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1892 $20 Liberty NGC AU58

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1892 $20 Liberty NGC AU58
<b>1892 &#36;20 Liberty. NGC graded AU58.</b> Why the low mintage for 1892? The same reason we&#39;ve been describing before: It all traces back to what led up to the money crises and subsequent business Panic of 1893. Because of a quirk in America&#39;s paper money setup, gold coins and bullion were being drained out of the Treasury in increasing numbers after 1890. The problem go so bad that President Cleveland had to plead with banker J. P. Morgan for a massive gold loan to the government to meet the demand.

The Treasury&#39;s gold fund had dwindled to about &#36;75 million at one point. This caused sleepless nights for those in the know, although the public was generally unaware of the strain in the gold market &#40;Today&#39;s current &#36;100 billion+ Treasury gold reserve provides a greater cushion.&#41; Fortunately the squeeze let up in 1893. Mintage rebounded that year and thereafter in Philadelphia, while San Francisco Mint, which had been far from the madding crowd, did not suffer a similar decline in mintage. However, we were left with very few 1892 lustrous double eagles of this high quality, which today&#39;s collectors must scramble for in the hopes of one for their sets <b>&#40;PCGS # 9019&#41;</b> <i>
The Bayou Saint James Collection.</i>

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