1904 (MS62PL) Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle $20 NGC - Beautiful representing the very first design

representing the very first design used in the inaugural year of Morgan dollar production before the Mint revised the eagle's tail from eight feathers to seven later in 1878 after complaints about the ornithological inaccuracy of an eagle with an even number of tail feathers

a specialty striking technique that gives the coin significantly more heft and substance than a standard 5 Pounds issue

the solidus was the standard gold coin of the Byzantine Empire for centuries

early San Francisco double eagles are historically significant as tangible evidence of Gold Rush-era wealth flowing through California's new mint

1904 (MS62PL) Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle $20 NGC - Beautiful representing the very first designThis 1904 Liberty Head Double Eagle represents the final full year of James B. Longacre's Coronet design before the Saint Gaudens double eagle debuted in 1907. Struck in 90% gold and 10% copper at a hefty 33. 4 grams, the $20 denomination made it the largest regular issue gold coin produced by the U. S. Mint. The 1904 Philadelphia issue had one of the largest mintages in the series, so survivors are plentiful, but this particular coin stands out with