Two die varieties are known. On the first, the mintmark is very small, squat and positioned well to the right of the N in TWENTY. On the second, the mintmark is a bit taller, more to the left and clearly double punched with the first punch too low. The second variety appears to be considerably scarcer than the first.

The 1874-S Double Eagle is an underrated issue which is typically seen in Extremely Fine and low-end About Uncirculated grades. It is scarce in Mint State-61 and becomes very rare in any grade higher. The few finest coins, of which we are aware, are graded MS63.

Condition Census: An 1874-S Double Eagle which is really nice and grades MS62+ is considered a Condition Census example of this date.

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