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20 Dollar Gold Coin
 

20 Dollar Gold Coin

     The creation of the Coronet Double Eagle was rooted in the years around the gold rush of the mid-19th century. Once experts realized just how rich the Californian oil fields were, more coins were mandated, including this one, which was worth $20.  The coin was called the Double Eagle  20 Dollar Gold Coin because it was worth twice as much as the “regular” Eagle, which had a face value of $10.

 
      James Longacre created the prototype for the first Double Eagle 20 Dollar Gold Coin.  He chose to reach back into the past for the design of the Liberty on the obverse. Longacre based her appearance on that of the Crouching Venus, a statue from ancient Rome. She is shown in profile, facing left and looking upwards.  As you might expect from the 20 Dollar Gold Coin name, she wears a coronet.  A ring of stars symbolizing the states, plus the coin’s minting year are also found on the obverse side of the coin.  The reverse shows a heraldic eagle similar to the one found on the Great Seal of the United States.  Like other coins of similar face value, this one was mostly made of gold, with a little copper. 

San Francisco Double Eagle

     The variety of Coronet Double Eagles varies widely, since they were minted over such a long period of time, and minting policies changed a great deal over that period.  Some are quite expensive, and others are very affordable, especially for those more interested in buying gold than collecting coins.   Still, certain varieties are very popular, and if in VF-20 condition, they can be worth at least $10,000. 

 

 

Grading Twenty Dollar Gold Coins

 

 

