Lot description
Designer: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) Obverse : LIBERTY; in lower right field, 1933 above designers monogram ASG. Liberty striding forward wearing a flowing gown and with her hair blowing in the wind. Her left foot on a rock, at the base of which lies an oak branch. In her right hand she holds a lighted torch aloft and before her; in her extended left hand she holds an olive branch. To the lower left, a small representation of the Capitol building, behind which the rays of the sun emanate. Around, 48 stars (representing the states of the Union). Reverse: UNITED·STATES·OF·AMERICA· / TWENTY·DOLLARS· in two lines. An Eagle flying left across rays of the rising sun. Edge: E*PLURIBUS*UNUM*********** THE PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SOLD BY ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES MINT
