NGC. ...
1854-O $20 AU55 NGC. ...
$381,875
Sold 6/8/2014
Heritage Auctions
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