Gold Experts: Need variety attribution on this 1897 $20 Liberty

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• Julian Posts: 3,370 ✭✭✭

  February 24, 2007 7:50AM

  Collectors of varieties of double eagles are extremely rare, probably R-8 to unique, so the chances of a minor variety having a premium is not very good.
  
  If it was a major variety, you may be able to attract some additional collectors.
  
  Sorry!!

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• roadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 24, 2007 9:07AM

  I would figure the coin as a 63+, and would be happy if it were in a 63 holder.
  
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• rah1959 Posts: 964 ✭

  February 24, 2007 12:02PM

  Hi...it does look like the a small section of the nine is repunched....as BREEN 7325 states...there are several states of this repunching....early states had much of the 89 repunched...later states just showed the lower section of the 9....and still later states show even less of the lower part of the 9....I think you have that last state.
  
  As to value for variety...I think very little. To add a bonus for repunched date...on $20 Liberties.....you need a more easier seen repunching....to draw attention. The repunching on this can only be seen with a glass....so most would just pass it by.
  
  I, since I collect this series find you coin interesting...but would not pay a bonus for the RPD.
  
  Grade....due to marks on the cheek...and in the fields in front of Liberty...I have to go with a 63 at best. It does look to have nice luster.....many of the Type IIIs do.
  
  Nice photos!

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• RYK Posts: 35,799 ✭✭✭✭✭

  February 24, 2007 2:09PM

  
  
  << <i>Collectors of varieties of double eagles are extremely rare, probably R-8 to unique, so the chances of a minor variety having a premium is not very good.
  
  If it was a major variety, you may be able to attract some additional collectors.
  
  Sorry!! >>
  
  
  
  Julian, that's a nice way to say that most collectors of $20 Libs do not care.
  
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