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This specimen was lot 741 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €11,000 (about US$14,270 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''VEREINIGTE STAATEN VON AMERIKA / USA, 20 Dollars 1858, O, New Orleans. Liberty. 30,09 g Feingold. In US-Plastikholder der NGC mit der Bewertung AU 53 (6515805-005). GOLD. RR Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' (United States of America, twenty dollars of 1858, New Orleans mint, Liberty head. Graded NGC AU53, very rare, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The immense quantities of gold coming from California during the Gold Rush prompted Congress to approve the issue of a new coin, the twenty dollar gold piece. One example, probably a pattern, exists of the 1849 but substantial quantities were made at Philadelphia and New Orleans, starting in 1850. A new branch mint was constructed at San Francisco in 1854 and it contributed as well. Minting ceased in New Orleans with the start of the Civil War but Philadelphia and San Francisco continued until 1866, when the reverse was modified to add "IN GOD WE TRUST". Those made after the Civil War circulated little, being displaced by paper currency, and many were exported to Europe or South America to back currency there. The salvage of the ''SS Central America'' added thousands of uncirculated 1856-S and 1857-S $20's to the collector marketplace.

''Recorded mintage:'' 35,250, an uncommon date and usually unattractive.

''Specification:'' 516 grains (33.436 grams), 1 1/3" (34 millimeters) diameter, 90% gold, silver not over 5%, rest copper; reeded edge.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 74.1, Fr-171.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Alexander, David T., ''Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins,'' Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
* Breen, Walter H., ''Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins,'' New York: Doubleday, 1987.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), ''A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed.,'' Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 400: Selected löser of the Dukes of Guelph from the Friedrich Popken Collection | Numismatic treasures from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. "multiple portraits" from a Westphalian private collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

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* [[United States 1857-O 20 dollars|1857-O 20 dollars]]
* [[United States 1858 cent|1858 cent]]
* [[United States 1858 3 cents|1858 3 cents]]
* [[United States 1858-O half dime|1858-O half dime]]
* [[United States 1858 half dollar|1858 ½ dollar]]
* [[United States 1858-C 5 dollars|1858-C 5 dollars]]
* [[United States 1859-S 20 dollars|1859-S 20 dollars]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1858]]
* return to [[United States Liberty Head Double Eagles (1849-1907)]]

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1857-O 20 dollars" to "* 1857-O 20 dollars * 1857-S 20 dollars"

LatinKing2020: Created page with "Künker sale 400, lot 741 This specimen was lot 741 in Künker sale 400 (Berlin, February 2024), where it sold for €11,000 (about US$14..."