Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 36

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$20 St. Gaudens

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4036		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief. NGC graded Proof 64. This is the world-renowned medallic issue, America's most attractive gold coin, with impressive high relief. Each coin required up to five cycles of the coining press at an extremely high pressure of 172 tons for each example. The requirement of so many cycles was an unreasonable one for regular high-speed production. It is for this reason, a new design was prepared with much shallower depth later in the year. The desirable high relief coins were popular from the first day. Pleasingly bright and lustrous, both sides are warmly colored in brilliant yellow-gold hues, believed to be done intentionally at the time of striking to give the coin extra beauty. A solidly graded, premium quality MS64, this coin displays impressive striking definition for a 1907 High Relief. Only the Philadelphia branch mint was authorized to strike such a coin, and what a coin it is! Pop 39; 34 finer. Estimated Value $30,000 - 33,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $42,550
Lot 4037		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-66. Magnificent! The satiny smooth surfaces are immaculate. An famous $20 gold piece that needs little introduction since the amazing photographs do it full justice. This coin is bumping up against the superb MS67 Gem grade level. The luster flows up and over both sides like a swirling ocean of molten gold, as does gorgeous, original, vivid-gold color. The outward appearance is smooth and consistent without variation or dull areas, everything glows in an almost hypnotic satiny hue as the coin dips into the light. The strike is typically knife-edge complete for a high relief coin that was given approximately five blows from the dies. The surfaces are undeniably pristine with no outwardly noticeable handling marks, and certainly none that would seem to preclude an even finer grade. This is one of the most beautiful High Relief $20 gold pieces to appear in a sale this year, one destined to find a place of honor in an advanced U.S. gold collection. For the obverse design of the 1907 $20 gold piece, the artist selected a standing figure known as Fame and originally created as part of the Sherman Victory monument erected in Central Park, New York City. Some modifications were made, such as removal of two large wings behind Fame, but the goddess remains essentially the same. In the background is a depiction of the United States Capitol building and rays of the sun. Pop 62; 15 in 67; 3 in 68; 1 in 69. (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $50,000 - 60,000. The Victor Kramer Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $74,750
Lot 4038		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty example. This is a blemish-free case in point of the '63' in this grade: sleek gold in color, with mint bloom that grabs hold of the full effect of the careful preservation since it was made. Needless to say, a weak impression is rarely seen on these coins since they were carefully made on the mint's high-pressure hydraulic medal press; all were left by the rebound of the showing outstanding detail and a clear, bold strike. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who designed this romantic piece, modeled his bald eagle upon the flying eagle on Longacre's cents of 1856-58. These in turn were modeled on "Peter" the stuffed eagle then, and still today, housed in a display case at the Philadelphia Mint. Bald eagles are believed to live 30 years in the wild, and even longer in captivity. They mate for life and build huge nests in the tops of large trees near rivers, lakes, marshes, or other wetland areas. Although bald eagles may range over great distances, they usually return to nest within 100 miles of where they were raised. Not so for this majestic soaring High Relief double eagle. It may "nest" anywhere it pleases within the confines of the 48 contiguous states, or travel aloft to Hawaii or Alaska, and there is even the possibility it will land in an overseas collection, as many do (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $27,000 - 28,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $31,050
Lot 4039		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Lovely rich golden toning. Great was the trouble the mint had in producing this majestic $20 gold design. The multiple impressions with which these were struck account for the astoundingly sharp detail on all elements of the high relief design. What some may not realize is that the multiple impressions also required the mint to remove each coin from the press between strikes to "anneal" or soften the partially struck coin by means of the furnace, preparatory to the next blow by the dies! It was a painstaking operation. The obverse in particular of this remarkably bold and clean specimen is distraction-free, and both sides are crisply defined between all elements of the design and the swirling luster effects in the field. The coin is gorgeous, simply gorgeous. President Theodore Roosevelt gave Augustus Saint-Gaudens' artistic expression full rein, and the sculptor expressed the date on this piece in Roman numerals, MCMVII -- a first on any American coin design. The designs themselves are in sculpture-like high relief. The Mint's staff objected forcefully since they felt it was an intrusion on their prerogative and was not fair for President Roosevelt to enlist the aid of an outside artist to create new models. Apart from that, the engraving department at the Mint made it clear that Saint-Gaudens' idea of producing a circulating coinage in high relief reminiscent of the ancient Greek coins was impractical, for such would require multiple blows on a special press and would not be suitable for high-speed production. This turned out to be the case. Later, after Saint-Gaudens died in the summer of 1907, the chief engraver, Charles E. Barber, reworked the design into lower relief, losing much of the design's majesty in the process (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $27,000 - 28,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $36,800
