Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 26

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

$20 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1789		$20 Gold Liberty. 1851-O. PCGS graded VF-30. No real problems, just some honest wear (PCGS # 8905) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 1790		$20 Gold Liberty. 1856-S and 1857-S. Very Fine to Extremely Fine. We note a few minor rim nicks on each. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1791		$20 Gold Liberty. 1857-S. NGC graded AU-53. A common date from the Type I Double Eagle series made infamous by the discovery of the S.S. Central America treasure. The present coin is not from that shipwreck discovery, as almost all recovered graded in the MS62-MS66 range. Pleasant rose gold color with soft satiny luster. Slightly abraded in the fields and a small lamination at the tip of the eagle's left wing. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Realized $1,035
Lot 1792		$20 Gold Liberty. 1857-S. ICG graded EF-45. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1793		$20 Gold Liberty. 1869-S. NGC graded AU-53. Soft and satiny luster. A little weakly struck, which is normal for this issue. Several short scratches are seen on the obverse. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details	Realized $949
Lot 1794		$20 Gold Liberty. 1873. Closed 3. PCGS graded AU-58. Nice and frosty. Many times rarer than the Open 3 variety (PCGS # 8966) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 1795		$20 Gold Liberty. 1873. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-61. Bright and lustrous with the usual allotment of contact marks (PCGS # 8967) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1796		$20 Gold Liberty. 1874-CC. PCGS graded AU-53. Original orange-golden color with choice luster. Strong detail with the only weakness being above the ear. Small scuff between the 6th and 7th stars. Pop of 94. Mintage of 115,085 (PCGS # 8971) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,070
Lot 1797		$20 Gold Liberty. 1875-CC. Sharpness of Almost Uncirculated. Cleaned at one time although plenty of original mint luster is still intact. We note a deep scratch hidden in Liberty's hair and a rim mark at 1 o'clock. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $604
Lot 1798		$20 Gold Liberty. 1875-S. PCGS graded AU-58 (PCGS # 8975) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 1799		$20 Gold Liberty. 1876, 1878 and 1899-S. Fine to Very Fine. All have been cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1800		$20 Gold Liberty. 1877-S. PCGS graded AU-58 (PCGS # 8984) . Estimated Value $400 - 450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $489
Lot 1801		$20 Gold Liberty. 1879 Double Die Reverse. ANACS graded MS-61. Doubling seen on the words UNITED, STATES and TWENTY. Rose gold color and rich satiny luster over slightly abraded surfaces (PCGS # 8988) . Estimated Value $800 - 1,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1802		$20 Gold Liberty. 1884-S. SEGS graded MS-63. Our grade is MS-62. Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1803		$20 Gold Liberty. 1888-S. PCGS graded AU-58 (PCGS # 9009) . Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $449
Lot 1804		$20 Gold Liberty. 1890-CC. PCGS graded EF-45. A relatively available Carson City double eagle from a mintage of 91,209. Nice original color with full luster. A patch of marks on the cheek, most likely from contact with another coin at some point (PCGS # 9014) . Estimated Value $850 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 1805		$20 Gold Liberty. 1890-CC. EF-40. We note a light tar streak before Liberty which was on the planchet during striking and a few marks about the rims. Still a pleasing example with lots of mint luster still intact. Popular common date "CC" double eagle. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $891
Lot 1806		$20 Gold Liberty. 1890-S. PCGS graded MS-62. Original mint bloom color throughout. Pop of 348 with 130 in MS-63 and 8 in MS-64 (PCGS # 9015) . Estimated Value $700 - 775. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 1807		$20 Gold Liberty. 1892-CC. VF-20. Cleaned. Still a scarce "CC" double eagle and easily worth our estimate. Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 1808		$20 Gold Liberty. 1892-S. PCGS graded MS-62. Original mint bloom color (PCGS # 9021) . Estimated Value $525 - 575. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 1809		$20 Gold Liberty. 1893-S and 1902-S. PCGS graded each AU-58. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9024) . Estimated Value $800 - 875. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 1810		$20 Gold Liberty. 1894-S and 1899-S. Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1811		$20 Gold Liberty. 1895. PCGS graded MS-61 (PCGS # 9027) . Estimated Value $400 - 440. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $518
