$20 - 1870 Minting place ?

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Herakles
Herakles Posts: 6 ✭
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Hello,
Last week I posted regarding a $20 - 1870 with a strange date.
In the same auction sale to come I have seen another peculiar $20 - 1872 gold coin but the minting place is indetermined ?

As you can see on the pics here below, the mark looks like a "2"
I used a software to try to remove the blur on the minting place mark on the last picture.

Thank you in advance for your help.

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  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    San Francisco

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  • Greenstang
    Greenstang Posts: 1,646 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Agree
    In 1870, the $20.00 gold coin was minted in three mints.
    Philadelphia, San Francisco and Carson City. Yours was minted in SF.

  • PerryHall
    PerryHall Posts: 47,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 10, 2026 3:21AM
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    On the 1872 G$20, the mintmark may not be clear if it was hit by a contact mark from another coin.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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  • Herakles
    Herakles Posts: 6 ✭
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    I had a doubt. So, it is clear now.
    Thanks a lot.

  • jmlanzaf
    jmlanzaf Posts: 43,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Herakles said:
    I had a doubt. So, it is clear now.
    Thanks a lot.

    Process of elimination. It's either S or CC.

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  • PerryHall
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    @jmlanzaf said:

    @Herakles said:
    I had a doubt. So, it is clear now.
    Thanks a lot.

    Process of elimination. It's either S or CC.

    It looks like a single letter so it must be an S.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
    "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
    "Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire

  • jmlanzaf
    jmlanzaf Posts: 43,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @PerryHall said:

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @Herakles said:
    I had a doubt. So, it is clear now.
    Thanks a lot.

    Process of elimination. It's either S or CC.

    It looks like a single letter so it must be an S.

    Agreed. Just explaining to Herakles

    All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

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