1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS.

1853 United States Assay Office of Gold $20. K-18. Rarity-2. 900 THOUS. EF Details--Altered Surfaces (PCGS). The 1853 U.S.A.O.G. $20 is one of the most frequently encountered types in the privately minted California Gold Rush coinage series of the late 1840s and 1850s. The U.S.A.O.G. under Curtis, Perry and Ward struck 2.5 million 900 THOUS $20 gold pieces from the beginning of March to the end of October, 1853, and the coins were widely distributed, with many finding their way into circulation both on the West Coast, while others were shipped back to the Eastern United States as gold bullion. Thirty different dies were used to produce this high mintage issue, and they survived until destroyed by fires caused by the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. PCGS# 10013. NGC ID: ANHD. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.

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