Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 16

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$20 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1050		1852-O $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. A scarce date in high grades, this one is boldly struck and well preserved. The surfaces show minor lines from circulation, and the coin has great eye appeal. An impressive example for the date collector. Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,300
Lot 1051		1853-O $20 Liberty. NGC graded EF-45. Nice surfaces for the grade, with moderate circulation lines, and traces of luster. Sharp throughout, and a popular early New Orleans Mint Twenty. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,438
Lot 1052		1856-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 HW Bass, Jr. Coll. A rare coin in this grade, the color and surfaces are a delight to behold, and the strike is sharp as well. This is not from the the S.S. Central America shipwreck, as this coin comes from the Harry Bass, Jr. collection which was formed prior to the release of the coins from that famous wreck. PCGS has graded 38 as such, with just 5 in the grade higher, and 2 more at the top as MS-66. An important opportunity for the numismatist to purchase a desirable part of our numismatic heritage. Estimated Value $9,000 - 10,000. From Bowers and Merena's sale of the Harry W. Bass, Jr., Collection, 11/2000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1053		1857-S $20 Liberty. MS-60 or better. Bright and fresh, with plenty of mint luster in the fields. Minor handling marks expected and this one was likely not on the S.S. Central America, as those are normally found in higher grades. Well struck and still scarce. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 1054		1857-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck and preserved, with a few scattered handling ticks on both sides. Frosty and lustrous, with plenty of eye appeal. Light reddish toning on the reverse periphery. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,035
Lot 1055		1857-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Liberty's cheek is clean for the grade, and we note luster in the fields. A couple of handling marks on the reverse. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 1056		1860-O $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Neither PCGS or NGC has graded a coin of this date in Mint State, and this is about as close to that grade as you can get. One of the finer points of this coin is that the fields are prooflike, so it was likely an early strike off the dies. The devices are all very sharp as well, with no signs of weakness even on the upper curls of Liberty. Only 6,600 were struck, and doubtless very few were saved. As the Civil War exploded into the forefront of the news, many were likely melted to pay for needed munitions and other war materials in the cash poor South. Somehow, this coin survived at the top of the heap, with just a trace of wear and a light scattering of ticks from handling. Liberty's cheek is clean, and there are no disturbing digs or problems signs of contact, also unusual for this large, New Orleans Mint issue. PCGS has graded only 4 this high, and NGC has graded 12 as such, and again, neither service has graded any higher. In PCGS holder #50021137. Estimated Value $25,000-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $26,450
Lot 1057		1861 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Good luster and minimal handling marks on this common Type 1 Twenty. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 1058		1861 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Pleasing surfaces throughout and a coin that appears as if it was put away and forgotten 140 years ago. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $719
Lot 1059		1867-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. A few scattered scrapes and bumps, but there is still luster present and a nice coppery gold color. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1060		1870-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. Typical surfaces for the Mint and period of issue, with moderate handling on both sides, and traces of luster in the protected areas. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $483
Lot 1061		1872-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. Sharply struck by the dies and with light coppery gold toning around the legends and devices. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1062		1873 $20 Liberty. Closed 3. PCGS graded AU-58. Typical bagmarks over lustrous surfaces. Sharply struck by the dies. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1063		1873-S $20 Liberty. Open 3. PCGS graded AU-53. Good luster and well struck by the dies. This appears to be a "closed 3". Estimated Value $390 - 420. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1064		1874-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. Moderate handling marks and some luster in the fields. Estimated Value $350 - 375. View details	Realized $357
Lot 1065		1875-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. A flashy and bright example of this popular Type II Twenty, and from Carson City no less! Rich orange gold luster throughout, and well struck. Moderate handling marks account for the grade, but nice enough in the eye appeal department. A couple of minor streaks on each side. PCGS has graded 71 this high, 90 a grade above, and 11 at the top as MS-63 for this date. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $3,565
