1890-S $20 (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Head $20 1850-1907

PCGS MS66+

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PCGS MS66+

PCGS MS66

PCGS #:: 9015

Designer:: James Barton Longacre

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 34.00 millimeters

Weight:: 33.40 grams

Mintage:: 802,750

Mint:: San Francisco

Metal:: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $35,250 • MS65+ • 10-08-2014 • Heritage Auctions

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1890-S $20

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1890-S $20 Saddle Ridge Hoard

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	9,500	R-3.1	38 / 73	111 / 148
60 or Better	1,700	R-4.7	34 / 73 TIE	102 / 148 TIE
65 or Better	2	R-9.9	1 / 73 TIE	2 / 148 TIE

Survival Estimate
All Grades	9,500
60 or Better	1,700
65 or Better	2

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-3.1
60 or Better	R-4.7
65 or Better	R-9.9

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	38 / 73
60 or Better	34 / 73 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 73 TIE

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	111 / 148
60 or Better	102 / 148 TIE
65 or Better	2 / 148 TIE

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	MS66+ PCGS grade	Saddle Ridge Hoard
2	MS66 PCGS grade
3	MS65+ PCGS grade
3	MS65+ PCGS grade	Heritage 10/2014:5095, $35,250 - Heritage 12/2015:3435, $28,200
3	MS65+ PCGS grade
3	MS65+ PCGS grade
3	MS65+ PCGS grade
3	MS65+ PCGS grade
9	MS65 PCGS grade
9	MS65 PCGS grade

#1 MS66+ PCGS grade

Saddle Ridge Hoard

#2 MS66 PCGS grade

#3 MS65+ PCGS grade

Heritage 10/2014:5095, $35,250 - Heritage 12/2015:3435, $28,200

#3 MS65+ PCGS grade

#9 MS65 PCGS grade

David Akers (1975/88): As a date, the 1890-S is similar in rarity to the 1880-S and a little less rare than the 1881-S and 1887-S. It is quite a lot rarer, especially in Unc., than the 1883-S, 1884-S, 1885-S, 1888-S and 1889-S as well as any of the S-Mint Liberty Heads that follow.

Ron Guth:

The Saddle Ridge Hoard of gold coins, discovered in northern California in 2013, contained ninety-eight 1890-S Double Eagles, including one ungradeable example, eighty-nine Mint State examples, and ten examples that were better than anything known previously. The best of the group, and a new Finest Known, was a single PCGS MS66+.