The Double Eagle was available from the United States Mint from 1850 to 1933. While the coin was in production and circulation for 83 years, it did not feature a singular design throughout this period. The original design introduction in 1850 and created by James B. Longacre, the Liberty Head Double Eagle, dominated the series. It featured on the coins for 57 of the 83 years. Today, 1899-S Pre-33 $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle Coins are available from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Comes with a protective plastic flip!
• 50^th issue of the Liberty Double Eagle Coin!
• Declared mintage of 2,010,300 coins at San Francisco!
• Limited number of graded coins!
• Contains .9675 Troy oz of actual gold content.
• The face value of $20 (USD) is fully backed by the US government.
• Graded About Uncirculated (AU).
• On the obverse is Lady Liberty.
• The reverse features the Great Seal of the United States.
• Bears an S mint mark from the San Francisco Mint.

The late 1890s saw a surge in the production of Liberty Double Eagles by the United States Mint. Starting in 1894, the Philadelphia Mint and San Francisco Mint were the only branches striking Liberty Double Eagles. Volumes produced at each mint exceeded a combined 2 million coins annually. The San Francisco Mint was generally responsible for producing the coins. In 1899, Philadelphia struck 1.669 million coins while San Francisco struck 2.010 million coins.

All of these 1899-S Pre-33 $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle Coins are About Uncirculated coins. This term refers to the fact that many AU coins have visuals very close to Uncirculated coins, with the numeric grade range for AU coins falling between 50 and 58. Generally speaking, AU coins show extremely light to only trace wear on the highest relief points with medium or near-full mint luster.

On the obverse of 1899-S $20 Liberty Double Eagle Coins is a bust of Lady Liberty. This left-profile relief depicts Liberty with a coronet crown on her head and a ring of 13 stars around the bust to honor the original colonies. The year of issue is engraved below.

The reverse of the 1899-S Pre-33 Liberty Gold Double Eagle features the Type III design visuals. Long-running designs on this side include the front-facing bald eagle with the US national shield, the arrows of war, and the olive branch of peace. There is a ring of 13 stars above the eagle’s head. The Type III reverse, introduced in 1877, altered the face value engraving from TWENTY D. to TWENTY DOLLARS.

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