1906 $20 J-1773 (Proof)

Series: Patterns - PR

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PCGS #:: 62230

Designer:: Charles E. Barber

Edge:: Lettered

Diameter:: 34.00 millimeters

Weight:: 33.43 grams

Mintage:: 1

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $5,520 • Proof 61 • 02-18-2002 • Goldberg Auctioneers

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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	1	R-10.0	1 / 3 TIE	1 / 10 TIE
60 or Better	1	R-10.0	1 / 3 TIE	1 / 10 TIE
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 3	1 / 10

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All Grades	1
60 or Better	1
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All Grades	R-10.0
60 or Better	R-10.0
65 or Better	R-10.1

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All Grades	1 / 3 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 3 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 3

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	1 / 10 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 10 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 10

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Pos	Grade	Image	Pedigree and History
1	PR63 estimated grade		Smithsonian

#1 PR63 estimated grade

Smithsonian

David Akers (1975/88): Description: Obverse. Head of Liberty facing left wearing a Liberty cap with LIBERTY inscribed on the band. An olive branch is also around the head and is tied by a ribbon. Seven flat stars are at the border in front of the face; behind the head are six others in equally low relief. Below the bust is the date, 1906. Reverse. Figure of Liberty standing, her head turned to her right. Her right hand rests on a sword and in her left she holds a pole with a Liberty cap on it. Behind the standing figure is a defiant eagle standing on a rock with its wings spread. Behind Miss Liberty's head are rays and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST; below her feet are fasces. At the lower left border is TWENTY; at the lower right, DOLLARS. Above the rays and around the border is the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Comments: This outstanding design is probably Charles Barber's finest and was done at a time when Augustus Saint-Gaudens was already at work on new designs for the cent, eagle, and double eagle. The obverse bears a strong similarity to certain French coins and the head of Liberty is also reminiscent of the design that Barber's father and predecessor as Chief Engraver of the Mint, William Barber, used on the 1872 gold patterns.

Only one specimen was struck in gold and it is in the Mint Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.