1855-O $20 XF40 NGC....

Description

Attractively Toned 1855-O Double Eagle, XF40

1855-O $20 XF40 NGC. Ex: Richmond Collection. The 1855-O has one of the lowest-mintages of the Liberty Head Without Motto double eagle series (8,000 pieces). Douglas Winter, writes in his Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint reference that most known specimens are in the VF 30 to XF40 range, and that anything finer is extremely rare.
Rich apricot-gold patination graces this XF40 example, the reverse of which exhibits semi-prooflike fields. Despite wear in some of the high-point areas, relatively strong detail shows on the design elements, including the star centers, several of which are typically weak on this issue. A scattering of minute marks, more so on the obverse, is consistent with a coin seeing some circulation.(Registry values: N2998)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 268W, PCGS# 8915, GSID# 9853)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 0.9675oz
Mintage: 8,000

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