1907-D $20 Liberty Head Double Eagle PCGS MS64+ (CAC)

Here’s a dramatic specimen of the popular Liberty head double eagle series to add to your numismatic holdings. This piece from the last year of the Liberty head double eagle series (1850-1907) has a lot going for it: stunningly attractive, graded MS64+ by PCGS and has the desirable—and valuable—green CAC sticker on the holder. PCGS has graded 65 examples as MS64+ with 271 finer. In CAC, there are 75 in MS64/64+ with 37 finer.

The Denver Mint in 1906, the year it opened for business. This offering from AUCM was struck the next year. Photo: Library of Congress.

The obverse of the $20 Double Eagle features a left-facing Liberty design influenced by Greco-Roman sculpture. A pearl-encrusted coronet inscribed with “Liberty” adorns her wavy hair, which flows down her neck. Thirteen stars that represent the original colonies/states surround her bust. The date is found below the image of Liberty.

The reverse presents Longacre's exaggerated design, featuring a heraldic eagle, one that is quite different from eagles previously found upon our coinage. Dramatic rays emanate from the national bird, and a circle of 13 stars is found hovering over the eagle. Two contrived ribbons encircle the awkward creature, one of which the eagle holds firmly in its beak. The motto E PLURIBUS UNUM is split between the two ribbons. A federal shield is found on its breast and arrows and the ivy branch of peace are found, respectively, in its right and left talons. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and TWENTY DOLLARS surround the bird at the coin's rim.