1853 U.S. Assay Office $20 Gold Double Eagle. PCGS graded AU-53. The last of the Moffat & Co. twenties, catalogued in the Red Book under U.S. Assay Office issues (as it was evidently struck after Moffat retired). This one has a great deal of eye appeal. Its rims and surfaces are very clean, with just small abrasions in the fields and a few bigger marks on Liberty. Lots of luster shows beneath gorgeous purplish golden toning acquired after years of being placed in a red velvet tray. Another jewel of a circulated San Francisco gold piece!