20 Dollar Gold Coin Fair Market Values in U.S. Dollars (1850-1907)20

Date/TypeG4VG8F12VF20XF40AU50AU53AU55AU58MS60PR60
Liberty TI No Motto
1850$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,630$1,810$3,480$3,970$4,840$7,640$10,340--
1850 O$1,400$1,440$1,540$1,780$5,750$11,640$15,930$20,150$36,080$55,250--
1851$1,400$1,440$1,520$1,590$1,690$1,810$1,830$2,020$2,800$4,580--
1851 O$1,440$1,500$1,710$1,840$2,910$5,040$6,140$9,980$16,450$27,950--
1852$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,690$1,720$1,810$1,830$2,030$3,130$4,310--
1852 O$1,400$1,440$1,500$2,090$3,470$5,010$5,750$8,940$17,810$24,380
1853$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,660$1,720$1,810$1,840$2,030$2,780$5,340--
1853/2$1,440$1,500$1,560$1,810$2,660$4,630$6,440$9,190$17,190$39,690--
1853 O$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,610$4,380$7,060$9,590$12,440$22,430$31,880--
1854$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,660$1,720$1,810$1,830$1,970$3,060$6,440--
1854 O$54,000$68,750$93,750$125,000$243,750$331,250$422,500$585,000$650,000----
1854 S$1,440$1,500$1,530$1,630$2,160$3,690$4,190$4,940$6,310$6,910--
1855$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,660$1,720$1,810$2,190$2,810$4,090$8,630--
1855 O$1,440$1,500$2,400$4,380$21,880$32,810$40,630$51,880$66,880$87,750--
1855 S$1,440$1,500$1,530$1,660$1,720$1,810$2,000$2,560$4,220$7,690--
1856$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,660$1,690$1,840$2,060$3,310$5,280$9,410--
1856 O--$66,000$90,000$125,000$250,000$370,500$390,000$507,000$587,500$668,750--
1856 S$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,660$1,750$1,840$1,970$2,590$3,560$5,310--
1857$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,660$1,690$1,810$1,830$2,090$3,130$4,190--
1857 O$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,810$4,060$7,190$13,130$18,310$29,380$35,750--
1857 S$1,440$1,500$1,530$1,690$1,720$1,810$1,830$1,940$2,310$4,220--
1858$1,430$1,500$1,530$1,720$1,750$1,840$2,280$3,030$3,970$6,910--
1858 O$1,440$1,500$1,740$3,190$5,690$8,940$15,810$20,940$33,480$43,130--
1858 S$1,430$1,500$1,530$1,720$1,810$1,910$2,440$3,090$4,940$9,060--
1859$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,660$3,280$5,560$6,560$9,940$14,690$31,250$45,630
1859 O$1,800$2,250$3,420$7,190$20,310$39,380$43,130$56,250$88,750$136,500--
1859 S$1,440$1,500$1,560$1,690$1,750$1,940$2,560$3,440$4,530$5,940--
1860$1,400$1,440$1,460$1,590$1,630$1,810$1,830$1,970$2,810$4,440$44,380
1860 O$1,620$2,250$3,090$5,940$19,380$39,380$53,130$61,880$89,120$112,450--
1860 S$1,430$1,500$1,520$1,590$1,660$1,910$2,440$4,470$6,310$8,090--
1861$1,400$1,440$1,500$1,630$1,720$1,810$1,840$2,060$2,690$3,560$44,380
1861 O$1,470$1,560$1,950$3,750$18,750$41,880$47,500$64,380$81,250$156,250--
1861 S$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,660$1,840$2,220$2,880$3,840$5,340$11,440--
1861 S Paquet Rev.$9,600$11,340$13,800$23,130$69,380$86,880$93,130$137,500$191,750----
1862$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,640$3,560$7,340$8,310$11,810$18,130$22,190$44,380
1862 S$1,430$1,500$1,530$1,690$1,810$2,410$3,310$4,000$7,090$13,130--
1863$1,430$1,500$1,530$1,690$2,160$4,690$6,530$9,690$15,940$22,190$44,380
1863 S$1,400$1,440$1,520$1,590$1,750$2,030$2,530$3,090$5,000$7,660--
1864$1,400$1,440$1,530$1,660$1,720$2,690$4,220$4,910$7,810$15,630$44,380
1864 S$1,400$1,440$1,520$1,690$1,780$2,030$2,810$3,470$5,560$9,690--
1865$1,400$1,440$1,460$1,590$1,690$1,780$1,910$2,340$3,470$6,560$44,380
1865 S$1,430$1,500$1,530$1,690$1,720$1,810$1,830$2,440$3,470$4,470--
1866 S No Motto$1,530$1,860$3,090$7,190$15,630$36,250$56,880$95,550$143,000$240,500--
Liberty TII W/Motto
1866--$1,500$1,560$1,660$1,720$1,810$2,220$3,220$4,580$8,520$23,440
1866 S With Motto$1,350$1,410$1,450$1,480$1,940$2,940$4,440$8,390$12,710$19,830--
1867----$1,500$1,540$1,660$1,720$1,750$2,090$2,340$3,450$23,440
1867 S$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,750$1,910$2,190$3,800$9,000$17,230--
1868------$1,540$1,780$2,190$3,410$5,010$8,780$18,660$23,440
1868 S------$1,590$1,720$1,750$1,940$2,700$5,530$12,290--
1869$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,650$1,780$2,090$3,150$4,650$8,450$23,440
1869 S----$1,440$1,480$1,590$1,720$1,750$2,080$4,320$9,560--
1870------$1,660$1,780$2,310$3,160$4,910$7,480$14,110$23,440
1870 CC----$108,000$218,750$325,000$412,500$468,750$546,000------
1870 S$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,540$1,590$1,740$1,750$1,880$3,410$6,310--
1871------$1,540$1,750$2,630$2,970$3,840$5,010$7,610$23,440
1871 CC----$4,380$9,380$20,940$31,880$37,500$44,850$68,250$105,950--
1871 S----$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,670$1,710$1,780$2,410$5,200--
1872$1,370$1,500$1,550$1,560$1,590$1,740$1,760$1,910$2,630$4,880$23,440
1872 CC$1,440$1,530$1,970$2,840$5,470$9,530$10,910$15,600$27,300$42,250--
1872 S$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,630$1,640$1,720$2,570$3,870--
1873 Closed 3--$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,590$1,630$1,640$1,910$2,250$3,410--
1873 Open 3----$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,560$1,570$1,650$1,680$1,810--
1873 CC$1,440$1,560$1,940$2,790$5,660$10,590$12,440$15,280$27,300$43,880--
1873 S Closed 3----$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,560$1,640$1,690$1,780$2,340--
1873 S Open 3----$1,440$1,480$1,590$1,690$1,840$2,190$4,230$9,430--
1874$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,560$1,570$1,650$1,690$2,280$23,440
1874 CC$1,470$1,500$1,590$1,630$2,470$3,310$3,840$5,530$7,640$14,950--
1874 S$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,560$1,570$1,690$1,720$2,090--