Lot 1066		1876 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Luster in the obverse fields produces the desired mint glow, and the surfaces are decent for the grade, although we do note moderate handling marks on the reverse, Liberty's cheek remains clean. Centennial year issue. Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1067		1876-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Strong luster and well struck for this Centennial year issue. Moderate and widely scattered handling ticks from circulation, with Liberty's face decent and showing just light marks. Scarce and popular in this grade. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,070
Lot 1068		1876-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded EF-40. Smooth, even wear, and nice surfaces for the moderate grade. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1069		1882-CC $20 Liberty. ANACS graded AU-50. Great luster and realtively clean surfaces here. A few hairlines from brief circulation and handling, but plenty of eye appeal. Always popular for the "CC" Mintmark, and common enough to make an affordable type coin. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 1070		1883-CC $20 Liberty. VF-25. Always a popular date. Estimated Value $650 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 1071		1888-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Decent luster and surfaces. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1072		1892-CC $20 Liberty. AU-53. Good luster and well struck by the dies. In addition, minimal handling marks for a large $20, and especially so for a "CC" which all too often come banged up pretty bad. One for the date collector. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1073		1895 $20 Liberty. MS-60. A bit baggy, but still new. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details	Realized $357
Lot 1074		1896-S $20 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-60 but lightly polished. The fields are quite reflective as though this one is prooflike, but we suspect it has been lightly polished. Plenty of eye appeal remains. Estimated Value $350 - 425. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $403
Lot 1075		1898-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. A frosty bright gem of this common date, which is anything but common this nice! The strike is sharp and the fields and face are mint fresh, and look as though they never saw the inside of a bag. Light coppery gold toning on both sides with a trace of haze. A splendid coin for the type collector who demands gem quality. PCGS has graded 21 of this date as such, and importantly only a single coin higher, that an MS-67. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $6,038
Lot 1076		1898-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Although a common date in lower grades of mint state, in full gem condtion as seen here, this date is quite rare. NGC has graded 58 this high, and just 2 are graded higher by that service, while PCGS reports only 18 this high, with a single coin graded higher. Note that the devices are fully struck by the dies, and the coin boasts mint fresh luster throughout. A few tiny ticks from handling, including one small mark on her chin. As close to perfection as one can hope to find. Estimated Value $6,000 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $5,290
Lot 1077		1900 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63 Premium Quality. Strong luster. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1078		1900 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63 Premium Quality. Slightly reflective, but enough marks to limit the grade. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1079		1900 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Satiny luster. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details	Realized $552
Lot 1080		1900 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62 Premium Quality. Nicer than the grade implies. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $426
Lot 1081		1900-S $20 Liberty. VF-35. Estimated Value $300 - 330. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1082		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Here is one for the collector who loves toned coins, as the fields boast a rich coppery purple color on the obverse over reflective fields. Highly appealing, and very well preserved. Estimated Value $750 - 825. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1083		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice gold color and sharply struck. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details	Unsold
Lot 1084		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Hazy luster with clean surfaces save for a few trivial hairlines. Estimated Value $750 - 850. View details	Unsold
Lot 1085		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63 Premium Quality. Rich golden luster with a trace of haze. Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1086		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62 Premium Quality. Decent surfaces and good color. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1087		1904 $20 Liberty. MS-60. Estimated Value $325 - 350. View details	Realized $357
Lot 1088		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-65. A magnificent gem example of the High Relief design, the surfaces boast mint fresh luster throughout, and show only the faintest signs of handling. Struck up to near perfection, which normally required seven to nine blows from the dies to produce the deep, medallic like devices seen here. Locating one of these in gem grades is usually quite a trick, there are about 300 graded as such by PCGS, and a few in even higher grades, but collectors understandably have a hard time parting with these. Housed in an old green insert PCGS holder number 5313301, and a mate to the flat rim coin in this same auction. Estimated Value $22,500 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $26,450
