Public domain — US Mint (coin), National Numismatic Collection (photograph by Jaclyn Nash)
Double Eagle · $20.00
1873 Liberty Head Double Eagle (1850-1907)
Open 3
Key Features
About 12,500 estimated survivors, about 3,000 in Mint State. Philadelphia 1873 mintage 1,709,800 includes both varieties. Source: PCGS.
Intriguing History
The 1873 Open 3 double eagle is one of the most common Liberty Head $20s from before the mid-1890s, in sharp contrast to the rare Closed 3 struck the same year at the same mint.
Total Weight33.43 g