Lot 1812		$20 Gold Liberty. 1897-S. PCGS graded MS-61. Flashy and nice for the grade (PCGS # 9032) . Estimated Value $460 - 500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $489
Lot 1813		$20 Gold Liberty. 1898-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Pleasing mint bloom luster (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 1814		$20 Gold Liberty. 1898-S. PCGS graded MS-62. A nice San Francisco Mint double eagle type coin, as this issue is more available than its' Philadelphia counterpart. Flashy and brilliant. In an old green PCGS holder (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $575
Lot 1815		$20 Gold Liberty. 1898-S. PCGS graded MS-62. Estimated Value $425 - 450. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1816		$20 Gold Liberty. 1899-S. PCGS graded MS-62. Original and lustrous with hints of a deeper orange around some stars. Choice for the grade and in an older green label PCGS holder (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $489
Lot 1817		$20 Gold Liberty. 1900. PCGS graded MS-64. A super choice MS64 double eagle. Fields and devices are top notch and the light chatter on the cheek is all that is keeping this from a higher grade. Definetely an above average example. Old PCGS green label holder (PCGS # 9037) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1818		$20 Gold Liberty. 1901 Reverse Struck Thru Mint Error. NGC graded AU-53. An impressive example of a rare Double Eagle minting error! When this piece was struck a piece of foreign matter managed to squeeze between the reverse die and the blank planchet. The resulting error is a large depression at the base of the shield that covers the tail. The technical grade of the coin is actually finer than AU53 but that is a mute point due to the error being the significant property. Gold error coins are actually quite scarce and probably undervalued in comparison to error coins of other more common metals. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1819		$20 Gold Liberty. 1902-S, 1904 and 1904-S. PCGS graded the first two MS-62 and the later MS-62 (raw). Lot of 3 coins (PCGS # 9042) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 1820		$20 Gold Liberty. 1903-S. PCGS graded MS-63. Light yellow gold and lustrous. Typical abrasions are found but no jarring marks (PCGS # 9044) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,400. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 1821		$20 Gold Liberty. 1903-S. PCGS graded MS-62 (PCGS # 9044) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $661
Lot 1822		$20 Gold Liberty. 1904. PCGS graded MS-64. Great type coin for the simple US gold type set. Solid MS64 example with nice luster. Old PCGS green label holder (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1823		$20 Gold Liberty. 1904. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely satiny luster with original golden-orange toning (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 1824		$20 Gold Liberty. 1904 (2 pcs). PCGS graded MS-63. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 1825		$20 Gold Liberty. 1904. PCGS graded MS-62 (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $450 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 1826		$20 Gold Liberty. 1904. MS-60 Plus. Attractive mint bloom color. Estimated Value $450 - 500. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1827		$20 Gold Liberty. 1904-S. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Beautiful, finely granular surfaces with even, rose-gold color (PCGS # 9046) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 1828		$20 Gold Liberty. 1905. PCGS graded AU-55. Lower mintage date (PCGS # 9047) . Estimated Value $500 - 550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $633
Lot 1829		$20 Gold Liberty. 1907-D. ANACS graded MS-62. Rich golden semi reflective surfaces (PCGS # 9053) . Estimated Value $425 - 475. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $546
Lot 1830		$20 Gold St. Gaudens. 1907. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ. A phenomenal example of this Classic U.S. coin design. Multiple die strikes led to this piece being in such high relief while satiny luster and uniform gold color accent the already impressive visual appeal. Raised die swirls are seen in the fields. Velvet-like luster shifts on the top of Liberty's gown. The eagle is bold, lustrous and mark-free. Specimens existing above this grade level are few and far between and with the prices of MS63 and MS64 examples continually increasing, the astute buyer would do well to acquire this PQ coin. One would have to go back 2,000+ years into the arena of Greek numismatics to find a coin design as impressive as Augustus St. Gaudens' high relief coinage. Long considered "America's Most Beautiful Coin", St. Gaudens did a fantastic job of creating a new double eagle design to replace that of the long running Coronet Liberty Head created by James Longacre. Since their' introduction, these High Relief specimens have been sought after by almost all collectors and even those with no numismatic exposure are always dazzled to see such a beautiful coin (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $40,000 - 50,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $59,800
