What is the value of an 1898 twenty dollar Liberty head gold coin?

Answer 1

Assuming the coin is circulated, the 1898 Liberty Head double eagle is considered a common date. For an accurate assessment of value the coin needs to be seen and graded. In general retail values for circulated coins are $1,560.00-$1,670.00 depending on the actual grade of the coin. Values are a market average and only for coins in collectible condition, coins that are bent, corroded, scratched, used as jewelery or have been cleaned have far less value if any to a collector or dealer.

Answer 2

The 1882 Liberty Head double eagle is the lowest mintage (571) of all U.S. $20.00 gold coins made for circulation. Less than 25 examples are known to exist in all numismatic grades. Not even the Smithsonian has an example in the National Collection. It is a very rare coin. The 1882 $20.00 gold coins were issued from the Philadelphia, Carson-City and San Francisco Mints.

If you actually have one of the coins, it's a reproduction of some kind or an authentic San Francisco Mint issue that has had the mintmark removed (it's been done) to try to pass it off as a Philadelphia issue. A genuine example in the grade of MS-60 today has a minimum value of $150,000.00. Take it to a coin dealer just to be sure.