Description
The 1857-S $20 is the single most available Type One Double Eagle and is perennially popular as such. A mintage of 970,500 anchors the issue and provides availability for collectors today. This is a popular shipwreck date as the majority of double eagles recovered from the tragic S.S. Central America shipwreck were 1857 S-Mints. The S.S. Central America Shipwreck yielded over 5,000 S-Mint examples from 1857 including hundreds of UNC pieces, including a few MS67s! 1857 S $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle SS CENTRAL AMERICA SHIPWRECK PCGS AU 55. 20E Broken A Variety. PCGS Gold Foil label. - Liberty Head $20