1891-S $20 (Regular Strike)

Series: Liberty Head $20 1850-1907

PCGS MS65+

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PCGS MS65

PCGS #:: 9018

Designer:: James Barton Longacre

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 34.00 millimeters

Weight:: 33.40 grams

Mintage:: 1,288,125

Mint:: San Francisco

Metal:: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $27,600 • MS65 • 03-29-2023 • Stack's Bowers

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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	28,500	R-2.7	48 / 73 TIE	123 / 148 TIE
60 or Better	6,000	R-3.8	50 / 73 TIE	120 / 148 TIE
65 or Better	0	R-10.1	1 / 73	1 / 148

Survival Estimate
All Grades	28,500
60 or Better	6,000
65 or Better

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-2.7
60 or Better	R-3.8
65 or Better	R-10.1

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	48 / 73 TIE
60 or Better	50 / 73 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 73

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	123 / 148 TIE
60 or Better	120 / 148 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 148

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Image	Pedigree and History
1	MS65 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade
2	MS64 PCGS grade

#1 MS65 PCGS grade

#2 MS64 PCGS grade

David Akers (1975/88): The 1891-S is a common date in any grade short of choice uncirculated condition. It is very similar in overall rarity to the 1897-S and 1907-S and it is available more often, and in higher grade, than any S-Mint Double Eagle prior to this point except 1876-S. Gem quality examples of this date are very scarce but that can be said about most Liberty Head Double Eagles except for the eight or ten most common dates of the series.

Ron Guth:

The Saddle Ridge Hoard of gold coins, discovered in northern California in 2013, contained twenty-six 1891-S Double Eagles, including one of the few counterfeit coins in the hoard. Also included were a dozen Mint State examples, none of which were graded high enough to impact the PCGS CoinFacts Condition Census.