1873(No Mint Mark)Philadelphia $20 GOLD LIBERTY Type 2 Open 3 AU-58 NGC

This largest denomination of all regular United States issues was authorized to be coined by the Act of March 3, 1849. Its weight was 516 grains, .900 fine. The 1849 double eagle is a unique specimen and reposes in the Smithsonian. The 1861 reverse design by Anthony C. Paquet was withdrawn soon after being struck. Very few pieces are known.

There are two major varieties of the 1873 $20 Gold Liberty Double Eagle. One of those in which we get to see here is the "Open 3" which shows wider spacing between top and bottom end of the number 3 in the 1873 date. The other being the Closed 3 in which the spacing is much narrow in the 3.

1873 $20 GOLD LIBERTY Type 2 Open 3 AU-58 NGC