Public domain — US Mint (coin), National Numismatic Collection (photograph by Jaclyn Nash)
Double Eagle · $20.00
1873 Liberty Head Double Eagle (1850-1907)
Closed 3
Key Features
Philadelphia 1873 mintage: 1,709,800 (Closed 3 and Open 3 combined). About 687 estimated Closed 3 survivors, about 27 in Mint State. PCGS auction record: $40,800 for an MS63 (Stack's Bowers, April 2024). Source: PCGS CoinFacts.
Intriguing History
The 1873 Closed 3 is one of the rarest Philadelphia Liberty Head double eagles, while the Open 3 of the same year is one of the most common from before the mid-1890s. The 2013 Saddle Ridge Hoard held just one 1873 Closed 3, graded PCGS MS62, which tied for finest known.
Total Weight33.43 g