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1853 G$20 U.S. Assay Office TWENTY D., 900 THOUS, K-18

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. VF35 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 35 HA 8,400 05/02/2025
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. AU Details--Graffiti (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 6,600 11/21/2024
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU50 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 50 HA 9,000 08/16/2024
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. XF45 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 45 HA 7,500 08/16/2024
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS62 NGC. K-18, R.2. 62 HA 15,600 08/16/2024
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU53 NGC. K-18, R.2. 53 HA 7,800 08/16/2024
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold--Moffat $20. K-19. Rarity-6-. AU-55 (NGC). 55 Stacks Bowers 18,000 08/13/2024
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. AU Details--Rim Damage (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 6,600 06/18/2024
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS61 NGC. K-18, R.2. 61 HA 12,600 06/13/2024
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU58 NGC. CAC. K-18, R.2. 58 HA 13,213 06/13/2024
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. Unc Details--Rim Damage (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 9,000 03/26/2024
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. AU Details--Cleaned (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 6,600 11/21/2023
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU50 PCGS. CAC. K-18, R.2. 50 HA 9,300 08/17/2023
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. MS-61 (NGC). 61 Stacks Bowers 12,000 08/16/2023
    1853 $20 Assay Office, 900 Thous. AU55 NGC. K-18, R.2. 55 HA 10,500 07/20/2023
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU55 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 55 HA 13,200 05/05/2023
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU55 NGC. K-18, R.2. 55 HA 11,700 05/05/2023
    $20 1853 U.S. ASSAY OFFICE. 900. PCGS MS62 CAC 62 Legend 21,738 02/23/2023
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS61 PCGS. Kagin-18, R.2. 61 HA 12,600 01/13/2023
    1853 US Assay $20 PCGS XF45 (900 THOUS) 45 David Lawrence Rare Coins 9,000 12/05/2022
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. VF Details--Tooled (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 4,080 11/04/2022
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. AU-55 (PCGS). 55 Stacks Bowers 9,000 11/01/2022
    $20 1853 U.S. ASSAY OFFICE. 900 FINE. NGC MS62 62 Legend 14,100 10/20/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS63 PCGS. CAC. K-18, R.2. 63 HA 22,800 08/24/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS62 NGC. K-18, R.2. 62 HA 13,200 08/24/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. XF45 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 45 HA 10,800 07/14/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU55 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 55 HA 10,500 07/14/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS63 PCGS. K-18, R.2. Kagin-18 was the final issue from the United States A 63 HA 22,800 05/23/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU55 PCGS. K-18, R.2. These popular Assay Office twenty dollar gold pieces 55 HA 11,100 03/21/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU55 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 55 HA 10,500 02/25/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS62 NGC. K-18, R.2. 62 HA 18,000 01/14/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU58 NGC. K-18, R.2. 58 HA 15,600 01/14/2022
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS62 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 62 HA 16,200 12/16/2021
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. VF30 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 30 HA 6,300 08/20/2021
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. AU-53 (PCGS). 53 Stacks Bowers 9,000 08/19/2021
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $50. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. VF Details--Damage (PCGS). 0 Stacks Bowers 3,480 03/26/2021
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS62 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 62 HA 12,600 09/18/2020
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. AU58 NGC. K-18, R.2. 58 HA 9,600 09/18/2020
    1853 $20 Assay Office, 900 Thous. MS64+ PCGS. CAC. K-18, R.2. 64 HA 45,600 09/17/2020
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. AU-55 (NGC). 55 Stacks Bowers 9,600 08/07/2020
    1853 $20 Assay Office Twenty Dollar, 900 Thous. MS63+ NGC. K-18, R.2. 63 HA 26,400 08/04/2020
    1853 $20 Assay Office, 900 Thous. MS61 NGC. K-18, R.2 61 HA 9,600 04/24/2020
    1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. MS-61 (NGC). 61 Stacks Bowers 9,600 03/19/2020
    1853 $20 Assay Office, 900 Thous. AU53 PCGS. K-18, R.2. 53 HA 7,800 02/20/2020
    1853 $20 Assay Office, 900 Thous. AU55 NGC. K-18, R.2. 55 HA 7,800 09/05/2019
    1853 Assay $20 NGC AU55 (900 THOUS) 55 David Lawrence Rare Coins 8,250 07/22/2019
    1853 U.S Assay Office 900 THOUS $20 PCGS/CAC AU53 53 David Lawrence Rare Coins 9,500 06/10/2019
    1853 $20 Assay Office, 900 Thous. MS61 PCGS. Kagin-18, R.2. 61 HA 12,000 06/06/2019
    1853 $20 Assay Office, 900 Thous. AU58 NGC. K-18, R.2. 58 HA 9,000 04/26/2019
    $20 1853 U.S.A.O.G. 900 FINE. PCGS AU58+ CAC 58 Legend 21,150 11/15/2018
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 10013
      Coin Date: 1853
      Denomination (Short): G$20
      Denomination (Long): 20 Dollar Gold
      Variety: U.S. Assay Office
      Variety 2: TWENTY D., 900 THOUS, K-18
      Desg: MS
      Composition: Gold
      Mintage: 500-600 known
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Pioneer & Territorial Gold
      Coinage Years: 1852-1853
      Mint Location: California
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: Eagle clutching shield and ribbon UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 900 THOUS TWENTY D.
      Reverse Description: Engine turning UNITED STATES ASSAY OFFICE OF GOLD SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA. 1853.
      General Notes: Millions of dollars’ worth of the 1853 900-Thousandths $20s were struck by the United States Assay Office, making these double eagles the most commonly encountered pioneer gold issue. Between 500 and 600 examples are known today, with somewhere around ten grading MS65 or MS66. 17 Kagin-18 $20s were recovered from the S.S. Central America. So-called “Prooflike Assay $20” forgeries were marketed by John J. Ford in the 1960s. These were initially exposed in the 1960s by numismatist Eric P. Newman, and the coin from which their dies were copied was identified in 2006 by David J. McCarthy.
      PCGS #: 10013
      NGC ID: ANHD
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