1899-P Liberty Head $20 Gold Double Eagle MS62
$20 Gold Double Eagle
$3,295.00
In stock
Product Code
C8299
Related Item IDs
Denomination | Double Eagles |
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Series | Liberty Head |
Composition | Gold |
Year | 1899 |
Mint | Philadelphia (P) |
Grade | Mint State |
Mint State Score | MS 62 |
Designation | Condition Rarity |
Certification | PCGS, NGC |
Description
The Twenty Dollar Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle, designed by James B. Longacre, was minted from 1850 to 1907. This turn-of-the-century example was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 1899 and is graded Mint State 62. This 1899-P Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle is of the Type 3 variety. Out of all 1899-P Liberty Head Double Eagles struck, only 366 examples have been graded in MS62 condition, making this example a Condition Rarity.
Coins like this 1899-P Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle became increasingly rarer as a result of President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing Executive Order 6102 in 1933. This order sought to revive the American economy by recalling circulating American gold coins to be melted down.