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$20 Liberty Gold – Type 1 Values

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The Greysheet Catalog (GSID) of the $20 Liberty Gold – Type 1 (1849–1866) series of Pre-1933 Gold Coinage in the U.S. Coins contains 91 distinct entries with CPG® values between $3,739.71 and $8,000,000.00.

Early in 1849 Chief Engraver James B. Longacre designed the new gold dollar coin that was authorized by the Act of March 3. He then worked on the double eagle, finishing in early 1850. The unique 1849 pattern piece resides in the Smithsonian. The 1861 reverse design by Anthony C. Paquet was withdrawn soon after being struck. Very few pieces are known. There are three distinct types of the $20 Liberty double eagle design. This type, issued from 1849-1866, is missing the motto (IN GOD WE TRUST) on the reverse side.
$3,840 - $240,000
$4,114 - $110,000
$3,740 - $550,000
$3,840 - $120,000
1852 $20 MS
$3,740 - $280,000
$4,152 - $375,000
$3,740 - $216,000
1853/'2' $20 MS
$3,740 - $40,000
$3,840 - $156,000
$3,740 - $114,000
$4,052 - $108,000
Key Date
$175,000 - $715,000
$4,114 - $150,000
Sponsor Whitman
$3,740 - $240,000
$12,500 - $185,000
Shipwreck
$3,907 - $50,400
$3,740 - $45,600
Key Date
$200,000 - $2,400,000
Shipwreck
$3,740 - $150,000
1857 $20 MS
$3,740 - $94,500
1857-O $20 MS
$4,114 - $285,000
$3,740 - $130,000
Shipwreck
$4,007 - $135,000
Shipwreck
$4,007 - $135,000
Shipwreck
$4,407 - $19,074
Sponsor Heritage Auctions
1857-S $20 Broken A MS
Shipwreck
$4,407 - $19,074
Shipwreck
$4,407 - $12,980
Shipwreck
$4,407 - $19,074
Shipwreck
$5,209 - $15,340
$3,740 - $90,000
$5,400 - $225,000
$3,740 - $55,200
$3,815 - $54,000
1859-O $20 MS
$14,000 - $150,000
$3,740 - $150,000
$16,000 - $180,000
$3,740 - $66,000
$3,740 - $500,000
$2,000,000 - $8,000,000
Sponsor
1861-O $20 MS
$20,000 - $375,000
$3,740 - $60,000
$35,000 - $910,000
$6,000 - $132,000
$3,740 - $75,000
$4,140 - $156,000
$3,740 - $72,000
$3,840 - $240,000
$3,740 - $156,000
$3,740 - $96,000
$3,740 - $64,800
$8,000 - $294,000
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