1866-S $20 Motto MS60 NGC....

Description

1866-S Double Eagle, MS60
First-Year Type Two Twenty

1866-S $20 Motto MS60 NGC. The addition of the IN GOD WE TRUST motto inspired a rather large 842,250-piece double eagle mintage. These coins circulated widely on the West Coast among a public that was essentially unaware of the design change, or simply did not care about it. Most of the coins circulated heavily, surviving in VF to XF condition but seldom significantly finer. This MS60 example has a few light bagmarks and some coin-to-coin chatter. Straw-gold surfaces deepen near the well-struck, raised devices. The 1866-S Motto twenty is scarce in any Mint State and highly collectible as such. Census: 5 in 60, 28 finer (5/25).(Registry values: N4719)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 269Y, PCGS# 8950, Greysheet# 9907)

Weight: 33.44 grams

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

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