1885 $20

Description

1885 XF 45. An incredibly rare date, with only 750 business strikes having been struck. The example we offer here is an original, prooflike coin with numerous light bagmarks and abrasions on both sides, all of which are unfairly heightened by the mirrored surfaces. Nevertheless, this coin has a nice overall appearance that fully supports the XF 45 grade. Very few people have been fortunate to own this rarity, and we are proud to offer it to our bidding audience.
Breen lists the diagnostics of business strikes thusly: "...usual notch in truncation minutely left of 5; date a little below center, left base of 1 nearly over right edge of dentil; left line of sixth (rightmost) pale gules partly thin." Proofs show the notch in the truncation above the second 8 of the date.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26BM, PCGS# 9003, GSID# 9821)

Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper
Weight: 33.44 grams
AGW: 0.9675oz
Mintage: 751

Note for clients in the European Union: This lot is considered by the European Union to be “investment gold”. We believe that it meets the criteria established in Article 344(1), point (2) of Council Directive 2006/112/EC and thus should be exempt from import VAT regardless of the selling price. Any questions or concerns about VAT should be addressed to your accountant or local tax authority.