Gold 20 dollar, San Francisco (Calif.), 1877 - 1906. 1908.243.1

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1908.243.1

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Obverse: ************* (date) - Liberty head l.
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Reverse: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / TWENTY D. / - eagle head l., rays and motto above

Physical Description

  • Axis: 0

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 39.242
    • Diameter (in mm): 34
  • SerialNumber: 50000
  • Shape: Round

Typological Description

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Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1908.243.1
  • Department: North American
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Spreckels, J.D.Jr.

Notes

  • $20. Gold melted with 3 silver coins during the 1906 San Francisco Fire. The date range is for the Double Eagle as the attached coins are illegible.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States

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