20 Dollars (Liberty Head - Double Eagle, No motto) , United States
1849-1866
Obverse
Reverse
Coin Details
Obverse
Description:
Liberty (coronet head) facing left, surrounded by 13 stars, with date below
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
LIBERTY 1857
Reverse
Description:
Heraldic eagle with Union shield holding 3 arrows and an olive branch, 13 stars and rays above
Script:
Latin
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM S TWENTY D.
Specifications
- Weight33.436g
- Diameter34mm
- CompositionGold (.900) (.100 copper)
- Orientationcoin
- ShapeRound
- TechniqueMilled
- Value20 Dollars
Categories
Issuer Hierarchy
Year1849 ~ 1866
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½ Dollar (Roanoke Island)
Obverse: Profile portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh, who had been granted the charter for colonization by Queen Elizabeth I., Reverse: Ellinore Dare and her child Virginia Dare, who was the first child born in America to English parents. To each side are sailing ships and below is a pine branch.
