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Message:: [QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 24872645, member: 101855"]Type I, an 1857-S recovered from the SS Central America." The split of the SS Central America recovery went something like 92% to guys who put the coins in the PCGS gold foil tag holders and 8% to the guys who put the coins in NGC holders. This one is in an NGC holder. It sells for less because of that. [ATTACH=full]1596320[/ATTACH] A Civil War era piece, dated 1861. The mintage was high because the Union incorrectly thought at first that it could finance the war with gold. [ATTACH=full]1596321[/ATTACH] The Type II $20 Liberty is hardest to get in Mint State because there have never have been any shipwreck hoards of them recovered. This one, graded MS-63. is actually quite nice for the type. Finding one in MS-65 or better is almost impossible. That's because none of them were lost to be recovered at sea. It has the motto, "In God we trust," with the denomination shown as "TWENTY D." [ATTACH=full]1596322[/ATTACH] I have an 1896 $20 gold in my collection because the political battles between the "gold bugs" and "silver bugs" during the presidential election campaign that year. This is the Type III with "In God we trust" and the value, "TWENTY DOLLARS." [ATTACH=full]1596323[/ATTACH] This 1907-D marked the end of $20 Liberty type. [ATTACH=full]1596324[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]