Lot 4040		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and choice. After many month's delays Augustus Saint-Gaudens finally sent models of the new double eagle to President Roosevelt in mid-1907, who in turn sent them to Charles Barber. Reductions were not actually made by Barber, as is commonly assumed, as he was not sufficiently trained and familiar with the new Janvier reducing machine. After more months passed and the Ultra High Reliefs were struck, the "regular issue" High Reliefs were put into production. These pieces are thought by many to be the most beautiful coins ever struck. This is a lovely, upper-end MS64 example that shows full striking definition. The bright, satin-like surfaces have a light, even overlay of reddish patina that is most appealing, and there are no obvious or distracting marks on either side (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $27,000 - 28,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $32,200
Lot 4041		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice example of this popular type coin. Both sides are blessed with pale orange to greenish-gold color with rich satiny swirls in the undertones. The fresh surfaces allow full appreciation of the boldly struck high relief devices. Mounted in a protective PCGS holder, it will continue to astound and impress all who gaze upon it in the generations to come (PCGS # 9135) . This has a thin wire-edge or "fin" (in mint parlance) around the wide flat border. Such an edge resulted from metal being squeezed into the space between the coinage die and collar. Mintage of the High Relief coins totaled 11,250 struck in November and December, 1907. Wire-edge pieces are much more plentiful than those with flat rim, with an approximate three to one ratio. Estimated Value $21,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $22,425
Lot 4042		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-63. Lightly toned and a nice strike. Although uniformly frosted, the fields are slightly deeper in hue than the devices on both sides. Pale tan-gold iridescence is noted throughout, but the overall appearance is one of full brilliance. It took a lot of energy from the high relief dies to strike this piece as boldly as it looks (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $21,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $22,425
Lot 4043		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice frosty example. A partial knife rim. About as close to a watertight grade as can be expected for MS63 PCGS quality, this vibrant high relief has only a few little bagmarks on the surface and leg. Approximately 7,250 High Relief double eagles were struck with partial wire rim and about 4,000 with flat (without wire) rim. This was publicized in 1908, soon after striking, and for a long time thereafter many listings included these as separate varieties. The matter was not one of a separate die, but involved the spacing between the die collar and the striking die; any gap and metal could squeeze upward from the rim. Wire rims, sometimes called "knife rims" or, in Mint phraseology, "fins," are common elsewhere, such as in 19th century Proof coinage (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $21,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $22,425
Lot 4044		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-63. Lightly toned. Glistening fields rise and fall with original golden mint bloom. Against this are set serious, satiny design elements. Judged from an aesthetic standpoint, the coin is also possessed of a much finer strike than is typically found for a high relief twenty, with extensive detail in Liberty's face (sharp nose), well defined knee and toes, and, on the eagle, beautiful detail in the chest feathers and long flight or "contour" feathers on the wings (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $21,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $24,150
Lot 4045		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice untoned coin. A lovely High Relief Twenty with fastidious striking detail and satiny luster. A few wispy scuffs are evident under close inspection at the rim at 11 o'clock, that keep this coin from a choicer grade, but the terrific eye appeal gives the viewer an understanding for the aesthetic beauty of this much-admired design. The high relief motif required three and sometimes five blows by the dies to bring up the design in its entirety. Between each strike, the planchets had to be removed from the press and reheated to soften the metal for the next strike. Pop 861; 1,272 finer. (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $21,000 - 22,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4046		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. NGC graded MS-62. A satiny example of the Roman numerals high relief issue with bursts of faint gold, brownish gold, and lighter shades on both sides. Nearly fully struck, with just a hint of weakness at the knee