Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 13

The Benson Collection of U.S. Coins, Part 2

$20 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2164		1873-S $20 Liberty. MS-60. Softly struck with the normal allotment of light marks commensurate for the grade. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2165		1878-CC $20 Liberty. Sharpness of VF-30 but cleaned and burnished. Inspection a must. Estimated Value $500 - 750. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 2166		1879-CC $20 Liberty. EF-40. Nice surfaces for the grade, with some luster in the fields, and the strike is pretty strong. Coppery toning and a few minor hairlines, which don't detract much. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,300. From Superior Galleries sale, October 2000, lot 4806. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,610
Lot 2167		1879-O $20 Liberty. AU-50. A wonderful high grade example of this sought-after date. A lustrous example, free from noticeable scratches and bumps. Some fine hairlines are present from moderate cleaning at one time. This was the last year double eagles were struck at the New Orleans mint, a mere 2325 were coined. Estimated Value $7,500-UP. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $9,775
Lot 2168		1881-S $20 Liberty. MS-60. Fully lustrous with a scattering of contact marks. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details	Realized $483
Lot 2169		1883-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Clean surfaces for the grade, with good color too. Scarce and always in demand. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2170		1884-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Prooflike surfaces that show all the tiny ticks from even brief circulation. Medium gold color and sharp. Estimated Value $700 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2171		1888-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Usual bagmarks on deeply toned gold surfaces. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $368
Lot 2172		1888-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. A real nice old-gold dirty look. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2173		1888-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Same as the last one. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2174		1889-CC $20 Liberty. AU-55. Cracked out of an NGC holder where this coin was graded AU 55 so Dr. Kardatzke could place it in his large Capital Plastics holder. We note however, that the rim has been lightly filed on the obverse behind Liberty's hair bun, in order to hide a rim bump (very successfully too). Only 30,945 struck. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. Ex Dr. Jon Kardatzke Sale, June 4-6, 2000, Lot 1817. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 2175		1889-S $20 Liberty. MS-60. Cracked out of an NGC holder where it was graded MS 60. Some staining on the lower obverse, but clean surfaces and pleasing otherwise. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $357
Lot 2176		1890-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Orange gold luster with a splash of toning on the reverse rim. The surfaces show moderate handling marks, as expected for the grade and Mint. This one is in an old green insert PCGS holder. Scarce any better, with 41 graded this high in the PCGS Population Report, and just 14 graded higher. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 2177		1890-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Dirty and stained, old-gold color, loads of luster. Estimated Value $325 - 375. View details	Realized $334
Lot 2178		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Another with nice old dirty surfaces, fresh from a Mint bag! Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2179		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Original as anything can be. Wonderful old-gold color. Usual bagmarks, of course. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $397
Lot 2180		1892-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-50. The reverse shows minor doubling at the periphery. Good color and the usual circulation marks. Estimated Value $900 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,127
Lot 2181		1892-CC $20 Liberty. ANACS graded AU details, net EF-40. The cleaning resulted in some healthy hairlines, but the coin is still decent for the net grade. Estimated Value $500 - 650. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2182		1893-S $20 Liberty. AU-50. Average surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $316
Lot 2183		1894 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Clean surfaces for the grade and colored in rich gold luster. Scarce this nice. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Realized $1,064
Lot 2184		1894 $20 Liberty. MS-60. A nice coin for this common date. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2185		1894-S $20 Liberty. AU-58. Abundant flash, but a touch of rub. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $317
Lot 2186		1895-S $20 Liberty. AU-53. Moderate bagmarks and very lustrous. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $316
Lot 2187		1896 $20 Liberty. AU-53. Lightly bagmarked, but lustrous. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $316
Lot 2188		1897 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Excellent surfaces for the grade, one minor scrape in the lower right obverse field, but good color and surfaces otherwise. Estimated Value $400 - 425. View details	Realized $472
Lot 2189		1897 $20 Liberty. AU-58. Nice for the grade, with fewer bagmarks than usual. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $328
Lot 2190		1898 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-60. Original color and decent surfaces for the grade. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $339
Lot 2191		1898-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Scarce in this grade as most are found more bagmarked than offered here. Rich golden luster and sharply struck. PCGS has graded 307 this high, with a mere 19 higher. Clean face on Liberty. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,265
Lot 2192		1899 $20 Liberty. AU-55. Lightly circulated, and moderately marked. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2193		1899-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Much scarcer than generally known in higher grades, PCGS has seen just 96 this high and 3 higher. Bear that in mind if you need this date for your collection. Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,185
Lot 2194		1900 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Great color and clean surfaces for the grade. A few stray hairlines. Estimated Value $400 - 440. View details	Realized $426
Lot 2195		1900 $20 Liberty. MS-62. Nice old color and only small abrasions. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2196		1900 $20 Liberty. MS-61. Nice old-time color but a number of mostly small abrasions. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2197		1900-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Scattered handling marks from bag storage and transport, and luster in the fields. Sharply struck. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,121
Lot 2198		1900-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Prooflike fields, lovely old-time color, no major abrasions. A lovely coin for the grade. Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $380
Lot 2199		1900-S $20 Liberty. MS-60. A few bagmarks on the reverse, nice on the obverse with loads of luster. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $328
Lot 2200		1902-S $20 Liberty. MS-60. Loads of tiny bagmarks, but the luster is booming and the color is wonderful. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2201		1902-S $20 Liberty. MS-60. Zipped out of an NGC holder where this coin was graded MS 60. Rather baggy, but still flashy. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2202		1903-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Glowing luster and fresh surfaces! Estimated Value $400 - 500. View details	Realized $357
Lot 2203		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. A gorgeous satiny mint gem. Estimated Value $1,500 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,760
Lot 2204		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Areas of natural mottled toning on the obverse. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,898
Lot 2205		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Attractive golden-olive overtones. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details	Realized $661
Lot 2206		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Bright and lustrous. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details	Realized $690
Lot 2207		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Bright and lustrous, with a rich golden color. Estimated Value $600 - 700. View details	Realized $805
Lot 2208		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $403
Lot 2209		1904 $20 Liberty. MS-63. Rich gold color and nice luster. Estimated Value $350 - 400. View details	Realized $604
Lot 2210		1904 $20 Liberty. MS-62. Coppery toning on this common date. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $299
Lot 2211		1904 $20 Liberty. MS-61. Rubs on the face from other coins (not from circulation). A pretty coin with excellent luster and color. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $317
Lot 2212		1904 $20 Liberty. MS-61. Lovely old-gold color and lotsa life! It's a joy to look at coins like these, saved decades ago, kept in old envelopes, treasured privately in dark drawers--and now available to a new generation of admirers. Estimated Value $300 - 350. View details	Realized $322
Lot 2213		1904 $20 Liberty. MS-60. Good luster and clean for the grade. Estimated Value $275 - 325. View details	Realized $322

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