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1857-O $20 AU58 NGC

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:18,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1857-O $20 AU58 NGC
<B>1857-O $20 AU58 NGC.</B></I> The typical example of this date grades VF or XF at best, with few AU coins still in existence. Mint State examples are impossibly rare, with only three such coins graded by PCGS and NGC. It is probably reasonable to estimate that only three or four Mint State examples still exist. The mintage of 1857 double eagles from New Orleans was just 30,000 coins, and probably not more than 150 of those still survive today in all grades. This example is typical with prooflike surfaces and moderate abrasions. Both sides have bright yellow-gold color with a splash of dark toning in the left obverse field. The mintmark is somewhat indistinct, as usual, but all other design elements are nicely detailed. Census: 22 in 58, 3 finer (11/07).<BR><I>From The Waxhaw Collection.</B></I><BR><BR><B>Coin Engraver:</B> James B. Longacre<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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