and blouse on Liberty. The rim shows extensive "knife" edge or fin as is often the case with these boldly made pieces. A few minor nicks on the lower feathers of the wing. Estimated Value $13,000 - 14,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4047		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded AU-55. Lustrous with only slight friction on the highest points, barely discernible to the unaided eye. A few marks in the fields. In the summer of 1907, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who had been in failing health for some time, took a turn for the worse, and in August he died. Ironically, he never lived to see examples of his own high relief double eagle design. After President Roosevelt had been appeased by the striking of 11,250 high relief coins, he gave the mint permission to revise its design to a much flatter version called the No Motto, to differentiate it from these Roman numerals piece. Today, the MCMVII issues of 1907 are esteemed by collectors young and old and are among the most popular gold pieces in all world numismatics. When the Treasury Department proposed issuing new gold bullion coins in 1986, no finer design could be planned than to resurrect Augustus Saint-Gaudens' 80-year-old masterpiece. The mint even incorporated the Roman numerals in the first few years, just as on this 1907 coin (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4048		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, flat rim. NGC graded MS-61. There are a few contact marks on both of Liberty's legs, as well as several smaller light abrasions on the eagle. Luster intact from top to bottom, however, and the choice rims mean that all prior owners took a liking to it by providing it with careful handling. The mint encountered great difficulty in getting proper dies made from the models for the high relief $20, and in striking the pieces because of the high relief. It took multiple strikes with a hydraulic pressure of 172 tons to complete the double eagles of this second design. Since it took so many stampings to produce a complete coin, the gold extruded through the collar giving the coin a fringe on the surface of the rim, the so-called wire edge. This caused the banks to criticize them as being impractical because they wouldn't stack. Only 11,250 pieces were made. Estimated Value $12,000 - 13,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4049		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice frosty coin. Rich warm golden color. A well struck example that has gleaming fields. The reduced relief introduced after the Roman numerals coins were rejected, allow for faster production on the mints regular, electrically operated coining presses. The $20 gold piece, like this coin's rich color, had a rich history as backing for the currency, and a foundation for lending by industry and the American government. The experiment of a full Gold Standard lasted only from 1900 until 1933, sadly, when the results of inflation of the money substitutes (loans, paper currency, and the rest) caused a "run on gold" that culminated in April 1933 in a worldwide monetary panic. Curiously enough, the year 1907, which saw the debut of this lovely $20 gold piece, also witness what has been called the Bankers Panic of 1907 (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. Ex: Stack's June 1980 Auction Lot 733. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 4050		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded MS-64. Sleek, satin luster throughout that is close to gem level. Extra crisp detail on all relief portions, although a comparison made with post-No Motto dates shows the major reworking of the dies to strengthen the design after 1908. All in all a very presentable example of this two-year Type. A beauty (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,070
Lot 4051		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. Numistrust graded MS-67. Our grade MS65. Color is mostly yellow-gold in shade, but flickers of copper tinted iridescence can be found. Both the peripheries and the central reverse are impressive for their sharpness of strike for this usually unimpressive No Motto issue, and the frosty textured surfaces show a few dashes of dark toning on the reverse (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 4052		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. NGC graded MS-64. Nice frosty surfaces. The No Motto design was instituted at the request (or demand?) of President Theodore Roosevelt, who thought the inclusion of the deity's name on a nation's money amounted to blasphemy. Congress fought him and won. The motto was returned to the reverse side of the coins later in 1908. Estimated Value $750 - 800. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $863
Lot 4053		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. This example is quite pleasing with good luster and splashes of almost light golden color patina on each side (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $886
Lot 4054		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice mint color. Another No Motto issue with smooth luster, almost satiny in its texture. Each side has a even color and minimal bagmarks (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $886
