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Complete Set of Gold $20 Type 1 Double Eagles



About the Coin

Designer: James B. Longacre
Weight: 33.436 grams
Diameter: approx. 34mm, reeded edge
Composition: 90% gold, 10% copper/silver


1855-S Gold $20 Double Eagle

Type 1 No Motto — S.S. Republic
NGC MS61

SS Republic Population

Total Mintage: 879,675
Overall Rarity Ranking: 30 of 44 coins
Overall Population: approx. 1305 to 1555 coins

Finest recovered from the shipwreck

1855-S Gold $20 Double Eagle SS Republic Obverse
 
1855-S Gold $20 Double Eagle SS Republic Reverse

The Arlington Collection of Double Eagles