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PCGS Number: 9143 Coin Date: 1908-D Denomination (Short): $20 Denomination (Long): $20 Gold Variety: No Motto Desg: MS Mint Mark: D Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper Mintage: 663,750 Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Twenty Dollar Gold Double Eagle Coinage Years: 1907-1908 Mint Location: Denver Diameter: 34 Fineness: 0.9 Weight (Grams): 33.436 Weight (Ounces): 1.075 Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Liberty is portrayed standing on a rock, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left. The word LIBERTY appears on the top periphery surrounded by stars. The date is stamped on the right side of the coin, just above the rock. Reverse Description: A crescent sun appears at the bottom as if rising on the horizon with long rays extending to the top of the coin. A flying eagle covers the central portion, atop the rays. The words UNITED STATES oF AMERICA, TWENTY DOLLARS appear on the top periphery. General Notes: Though much scarcer than its Philadelphia-minted sibling from 1908, the 1908-D $20 can be found with relative ease in the circulated and lower-uncirculated grades. However, Gems are considered quite rare, with very few available and relatively few in the marketplace at any given time in the grades of MS65. Those grading MS66 or better are truly rare. PCGS #: 9143 NGC ID: 26F7
