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1891 $20 Liberty NGC AU58

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1891 $20 Liberty NGC AU58
<b>1891 &#36;20 Liberty. NGC graded AU58.</b> 1,441 minted. A few light marks on the rims, on the face and lower neck, and in the prooflike field by the date. A still-original beauty of this very rare, low mintage date.

As the rumbling grew of an approaching economic tornado &#40;that finally caused major damage to American business in 1893-95&#41;, the fear among government officials and bankers was that America would be completely drained of gold. By law, the Treasury department was required to keep &#36;100 million worth of gold in its vaults as backing for the currency. This equated to a mere 5 million double eagles &#40;to give you an idea how thin a line separated &#34;healthy&#34; from &#34;unsound&#34; financial conditions back in those days&#41;. With the Treasury nearing this critical level in 1891, production declined &#40;at least at the Philadelphia mint, for the West Coast barely noticed the strain, as though it were on another planet entirely&#41;. Few survive from this low coinage, and this among the most attractively preserved with its flash and warm golden color.

KEY DATE 1891 DOUBLE EAGLE RARITY <b>&#40;PCGS # 9016&#41;</b> <i>
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