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Name or Denominations
Patterns - PR - 1860 $20 J-272a
Issuer
United States
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1860
Currency
Dollar (1792-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
33.43 g
Diameter
34 mm
Thickness
NA
Material
Gold
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Reeded
Technique
NA
Front design
Liberty head facing left, wearing a beaded coronet inscribed LIBERTY. Thirteen stars around the border and the date, 1860, is below the bust.
Back design
Eagle with shield on breast, holding arrows and olive branch. Ornate scroll to the left of the shield inscribed E PLURIBUS and a similar one at the right is inscribed UNUM. Above the eagle's head are rays and an oval of 13 stars. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border and the denomination TWENTY D, is below the eagle. The letters are much smaller than the regular issue.
Year of Minting
1860
Ruler
NA
Mint location
Philadelphia
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment
Inscriptions
LIBERTY | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | E PLURIBUS UNUM | TWENTY D
Context
: Description: Obverse. The regular die with the head of Liberty facing left wearing a beaded coronet inscribed LIBERTY. Thirteen stars are around the border and the date, 1860, is below the bust. Reverse. Similar to the regular reverse with an eagle in the center with a shield on its breast, three arrows in its left talon and an olive branch in its right. An ornate scroll to the left of the shield is inscribed E PLURIBUS and a similar one at the right is inscribed UNUM. Above the eagle's head are rays and an oval of 13 stars. The legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is around the border and the denomination TWENTY D, is below the eagle. This reverse differs from the regular die in that the letters are much smaller. Comments: The 1861 Paquet double eagle is now known to be a regular issue although for years it was considered to be a pattern because of its extreme rarity. (Only three specimens are known, one of which was offered in the Parmelee sale in 1890 and later reappeared in the Farouk sale. Another specimen was obtained by Paramount from Europe in the late 1960's.) Therefore, the 1860 Paquet double eagle is a transitional pattern, that is, a pattern whose design was adopted in a subsequent year. For some reason, this pattern was not listed in the pattern book by Adams and Woodin. Only one specimen is known in gold and it is in the Mint Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns (1860-1865)
In circulation
NA
Demonetized
NA
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