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1856-S $20 Full Serif, Right S

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1856-S $20 Full Serif, Right S MS63 PCGS. 63 HA 13,800 09/28/2007
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 70017
      Coin Date: 1856-S
      Denomination (Short): $20
      Denomination (Long): $20 Gold
      Variety: Full Serif, Right S
      Desg: MS
      Prefix: Shipwreck
      Mint Mark: S
      Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
      Mintage: 1,189,750
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Liberty head gold double eagle
      Coinage Years: 1849-1907
      Mint Location: San Francisco
      Diameter: 34
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 33.436
      Weight (Ounces): 0.9675
      Designer: Christian Gobrecht
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom.
      Reverse Description: Shielded eagle with wings outstretched holding arrows and olive branches. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * TWENTY D. appear around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears below the eagle's tail, above the N in TWENTY.
      General Notes: Originally recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck and certified by PCGS in holders with special "gold foil" labels.
      PCGS #: 70017
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