Lot 1089		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-65. A knockout gem of this very popular issue that boasts rich golden surfaces and the expected needle sharp strike on all the devices. It is always hard to imagine how much trouble these were to produce, but luckily for collectors the Philadelphia Mint coined quite a few before they stopped due to the number of strikes required to produce a single coin. If you demand gem quality, then take a look at this sparkling jewel. Identifiable by a tiny mark on the rim above BE of LIBERTY. PCGS has graded 259 this high, with just 77 graded in various grades higher. Always in strong demand, especially so in full gem grade. Estimated Value $22,500 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $23,000
Lot 1090		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64. Truly a choice example of this popular and beautiful coin. The strikes are very sharp, with medallic devices and pristine surfaces. An excellent coin for the grade, which shows only a couple of very minor ticks from handling, including a small nick just below her branch elbow, and a small nick above the eagle's head in the field. A delightful example of this coveted coin. Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $15,238
Lot 1091		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. SEGS graded MS-63. A bright, golden example of this ever popular date. There are two minor rim ticks, one at the base of the obverse, the other on the reverse rim above the U of UNITED. Fully struck as always, with medallic depth to the devices. One of the most popular of all United States coins ever issued. Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1092		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. NGC graded MS-62. A moderate grade for this gorgeous coin. The obverse boasts the usual three dimensional devices, brought up to their full glory by multiple strikes by the dies on the biggest coining press at the Mint. Clean on the obverse, but we note a small disturbance on the left glory ray near the eagle's beak, likely accounting for the moderate grade. All the flash expected, and a beautiful coin to behold. Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $8,568
Lot 1093		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, flat rim. NGC graded MS-66. One of the finest graded by NGC of this extremely popular and beautiful coin, we note their current online population report shows just 33 graded as such, with a scant 3 graded higher (one in each grade of mint state above up to MS-69). Superb surfaces as expected, and a beautiful coin to behold. No signs of breaks in the luster, and close examination will locate just a few tiny ticks from gentle handling. Obviously this one was set aside on the day of issue, and lovingly preserved by all who've had the pleasure to own it. Estimated Value $32,000 - 36,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $37,375
Lot 1094		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, flat rim. PCGS graded MS-65. A stunning gem of this most popular first year of issue type coin. Only 11,250 were struck in all. Breen believes that about 3,000 of the flat rim coins were produced first in November 1907, then a new collar was prepared for the coining press, and the new collar produced the knife rim coins, and 8,250 of those were struck in December. The epic battles of how this coin came about have been enumerated here many times, and suffice to say, this Augustus Saint Gaudens design represents what is arguably the high water mark of all numismatic designs and production, and the tide rapidly left the bay as soon as the ever jealous Chief Engraver Charles Barber got his hand involved. Late in 1907 the relief of the design was drastically reduced, and Barber's mediocrity won out with the help of the Philadelphia Mint bureaucrats. Despite Barber's best efforts, the immense talent of mankind shone for a brief couple of months, and Augustus Saint Gaudens's rendition of the embodiment of Liberty lives on in the high relief and ultra high relief coins. Further, the Saint Gaudens flying eagle is far more majestic than any seen since the time of the Greeks, and combined with the full frontal walking Liberty on the obverse make for a stunning coin. Struck between seven and nine times to bring up the finest points of the design elements, these medallic works of art are the quintessential American gold coin design and remain unsurpassed nearly a century after they were coined. In an old green insert PCGS holder number 4821005. Estimated Value $22,500 - 25,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $27,600
Lot 1095		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief, Arabic numerals. SEGS graded MS-65. Nice luster and color, with a sharp strike on the devices. Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1096		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief, Arabic numerals. MS-60 or better. Bright and lustrous. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $719
Lot 1097		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-63. Rich golden luster throughout. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $483
Lot 1098		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-63. Flashy luster and well struck. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 1099		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details	Realized $748

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