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Entry Details

PCGS Number: 70003
Coin Date: 1857-S
Denomination (Short): $20
Denomination (Long): $20 Gold
Variety: Bold 7, Faint S
Desg: MS
Prefix: Shipwreck
Mint Mark: S
Composition: 90% gold; 10% copper
Mintage: 970,500
Strike Type: Business
Coinage Type: Liberty head gold double eagle
Coinage Years: 1849-1907
Mint Location: San Francisco
Diameter: 34
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 33.436
Weight (Ounces): 0.9675
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Edge: Reeded
Obverse Description: Christian Gobrecht's portrait of Liberty is surrounded by 13 stars with the date centered at the bottom.
Reverse Description: Shielded eagle with wings outstretched holding arrows and olive branches. The words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * TWENTY D. appear around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears below the eagle's tail, above the N in TWENTY.
General Notes: Originally recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck and certified by PCGS in holders with special "gold foil" labels.
NGC ID: 2696

1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1857-S $20 Faint S, Variety 20D, MS62 PCGS. CAC.	62	$7,200	09/12/24
	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S, Variety 20D, MS62 Prooflike PCGS.	62	$14,400	05/10/24
	1857-S $20 Faint S, Variety 20D, MS62 Prooflike PCGS.	62	$18,000	07/20/23
	S.S. Central America: 1857-S Shipwreck $20 PCGS MS62 (Bold 7 Faint S With Gold Dust)	62	$6,675	11/15/21
	1857-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Variety-20D. Bold 7, Faint S. Gold S.S. Central America Label. MS-62 (PCGS). CAC.	62	$7,200	08/19/21
	1857-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Variety-20D. Bold 7, Faint S. Gold S.S. Central America Label. MS-62 (PCGS).	62	$5,760	03/01/19
	1857-S Liberty Double Eagle. Variety-20D. Bold 7, Faint S. MS-62 (PCGS).	62	$5,170	08/11/16
	1857-S Liberty Double Eagle. Variety-20D. Bold 7, Faint S. MS-62 (PCGS).	62	$5,875	03/27/15
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S MS62 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Variety 20D. SSCA 4564. Population data from PCGS show	62	$5,462	03/17/07
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S MS62 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central	62	$3,910	01/31/04
	1857-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Variety-20D. Bold 7, Faint S. Gold S.S. Central America Label. AU-58 (PCGS).	58	$5,280	04/07/22
	1857-S $20 Faint S, Variety 20D, AU58 PCGS. CAC.	58	$5,880	02/25/22
HA	1857-S $20 Faint S, Variety 20D, AU58 PCGS.	58	$7,200	07/14/21
HA	1857-S $20 Faint S, Bold 7, Variety 20D, AU58 NGC. CAC.	58	$4,200	08/16/19
HA	1857-S $20 Faint S, Variety 20D, AU58 PCGS. CAC.	58	$5,288	11/10/14
	1857-S Liberty Double Eagle. 20D. Bold 7, Faint S. AU-58 (PCGS).	58	$5,951	11/18/11
	1857-S Liberty Double Eagle. 20D. Bold 7, Faint S. AU-58 (PCGS).	58	$6,943	04/01/11
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S AU58 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Variety 20D. SSCA 0751. A well-defined example of this	58	$4,025	05/12/07
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S AU58 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Variety 20D. SSCA 2277. Although the obverse and revers	58	$3,738	03/17/07
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S AU58 PCGS. SSCA 2021. Variety 20D. The bright luster is virtually complete, and the portrait and	58	$4,025	10/26/06
Stacks Bowers	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S	58	$2,990	11/30/05
American Numismatic Rarities	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S	58	$3,450	01/05/04
HA	1857-S $20 MS64 PCGS. CAC. Variety 20D.	64	$12,600	01/14/22
HA	1857-S $20 Faint S, Bold 7, Variety 20D, MS64 PCGS. CAC.	64	$8,100	03/14/19
	1857-S Liberty Double Eagle. 20D. Bold 7, Faint S. MS-64 (PCGS).	64	$9,919	03/05/10
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S MS64 PCGS.	64	$7,762	09/13/09
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S MS64 PCGS. Variety 20D. SSCA 1314. PCGS Population (22/0). NGC Census: (0/0). (#70003)	64	$7,762	09/11/07
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S MS64 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Variety 20D. SSCA 1314. The variety description refers	64	$8,050	03/17/07
American Numismatic Rarities	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S	64	$8,050	09/21/06
	1857-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Variety-20D. Bold 7, Faint S. Gold S.S. Central America Label. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC.	63	$8,400	11/23/21
HA	1857-S $20 Faint S, Variety 20D, MS63 PCGS.	63	$6,600	06/06/19
	1857-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Variety-20D. Bold 7, Faint S. Gold S.S. Central America Label. MS-63 (PCGS). CAC.	63	$6,900	11/10/17
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S MS63 PCGS. Variety 20D. SSCA 2233. A well struck S.S. Central America twenty with mottled pe	63	$6,325	03/17/07
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S MS63 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central	63	$5,060	03/01/03
	1857-S Liberty Head Double Eagle. Variety-20D. Bold 7, Faint S. Gold S.S. Central America Label. AU-55 (PCGS).	55	$4,800	08/19/21
HA	1857-S $20 Faint S, Variety 20D, AU55 PCGS.	55	$4,700	08/04/17
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S AU55 PCGS. Variety 20D.	55	$5,581	07/13/14
Scotsman	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S	55	$3,680	02/12/10
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S AU55 PCGS.	55	$3,450	07/13/07
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S AU55 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Variety 20D. SSCA 1346. This is an impressive Choice AU	55	$3,450	03/17/07
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S AU55 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Variety 20D. SSCA 2585. Lightly abraded surfaces exhibi	55	$3,162	03/17/07
	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S	61	$5,760	11/10/17
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S MS61 PCGS. PCGS Population (39/125). NGC Census: (0/0).	61	$6,345	07/08/14
	1857-S SSCA Shipwreck $20 PCGS/CAC AU53 (Bold 7 Faint S)	53	$4,450	07/11/16
HA	1857-S $20 Bold 7, Faint S AU53 NGC. Variety 20D.	53	$2,585	07/13/14
HA	1857-S $20 XF45 NGC.	45	$978	07/13/07
HA	Multiple Coin Lot	67	$121	01/06/93

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