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Lot 4787

1879-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Lustrous. The value of twenty dollars in those days was equal to a good week or more's labor for a factory worker. In 1879 in America, $20 would have bought two of the famous McKinley "Ten-dollar" men's suits of the period (PCGS # 8991) .
Estimated Value $850 - 900.

 
Realized $891



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