1884 $20 (Proof)

Series: Liberty Head $20 1849-1907

PCGS PR53

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PCGS PR45

PCGS #:: 9100

Designer:: James Barton Longacre

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 34.00 millimeters

Weight:: 33.40 grams

Mintage:: 71

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: 90% Gold, 10% Copper

Auction Record:: $207,000 • PR64 • 10-01-2008 • Heritage Auctions

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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	20	R-9.1	10 / 31 TIE	32 / 55 TIE
60 or Better	19	R-9.1	10 / 31 TIE	31 / 55 TIE
65 or Better	3	R-9.8	6 / 31 TIE	21 / 55 TIE

Survival Estimate
All Grades	20
60 or Better	19
65 or Better	3

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-9.1
60 or Better	R-9.1
65 or Better	R-9.8

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	10 / 31 TIE
60 or Better	10 / 31 TIE
65 or Better	6 / 31 TIE

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	32 / 55 TIE
60 or Better	31 / 55 TIE
65 or Better	21 / 55 TIE

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Pedigree and History
1	PR64 PCGS grade	The Greenwich Collection - Heritage 6/2004:6376, $126,500 - Dr. Robert J. Loewinger Collection - Heritage 1/2007:3144, $161,000 - Baltimore Collection - Heritage 10/2008:3153, $207,000 - Las Vegas Collection - Heritage 1/2011:5288, $103,500
1	PR64 PCGS grade
3	PR63 PCGS grade
4	PR60 PCGS grade
5	PR53 PCGS grade
6	PR45 estimated grade

#1 PR64 PCGS grade

The Greenwich Collection - Heritage 6/2004:6376, $126,500 - Dr. Robert J. Loewinger Collection - Heritage 1/2007:3144, $161,000 - Baltimore Collection - Heritage 10/2008:3153, $207,000 - Las Vegas Collection - Heritage 1/2011:5288, $103,500

#1 PR64 PCGS grade

#3 PR63 PCGS grade

#4 PR60 PCGS grade

#5 PR53 PCGS grade

#6 PR45 estimated grade

David Akers (1975/88): For many years, the 1884 took second billing to the 1883 as a rarity but it is now firmly established that the 1884 is the rarer of the two proof-only issues. As a date, the 1884 is the second rarest in the entire Liberty Head Double Eagle series after the excessively rare 1961 Paquet. All of the dates prior to 1881 are more rare in proof than the 1884 but, of course, they are available as business strikes while the 1884 is not. All 1884 Double Eagles that I have seen have an unusual surface texture or color discontinuity in the throat area. This is in the die and does not constitute a defect.