Lot 4055		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. A frosty example of this short-lived Type coin. It was President Theodore Roosevelt who insisted the motto IN GOD WE TRUST be left off the new Saint-Gaudens design (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 4056		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-63. Beautiful golden-orange mint color. In an old green label holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 4057		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. NGC graded MS-60. Minimally Uncirculated quality, but with the rise in gold's price (or, what amounts to the same thing, the decline in the perception of the value of the paper currency), this has all the advantages for the gold buyer. Estimated Value $625 - 650. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 4058		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. NGC graded MS-62. Somewhat smudgy brown toning on the body, but surrounded by nice frosty luster. Estimated Value $625 - 650. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $750
Lot 4059		1908-D $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. Smooth satiny luster with deep orange gold color (PCGS # 9143) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 4060		1908-D $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice frosty coin. A choice coin that emits eye-catching gold color, with no deep marks or problems for the skeptic to find. A somewhat dullish impression was left by the recoil of the dies that struck most Denver Mint no mottos; however, we're pleased to see and report that this is a splendid exception to that rule (PCGS # 9143) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. The Emile A. Tartakow Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 4061		1908-D $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. AU-50. This piece has a few light marks on the leg but retains much luster around the devices. Estimated Value $600 - 650. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $690
Lot 4062		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. With motto. PCGS graded MS-62. There is a small nick in the field at left and one or two on the blouse and lower legs, but nevertheless a frosty example of this popularly priced Saint-Gaudens $20 gold piece (PCGS # 9147) . Estimated Value $750 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $870
Lot 4063		1908-D $20 St. Gaudens. With motto. PCGS graded MS-65. A slightly better issue With Motto, fresh smooth luster throughout, pleasing toning, plus a very respectable strike. The ideal combination for this high quality, and undeniably a Gem! Pop 176; 17 in 66; 3 in 67. (PCGS # 9148) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 4,800. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,370
Lot 4064		1908-D $20 St. Gaudens. With motto. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty with nice even toning. A few minor marks otherwise MS65. Pop 720; 180 in 65; 17 in 66; 3 in 67. As can be seen in the photographs, the fully brilliant example we now hand over bidders beats (from a technical angle) practically all of the with motto D-mint twenties of this year that have passed through the various grading services (PCGS # 9148) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,800. The Emile A. Tartakow Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 4065		1908-S $20 St. Gaudens. With motto. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice original toning. Only 22,000 minted. Somewhat scruffy looking fields and devices, mainly due to the undipped appearance of the "old gold" patina that gives it a mottled appearance. Still lustrous on both sides (PCGS # 9149) . Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4066		1909/8 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck with frosty surfaces. Very choice for the grade. Beams of frosted mint luster and rich brilliant yellow-gold hues. Close to fully struck, with merely a hint of softness at the central part of Liberty's body and knee, but with a much sharper impression on the body feathers of the eagle than usually seen. The majestic looking eagle on this design by Augustus Saint-Gaudens closely follows the one used on the flying eagle cents and, further back in time, the bald eagle of the famed Gobrecht dollars of 1836-39. Male bald eagles generally measure 3 feet from head to tail, weigh 7 to 10 pounds, and have a wingspan of about 6 1/2 feet. Females are larger, some reaching 14 pounds and having a wingspan of up to 8 feet. This striking raptor has large, pale eyes; a powerful yellow beak; and great, black talons. The distinctive white head and tail feathers appear only after the bird is 4 to 5 years old. Pop 73; 1 in 65; 3 in 66. (PCGS # 9151) . Estimated Value $11,000 - 13,000. The Emile A. Tartakow Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $19,550
Lot 4067		1909/8 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded AU-55. Clear overdate from a mis-match in the hubbing process when hubs with different dates were impressed into the die steal as the die was being made. This is the only occurrence of an overdate in the Saint-Gaudens $20 gold series, and is, for that matter, the only overdate U.S. gold coin of the 20th century. Scarce (PCGS # 9151) . Estimated Value $575 - 600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 4068		1909-D $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64. Choice original toning. A solid example of an orange tinted gold coin with minimal abrasions or marks, those most immediately noticeable are clustered on Liberty's body and legs, with fewer but still scattered marks on the eagle's flight feathers. Lustrous throughout. Pop 136; 18 finer. (PCGS # 9152) . Estimated Value $10,000 - 11,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $11,500
