Liberty Double Eagles
1873 $20 Open 3 MS62 PCGS. The Closed 3 in the date looked too much like an 8, so the Philadelphia Mint switched to the Open 3 motif for double eagle coinage early in 1873. Accordingly, the Open 3 Philadelphia issue is seen more often than its Closed 3 counterpart. This sharply detailed MS62 example displays lightly marked orange-gold surfaces that retain much of their original mint luster.
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