597
1874 Ty 2 Liberty $20 Double Eagle XF
Estimate:
$1,800 - $2,000
Sold
$1,800
Live Auction
July 20th, 2023 Gallery Auction l Fine Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Coins & Currency, Fashion & Accessories, Pens
Category
Description
This Double Eagle has an XF/AU (XF49) reverse with luster and a VF39-XF Obverse. With a mintage of 366,780, this and the 1875 are the scarcest Philadelphia $20s except for the 1870-71 with much smaller mintages. David Akers considered it "quite scarce in all grades."The Double Eagle circulated , probably on the east coast, during Reconstruction, and could have quote a tale to tell if it could talk