Public domain — US Mint (coin), National Numismatic Collection (photograph by Jaclyn Nash)
Double Eagle · $20.00
1873-S Liberty Head Double Eagle (1850-1907)
Closed 3; Open 3
Key Features
1873-S mintage: 1,040,600 (Closed 3 and Open 3 combined). About 5,375 Closed 3 and 2,657 Open 3 estimated survivors. Source: PCGS.
Intriguing History
At San Francisco the 1873 pattern flips: the Closed 3 is the more common double eagle, running about three to one over the Open 3 according to Gordon Wrubel.
Total Weight33.43 g