1856-S $20 MS64 PCGS....

Description

S.S. Central America 1856-S Twenty
Sharp 'No Serif, Left S' Variant, MS64

1856-S $20 MS64 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Variety 17O: No Serif, Left S. SSCA 5635. Produced in only the third year of regular coinage operations at the San Francisco Mint, the 1856-S double eagles were made to an amount well in excess of 1.1 million coins. There are many survivors of the 1855-S and 1856-S double eagles in XF and AU from the "Fort Capron hoard" found in the 1970s in Florida, near present-day Fort Pierce. (See Bowers' Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins for more details.) However, the high-grade Mint State specimens available of this issue are almost uniformly recoveries from the S.S. Central America, which foundered in September of the following year. This piece offers splendid golden-yellow coloration, with an equally bold strike and impressive eye appeal. The "No Serif" refers to the left (missing) serif on the U(NITED). Comes with faux-book case. PCGS has currently certified 39 examples of the issue in MS64, with an additional six in MS65 and two in MS66. For the No Serif, Left S variety, Population: 16 in 64, 7 finer (3/09).
From The Oro Valley Collection.(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 2692, PCGS# 8919, GSID# 9864)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 0.9675oz
Mintage: 1,189,750

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