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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)


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16th Friday 1:50 pm CT
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January
14th-17th Wednesday-Saturday
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