Coin
20 Dollars Liberty Head - Double Eagle, No motto (1857) — United States
United States • 1857 • KM# 74.1, A74.1, PCGS# 8902-8932, 8934, etc.
Overview
A gold 20 Dollars coin of the United States, known as the 'Liberty Head - Double Eagle, No motto'. The obverse features Liberty with a coronet facing left, surrounded by 13 stars. The reverse shows a heraldic eagle with a Union shield. Minted in 1857 at the Philadelphia Mint as a Proof strike. Composed of .900 gold with a reeded edge.
Specifications
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1857
- Composition
- Gold (.900) (.100 copper)
- Weight
- 33.436 g
- Diameter
- 34 mm
- Mint
- Philadelphia
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 74.1, A74.1, PCGS# 8902-8932, 8934, etc.
- Issuer
- United States
Design details
Obverse
Liberty (coronet head) facing left, surrounded by 13 stars, with date below Script: Latin Lettering: LIBERTY 1857 Designer: James Barton Longacre
Reverse
Heraldic eagle with Union shield holding 3 arrows and an olive branch, 13 stars and rays above Script: Latin Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM S TWENTY D. Designer: James Barton Longacre
Collector insights
- Design heritage: James Barton Longacre is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Philadelphia. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
- Gold issue: Gold (.900) (.100 copper) — bullion demand competes with numismatic demand. Weight and fineness (not just face value) drive the melt-value floor.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 74.1, A74.1, PCGS# 8902-8932, 8934, etc.. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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