The Liberty Double Eagle may have been the longest-running design in this $20 (USD) denomination, but it is often overlooked by its successor, the beautiful Saint-Gaudens Liberty design. Regardless of that fact, the design remains popular in the 21st century with collectors of historic US gold. Right now, 1904 Pre-33 $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle Coins in certified condition are available to purchase at JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in PCGS protective plastic slabs!
- Among the final dates in the Liberty Gold Double Eagle Series!
- Struck at the Philadelphia Mint!
- Limited availability of certified coins!
- Contains .9675 Troy oz of actual gold content.
- Bears a face value of $20 (USD) backed by the federal government.
- Issued a Grade of Mint State 63 by the Professional Coin Grading Service.
- Proof-like visuals.
- Lady Liberty on the obverse.
- Heraldic eagle on the reverse.
Each 1904 Pre-33 $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle Coin offered here comes in Mint State 63 condition. Coins with this grade exhibit slightly impaired mint luster with numerous, small contact marks, scattered heavier marks, and small hairlines that may be visible without magnification.
The 1904 release of $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagles included coins struck only at the Philadelphia Mint and the San Francisco Mint. Coins from San Francisco have an S mint mark, while Philadelphia coins have no mint mark. In total, some 11.3 million Double Eagles were struck in 1904, with Philadelphia issuing more than 6.2 million coins.
Lady Liberty is on the obverse of 1904 $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagles. This design from James B. Longacre was created in 1848 for the debut of the Gold Double Eagle denomination and was directly inspired by Christian Gobrecht’s 1838 Liberty bust for the Eagle, Half Eagle, and Quarter Eagle.
The heraldic eagle is on the reverse side of 1904 Pre-33 Liberty Gold Double Eagles. This is the Type III visual on the reverse of these coins. When compared to the Type I design from 1849, this visual includes the national motto IN GOD WE TRUST and changed the denomination from TWENTY D. to TWENTY DOLLARS.
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