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1861-O $20

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
VF20 $24,000.00
VF25 $25,800.00
VF30 $31,200.00
VF35 $33,600.00
XF40 $43,200.00
XF45 $45,600.00
AU50 $49,000.00
AU53 $52,800.00
AU55 $67,200.00
AU58 $91,200.00
MS60 $258,000.00
MS61 $360,000.00
VF20 CAC $31,200.00
VF25 CAC $32,400.00
VF30 CAC $39,000.00
VF35 CAC $45,000.00
XF40 CAC $54,000.00
XF45 CAC $60,000.00
AU50 CAC $73,200.00
AU53 CAC $85,200.00
AU55 CAC $93,600.00
AU58 CAC $114,000.00
MS60 CAC $322,500.00
MS61 CAC $450,000.00

Apr Data

143 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1861-O $20 XF45 NGC. Variety 1. 45 HA 25,200 03/28/2024
    1861-O $20 XF45 NGC. Variety 1. 45 HA 24,000 12/14/2023
    1861-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. 55 HA 39,600 12/14/2023
    1861-O $20 XF45 NGC. Variety 1 45 HA 25,200 09/14/2023
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-50 (PCGS). 50 Stacks Bowers 43,200 08/09/2023
    1861-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. 55 HA 41,480 07/20/2023
    1861-O $20 XF45 NGC. Variety 1-A. This New Orleans issue is famous for its unusual circumstance of being struck by three di 45 HA 33,600 05/08/2023
    1861-O $20 AU50 PCGS. Variety 1. 50 HA 40,800 05/03/2023
    1861-O $20 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. 45 HA 40,800 05/03/2023
    1861-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. 55 HA 48,000 05/03/2023
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. EF-40 (PCGS). CAC. 40 Stacks Bowers 43,200 03/22/2023
    1861-O $20 XF45 NGC. Variety 1. 45 HA 36,020 02/09/2023
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. EF-45 (PCGS). 45 Stacks Bowers 39,600 11/02/2022
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-58 (PCGS). 58 Stacks Bowers 81,000 08/25/2022
    1861-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. 53 HA 60,000 08/24/2022
    1861-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. 55 HA 51,600 08/24/2022
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-55+ (PCGS). CAC. 55 Stacks Bowers 96,000 08/23/2022
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. EF-40 (PCGS). OGH. 40 Stacks Bowers 37,200 06/15/2022
    1861-O $20 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. 45 HA 45,720 05/05/2022
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-50 (PCGS). 50 Stacks Bowers 51,600 04/06/2022
    1861-O $20 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. 45 HA 43,200 02/24/2022
    1861-O $20 XF45 NGC. Variety 1. 45 HA 39,600 02/24/2022
    1861-O $20 AU50 NGC. 50 HA 45,600 02/24/2022
    1861-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. 53 HA 52,800 01/14/2022
    1861-O $20 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. 45 HA 45,600 07/13/2021
    1861-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. 55 HA 50,400 04/24/2021
    1861-O $20 AU53 NGC. Variety 1. 53 HA 46,800 02/24/2021
    1861-O $20 AU58 PCGS. Variety 1. 58 HA 78,000 10/14/2020
    1861-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. 53 HA 43,200 09/18/2020
    1861-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Variety 1. 53 HA 45,600 04/23/2020
    1861-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. 55 HA 50,413 04/23/2020
    1861-O $20 AU58 PCGS. Variety 1. 58 HA 78,000 02/20/2020
    1861-O $20 AU50+ NGC. Variety 1. 50 HA 33,601 02/20/2020
    1861-O $20 AU53 NGC. Variety 1. 53 HA 45,600 12/05/2019
    1861-O $20 -- Damaged, Improperly Cleaned -- NCS. XF Details. Variety 1. 40 HA 10,200 09/06/2019
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. Winter-1, the only known dies. AU-53 (PCGS). CAC. 53 Stacks Bowers 52,800 08/16/2019
    1861-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. 55 HA 63,000 08/14/2019
    1861-O $20 XF40 PCGS. Variety 1. 40 HA 36,000 08/16/2018
    $20 1861-O PCGS AU53 CAC 53 Legend 64,625 05/17/2018
    1861-O $20 XF40 PCGS Secure. Variety 1. 40 HA 36,000 04/26/2018
    1861-O $20 MS60 PCGS. Variety 1. 60 HA 312,000 01/04/2018
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. AU-55 (PCGS). 55 Stacks Bowers 66,000 11/10/2017
    1861-O Liberty Head Double Eagle. VF-30 (PCGS). 30 Stacks Bowers 27,600 11/10/2017
    1861-O $20 XF45 NGC. Variety 1. 45 HA 38,400 11/02/2017
    1861-O $20 AU50 PCGS. Variety 1. 50 HA 48,000 09/07/2017
    1861-O $20 AU50 NGC. Variety 1. 50 HA 48,175 04/30/2017
    1861-O $20 AU55 PCGS. Variety 1. 55 HA 67,562 01/09/2017
    1861-O $20 XF45 PCGS. Variety 1. 45 HA 42,300 09/11/2016
    1861-O $20 AU53 NGC. Variety 1. 53 HA 47,142 09/11/2016
    1861-O $20 AU55 NGC. Variety 1. 55 HA 64,625 01/11/2016
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 8934
      Coin Date: 1861-O
      Denomination (Short): $20
      Denomination (Long): $20 Gold
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: O
      Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
      Mintage: 17,741
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Liberty head gold double eagle
      Coinage Years: 1849-1907
      Mint Location: New Orleans
      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.
      PCGS #: 8934
      NGC ID: 269J
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