1857-S $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle PCGS MS62 SS Central America Shipwreck PQ! Escudo

1857-S $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle PCGS MS62 SS Central America Shipwreck PQ! Escudo1857 S $20 Liberty Gold Double Eagle PCGS MS62 SS Central America Shipwreck beautiful for the grade with all the original packaging from the second recovery. Conservatively graded from the 2nd recovery just a few years ago. VERY nice for the grade. This coin displays some blazing luster and yellow gold color on the obverse and reverse. It sort of has a PL look on the obverse. We dont really see this on many of the first examples that were recovered.

introducing the Macedonian phalanx

surround the central design

circa 12 BC

posed numerous challenges to the salvage operations

Lydia was already the dominant power in Asia Minor before Croesus (often rendered as Kroisos) attained the kingdom’s throne in about 561 BC as the son of Alyattes

with solid strike quality and honest surfaces

The stunning obverse design features a attacking lion

This better date is really tough to find in MS64 condition

for collectors

The Large Date variety of 1854 is substantially rarer than the Small Date

We just acquired this coin from a local collection that’s been off the market for years

and collectors