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ASW. NdWVMYNONATSNNd NVM NOWAASWNAdNVMUNOWAASNINd WVYMANOWAASWNdNVMYNOWA FASWNdNVMYNOWATSANdANVMe NOWAFYSWNNdNVMYNOWAASAINd WVMANOWAYSANdNVMYNOWA ASW. Nd NVMYNOWATSNNd NVA YNOWAATSNNdNVMYUNOWAASWN Nd WAd VA VAYNOWATSWNdWVMaNO SWNNdWVMYNOWATSNNdW NOWAASNNdNVMYNOW AAS 1.07480 U.S. GOLD TWENTY DOLLARS OR DOUBLE EAGLE 1849-1907. © 2021 Seymour Wampum All rights reserved Volume 1 Second Edition. Included herein: 174,105,606 pieces struck Over 546 $20. (1849-1907) varieties & dic states deseribed. Total 651 vatieties 1849-1933. ‘Many pedigrees, Pattern & Trial pieces; known counterfeits. ‘Assembled from Walter Breen’s archives. WB?s abscrvations vetted. Compiled from his records, accompanied with his source material shown, for historical purposes only. Page 2 of 480 The co(i)n industry can be explained herein, Doctrin-a -ae can never be complete due to the vast mintages. In addition, entropy in a closed system and in concert with the Boltzman equation. Information corrected over the years, new discoveries of varieties. For the ownership chains, see the ‘Heisenberg Principal, replace photon with coin, My photographing skills waned when digital cameras came to be. | was fairly good with film, Please excuse some of the photos. Other material was age & water damaged, I reproduced all possible, Walter Breen was a master at recording information, Below are but a few of the hundreds of notebook entries used im the doctrine. ‘NB 61:37 Page 01480 Grading Standards. Grade range Good to Uncirculated; not collected in low grades. Fine: Major hair contours intact: LIBERTY legible; about 1/4 of coronet, beads show; eagles eye visible, partial wing details, part of motto on scroll readable. ‘Very Fine: Partial hair detail below LIBERTY: most coronet beads show in outline; over half wing details; partial tail-feather details; partially separated. lines of shading in chief azure of shield; Latin motto clear ‘Extremely Fine: Isolated tiay rubbed spots only; partial mint luster. Uncirculated: NO trace of we: Exceptions: Many Branch-Mint coins are weakly struck; uncirculated survivors have mint luster on weak areas, Coins too heavily nicked & scratched from Mint & bank sacks will not bring Une. prices. In general, if bag marks obscure much hair or feather detsils, the coin will price lower than Uncirculated. These exceptions should be noted in descriptions. See Introductions & Grading in all denominations. Descriptions indicate MS.60 through MS-64 were “Sliders” previous to Sheldon’s numerical scale. Bae, 4 d sal t ai] do t Atm tncal trodes. Grow Ei See Colles Breen had a sizable contempt for the late 20th Century numerical grading standard which he briefly helped to perfect in the Inte 1950's for copper cents 1793'-early 1800's only, no silver or gold. NB 67:29 Publish in PW (Penny Wise) & LSCC (Liberty Seated Collectors Club) Joumals: I did not do the smumerical grades, Letter to CW (Coin World) Page 4 of 480 NB 65:56 I’ve cat’d coins for > 30 years. T # grade system orig, based on ptice Ivls for 1974 c, later generalized, now standardized! See separate AV Bibliography for examples of 'Breen’s Bane’ How coins are made, see gold Bibliography Dies and Coinage WB {1965}. Page § of 480 Mint mark positions ‘Through 1876 only. 1877 forward. ‘NB UNLESS OTHERWISE MENTIONED, mark O fice of tal feathers large $ touches tail feathers (1854. ), medium or small $s, all styles, ree of tail feathers. CC & D free of tail feathers. See additional Artyfact in Bibliography. Page € of 480 ANAT TOWN AT SYN WNdNVMaNO OWAYSNNdN WVMYNOWAYS Page 7 of 480 U.S, GOLD TWENTY DOLLARS OR DOUBLE EAGLE 1849-1907. 2 Grading Standards 4 Mint mark positions 6 Longacre’s Liberty Head Double Eagles, No Motto. 1849-66: Introduction. 7 Design origin National Archives source. 20 1849 (2+ P} Proofs only, 1 guilt brass. at $20 Clapp to Earle inventory pedigrees. P-Mint. 23 W.Breen RitA (1951-2) Mintage figure worksheet typed. 25 1850 or 1850 st 1850-0 34 1851 36 1861-0 38 1852 40 1952.0 a3 1853 44 Act of Feb. 21 1853, 48 1853.0 a9 1853-5 50 1854 51 1954-0 54 1854-5 58 1855 59 1855 59 1865-0 60 1855S 61 1856 63 1856-0 64 1856-8 6 Page 8 of 480 1857 1857 1357-0 1857-8 1858 1858 1868-0 1958S 1859 1659-0 1958-5 1860 Normal Type 1860 Mint letter Proof Set premium. 1860-0 Normal Type. 1860-S Normal Type. 1860 PAQUET REVERSE. 1861 “Paper money” Confederate States of America brass restrikes 1861-8 1861 Regular Type Resumed 1861-0 1861-0 Confederacy WB's cat. NN #47 4/1956. 1861-8 1862 1862 “Paper money" 1062-8 Page 9 01480 68 68 0 1 73 75 8 ta 78 83 85 86 87 88 a9 90 a1 92 99 100 401 104 107 109 no 12 113 113 na 1863 1863 "Paper money" 1863-8 1864 1864 19648 1865, 1365.8 “Paper money" 1866-S No Motto MOTTO ADDED ABOVE EAGLE, VALUE TWENTY D. 1866-76 1865 Motto Added prototype 1866 1866 1966S 1867 18678 1968 1968-8 1869 ARDM 1869 1869.8 1870 1870-00, ARDM 1970-5 4871 1871-6 1971-8 Page 10.f 430 18 116 116 "7 118 119 120 121 123 123 124 125 128 129 130 431 132 134 135 138 137 408 199 140 vat 143 144 148 17 18