1866-S Liberty Head Double Eagle — NO MOTTO
Liberty Head Double Eagle · 1850-1907
- Year / Mint 1866 · S (San Francisco)
- Denomination $20
- Designer James B. Longacre
- Mintage 120,000
- Better dateThe scarce transitional striking made before the motto was added to the reverse.
- Melt Value ~$4230.37
Estimate
Problem coins — cleaned, ex-jewelry, holed — trade near melt plus 3%.
Die Varieties
No die varieties recorded yet for this date.
Specifications
- Series Liberty Head Double Eagle (1850-1907)
- Denomination $20
- Designer James B. Longacre
- Composition 90% gold
- Metal content 0.9675 oz fine gold — about $4225 at metal (melt) value as of 2026-09-10 metals.dev
- Weight 33.436 g
- Diameter 34 mm
- Edge Reeded
- Mintage 120,000
- Mint mark S
History
NO MOTTO type. This date exists in more than one distinct type, each with its own mintage, so it is carried as a separate coin rather than folded into a single card. Mintage 120,000 from the NGC published mintage field ("1866 S NO MOTTO $20 MS").
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