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- 1853 G$20 U.S. Assay Office, TWENTY D., 900 THOUS, K-18 MS
1853 20 Dollar Gold U.S. Assay Office, TWENTY D., 900 THOUS, K-18
Business Strike
1853 20 Dollar Gold U.S. Assay Office, TWENTY D., 900 THOUS, K-18
Business Strike
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 NGC. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 PCGS. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 PCGS. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 PCGS. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 PCGS. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 PCGS. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 PCGS. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 PCGS. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS65 PCGS. K-18, R.2....
Source: Heritage Auctions
Greysheet Catalog Details (GSID: 11696)
Millions of dollars’ worth of the 1853 900-Thousandths $20s were struck by the United States Assay Office, making these double eagles the most commonly encountered pioneer gold issue. Between 500 and 600 examples are known today, with somewhere around ten grading MS65 or MS66. 17 Kagin-18 $20s were recovered from the S.S. Central America. So-called “Prooflike Assay $20” forgeries were marketed by John J. Ford in the 1960s. These were initially exposed in the 1960s by numismatist Eric P. Newman, and the coin from which their dies were copied was identified in 2006 by David J. McCarthy.
Obverse: Eagle clutching shield and ribbon UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 900 THOUS TWENTY D.
Reverse: Engine turning UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE OF GOLD SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA. 1853.
Dealers OnlyCatalog Detail
| GSID: | 11696 |
| Coin Date: | 1853 |
| Denomination: | G$20 / 20 Dollar Gold |
| Designation: | MS |
| Mint Location: | California |
| Mintage: | 500-600 known |
| Coinage Type: | Pioneer & Territorial Gold |
| Coinage Years: | 1852-1853 |
| Composition: | Gold |
| Variety: | U.S. Assay Office |
| Variety 2: | TWENTY D., 900 THOUS, K-18 |
| Rarity: | R-2 |
| Strike Type: | Business |
| Coin Shape: | Round |
| Obverse Lettering: | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 900 THOUS TWENTY D. |
| Reverse Lettering: | UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE OF GOLD SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA. 1853. |
| PCGS #: | 10013 |
| NGC ID: | ANHD |
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