What is the worth of an 1881 gold 20.00 coin?

Answer 1

July 25, 2009 In 1881 the Philadelphia mint struck 2,260 Double Eagle [$20 gold] coins. This coin in any condition is scarce. Also in 1881, the San Francisco mint struck 727,000 examples of this coin. To identify which coin you may have, the mint mark location is on the reverse [tails] side of the coin beneath the eagle. The letter "S" indicates the coin was struck at the San Francisco mint. If there is no mint mark letter below the eagle then the coin was minted at Philadelphia and is represented in this estimate as 1881-P . The values for these 2 coins are shown in the chart below. Circulated Grades..............1881-P........1881-S VF30...................................$8,000..........$1,100 EF40...................................$15,000........$1,120 AU55..................................$35,000.........$1,160 Uncirculated GradesMS60..................................$100,000........$1,750 MS62..................................$175,000........$4,300 MS63......................................none...........$20,000 MS64......................................none...........$37,000