1875$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,560$1,570$1,650$1,680$1,810$29,380
1875 CC$1,470$1,500$1,590$1,690$2,030$2,280$2,410$2,840$3,810$5,100--
1875 S$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,560$1,570$1,650$1,680$1,810--
1876$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,560$1,570$1,650$1,680$1,810$23,440
1876 CC$1,470$1,500$1,590$1,630$1,970$2,410$2,750$3,220$5,070$9,390--
1876 S$1,350$1,410$1,440$1,480$1,520$1,560$1,570$1,650$1,680$1,810--
Liberty TIII
1877$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,560$1,700$1,840$19,380
1877 CC$1,410$1,440$1,530$1,780$2,470$3,940$4,690$6,830$14,300$20,480--
1877 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,560$1,680$1,880--
1878$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,560$1,600$1,730$18,750
1878 CC----$1,500$2,440$4,690$9,190$11,810$13,980$21,450$30,550--
1878 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,560$1,720$1,810--
1879--$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,560$1,680$1,970$17,500
1879 CC----$1,530$2,410$5,440$9,750$12,060$19,180$23,730$34,260--
1879 O--$6,300$13,130$23,130$35,630$41,060$48,130$70,850$86,450$102,050--
1879 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,560$1,630$1,840--
1880$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,690$2,090$3,440$17,500
1880 S--$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,560$1,720$1,840--
1881------$7,800$14,380$20,630$27,310$34,450$51,350$97,500$17,500
1881 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,560$1,600$1,880--
1882--------$43,750$78,130$84,380$97,500$107,250$133,250$17,500
1882 CC$1,440$1,470$1,560$1,690$1,780$2,530$2,910$3,720$5,410$9,690--
1882 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,540$1,550$1,560$1,600$1,840--
1883 Proof Only--------------------$35,630
1883 CC$1,380$1,470$1,560$1,630$1,910$2,380$2,840$3,220$4,840$7,480--
1883 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,880--
1884 Proof Only--------------------$41,880
1884 CC$1,410$1,470$1,560$1,690$1,720$2,190$2,560$3,280$3,870$5,200--
1884 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,730--
1885----$5,820$8,440$14,380$26,880$30,630$35,750$50,050$61,750$26,880
1885 CC$1,440$1,470$1,690$3,130$4,690$6,940$8,090$9,690$13,650$16,250--
1885 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,610$1,750--
1886------$10,310$21,880$35,630$45,630$68,250$84,500$95,550$20,630
1887 Proof Only------------$26,220----$33,150$34,380
1887 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,710--
1888$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,760$16,250
1888 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,660--
1889$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,720$1,840$16,250
1889 CC--$1,470$1,560$1,750$2,090$2,630$2,720$3,320$4,880$7,350--
1889 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,660--
1890$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$16,250
1890 CC$1,410$1,470$1,560$1,630$1,840$2,000$2,280$2,800$3,410$6,180--
1890 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,660--
1891------$4,380$11,190$14,690$19,690$25,350$40,950$50,050$15,000
1891 CC----$2,840$4,410$9,690$12,060$13,750$16,710$20,480$25,350--
1891 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1892------$1,620$2,810$3,060$4,560$5,920$7,350$10,630$15,000
1892 CC--$1,470$1,560$1,690$2,000$2,440$2,660$3,150$5,560$8,130--
1892 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1893$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$14,380
1893 CC--$1,470$1,560$1,630$2,530$3,030$3,530$4,390$5,750$7,380--
1893 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,620$1,680--
1894$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,750
1894 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1895$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,750
1895 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1896$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,750
1896 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1897$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,130
1897 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1898$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$15,000
1898 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1899$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,130
1899 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,710--
1900$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,130
1900 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1901$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,130
1901 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1902$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,720$1,880$13,130
1902 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1903$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,130
1903 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1904$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,130
1904 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1905$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,560$1,580$1,600$1,690$1,780$1,880$13,130
1905 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1906$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,770$13,130
1906 D$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1906 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1907$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590$13,130
1907 D$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--
1907 S$1,330$1,380$1,390$1,450$1,460$1,470$1,490$1,500$1,540$1,590--

 

 

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