Lot 4069		1909-D $20 St. Gaudens. NGC graded AU-55. A well struck, naturally toned (and therefore uncleaned) example of this low mintage date from the early days of the 20th century. The mint at Denver, having only opened a few years before, struck a grand total of 52,500 double eagles this year, little knowing it, but creating a scarce date for future collectors. Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $748
Lot 4070		1909-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely toned over fresh, smooth luster. A handsome reminder that a few uncleaned survivors are available from time to time of this desirable 1909-S issue (PCGS # 9153) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,300. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 4071		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. "Old gold patina" in Old green holder (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 4072		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. Lustrous. Old green holder (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 4073		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. Another toned example of the 1910 issue. Mintage this year was two or three times larger than the 1909-15 Philadelphia mint dates. Old green holder (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 4074		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck, with choice surfaces over both sides. Old green holder (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 4075		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. The underlying luster fresh, gleaming with color. Old green holder (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $891
Lot 4076		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. Another in which the underlying luster is very attractive. Old green holder (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 4077		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. Bagmarks on Liberty; original toning on the frosty luster. Old green holder (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 4078		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-60. Frosty. Old green holder (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $625 - 650. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $690
Lot 4079		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-61. Choice color that is thoroughly original with keen-edged, gold luster spiraling outward from the centers. Old green holder (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $625 - 650. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 4080		1911-D $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. Toned but still satiny. Old green holder (PCGS # 9158) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 4081		1911-D $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. Toned and in similar condition to many from this old-time group of Saint-Gaudens double eagles. Old green holder (PCGS # 9158) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $719
Lot 4082		1911-S $20 St. Gaudens. NGC graded MS-65. Nice and frosty. A brilliant coin with dazzling luster, virtually three-dimensional, almost jumping out at the viewer. Talk about a Saint-Gaudens double eagle with a lot of life! Beyond that, the striking is needle sharp, everything comes together to yield an opportunity that should be quite exciting for bidders. Only a few gems of the 1911-S are offered in each sale, sometimes none at all. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 4083		1913-D $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64. Splendid quality. Each side has a bright yellow-gold base that is overlaid by acres of fresh natural toned color (PCGS # 9162) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. Frank McCarthy Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 4084		1913-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck with rich golden toning on both sides. Scarce date in this high grade. Very nice for the grade. A gorgeous specimen, mint-fresh with fantastic peach-orange to crimson toning, as sleek and glossy as when it was first snatched from a bank before distribution into circulation. So ends the discussion of the luster, but not our immense admiration of it. Now on to the detail. This piece is not just close to, but completely and carefully struck, with terrific detail at Liberty's drapery folds, her knee (nice and rounded at the peak, not flat with rub), the little toes, and, on the side with the soaring eagle, similar terrific detail. No nasty surprises with this one. In life, the part allotted to the collector sometimes stinks, with only now and then an enlivening coin to break the endless dreary line of so-so offerings. However, this coin has the character to make any collector sit up and take notice, to break that chain of mediocrity. One time only will you have to bid on it, then, unless we miss our guess, this 1913-S double eagle will go into deep storage in some major collection, where it will remain hidden and not see the light of day again for years. Pop 17; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 9163) . Estimated Value $35,000 - 40,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4085		1913-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-63. Better date. A lustrous and attractively preserved example that has hues of beautiful reddish and old-gold color. The strike is normal for the issue with the rounding on Liberty's knee and breast as well as some portions of the eagle's feather detail. Though a low mintage date, 1913-S isn't really all that rare in middle grades of Uncirculated, but its mintage figure adds to the popularity. Pop 296. (PCGS # 9163) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,623

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