20 Dollars, Proof, United States, 1861
date: label: date made
content: 1861
name: label: maker
content: United States Mint
label: designer
content: Longacre, James Barton
label: mint
content: U.S. Mint, Philadelphia
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: One (1) 20 dollar coin, proof
label: Description (Brief)
content: United States, 1861
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Image: Liberty wearing a coronet and facing left. 13 stars around.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Obverse Text: LIBERTY / 1861
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Image: Heraldic eagle with wings outstretched clutching arrows and branch in talons, shield over chest. Scrolls on either side of eagle, ring of 13 stars above eagle's head, rays above stars.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Reverse Text: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY D. / E PLURIBUS UNUM
label: Description
content: Mintage: 2,976,453
label: Description
content: Until the treasure of the S.S. Central America was discovered, the 1861 Philadelphia issue was the most common Type 1 double eagle. This is the issue most collectors thought of when trying to find an acceptable example of the type. The large mintage, the highest of any double eagle until 1904, makes the 1861 a common issue in most grades. Choice pieces are actually very rare. There have only been about 60 coins certified at that level. The finest known example of the date by far is an MS-67 coin. Nearly 500 examples of the date were found on the S.S. Republic. Most were in grades from AU-58 to MS-62.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
label: place of issue
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: United States Double Eagle
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer: US Mint
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0441.0601
label: accession number
content: 1985.0441
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0441.0601
objectType: label: Object Name
content: coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis measurement)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2.3 mm x 34.1 mm; 3/32 in x 1 11/32 in