Lot 1831		$20 Gold St. Gaudens. 1907. High relief, Roman numerals, flat rim. PCGS graded MS-66 PQ! A fantastic example of one of the most beautiful coin designs in United States and World numismatics. Saint Gauden's stunning portrayal of Liberty is struck up in full, high relief on this PQ specimen! Liberty's dress detail is immaculate and the legs are missing any nicks. The luster is uniterrupted as it flows freely across the fields and across the devices. Magnification reveals interwoven circles of light die polish, most noticeable at the tip of the 4th ray above the Roman numeral date. These raised circular die lines are seen on only the finest examples with surface preservation of the highest degree. This beautiful coin issue was the result of work by Augustus St. Gaudens at the request of then President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt felt strongly about bringing beauty back to America's coinage that he felt was boring and nowhere near the distinction of many Ancient Greek coin designs. Through all of the insuing problems St. Gaudens and Roosevelt endured from the political sewing cirlce of the time, the project was successful and finally 11,250 high relief examples were produced in 1907. This quantity of High Relief examples was sufficient enough to satisfy Roosevelt but also enough to cause the public to complain about the negative effect of their awkward design. Lower relief dies with Arabic numerals were produced and the mass production of "Saints", as we know them as today, began in full force. Out of the mintage figure of 11,250, there are two varieties struck from the same dies, Flat Rim (Edge) and Wire Rim (Edge). The Flat Edge examples are substantially more rare, probably on an order of 2-3x as rare in grades above MS65. PCGS has 28 Flat Rim examples in MS66, 2 in MS67 and a single MS68 as finest (PCGS # 9136) . Estimated Value $45,000 - 55,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $69,000
Lot 1832		$20 Gold St. Gaudens. 1907. High relief, Roman numerals, flat rim. PCGS graded MS-64. A second chance to acquire a scarce Flat Rim 1907 High Relief double eagle! Lustrous and golden with mark-free legs and fields. Only the lightest hairlines can be found on this near-gem example. As noted previously, the Flat Rim (Edge) varities are much scarcer than the Wire Rim varities. In fact, PCGS reports that they have graded only 96 Flat Rim examples in MS64 versus 910 Wire Rim examples in MS64. This difference in the population structure is notable and premiums should be higher than they currently are for these Flat Rim examples (PCGS # 9136) . Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $25,300
Lot 1833		$20 Gold St. Gaudens. 1907. High relief, Roman numerals, flat rim. PCGS graded MS-63. One of America's most famous coins and a superb achievement by Augustus St. Gauden's with regards to design. A well struck piece with the bottom of Liberty's dress struck up so sharply as to appear sculpture like. Full luster over rich yellow fields. Liberty, eagle and sun are free from any serious hits or scratches. This is the Flat Edge variety which is substantially scarcer than the Wire Edge varieties, a small premium usually applies (PCGS # 9136) . Estimated Value $12,000 - 14,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $23,000
Lot 1834		$20 Gold St. Gaudens. 1907. High relief, Roman numerals, flat rim. Sharpness of MS-60. Cleaned and possibly gold plated, nevertheless, still a decent looking example. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500. View details	Realized $6,613
Lot 1835		$20 Gold St. Gaudens. 1907. High relief. EF-40. A pleasing circulated example of this Classic U.S. coin. An old light cleaning left hairlines in the fields that have retoned with some faint rose toning. Mark free on most of Liberty's legs except for one small tick on Liberty's left leg. The eagle's left wing has an old curved scratch at the upper portion. Pleasant "as-is" and very collectible in this grade. Estimated Value $5,800 - 6,200. View details	Unsold
Lot 1836		$20 Gold St. Gaudens. 1907. Flat relief, Arabic numerals. PCGS graded MS-65. First year of issue gem example. Fantastic rich gold color and luster with a strong strike. Sun is free from marks on the reverse and the entire reverse has the appearance of a higher grade (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1837		$20 Gold St. Gaudens. 1907. Flat relief, Arabic numerals. PCGS graded MS-64. A dandy of a specimen! (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1838		$20 Gold St. Gaudens. 1907. Flat relief, Arabic numerals. NCI graded MS-64. We agree with the grade assigned. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,208

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