LOT #4526 |
Current Bid: $8,250
1859 P$20 Twenty Dollar, Judd-257, Pollock-305, High R.6, PR64 Brown NGC....
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Description
1859 Twenty Dollar in Copper
Judd-257, PR64 Brown
Anthony Paquet's Design
1859 P$20 Twenty Dollar, Judd-257, Pollock-305, High R.6, PR64
Brown NGC. Anthony Paquet's seated figure of Liberty faces left
supporting a fasces with her right hand and a shield with her left.
An eagle with spread wings stands behind the shield. The
denomination, 20 DOLLARS, the date, 1859, and the statutory legend,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, appear within a heavy wreath on the
reverse that was also created by Paquet. Struck in copper with a
reeded edge. Several of the two dozen known examples are gilt.
Sharply defined throughout with rich mahogany-brown surfaces that
show faint traces of underlying red.Ex Atlanta Signature (Heritage, 8/2001), lot 8322; Exclusively Internet (Heritage, 11/2001), lot 4688; Exclusively Internet (Heritage, 5/2002), lot 11509; Charles W. Montgomery Estate (Heritage, 11/2023), lot 3274.
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 29D5, PCGS# 12024, Greysheet# 12346)
Auction Info
2026 January 14 - 17 FUN US Coins Signature® Auction #1390 (go to Auction Home page)
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January
16th
Friday
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Auction Dates
January
14th-17th
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