Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 41

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$20 Gold Liberty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1686		1850-O $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Plenty of luster still present. Rare date in such high grade. There are several old marks on the chin and cheek, with the usual light surface abrasions from its brief period in circulation. Luster streams from the hair waves and in the protected areas of the ornate eagle and shield, this being designer James Longacre's famous Type 1 design without the motto. Pop 17; 12 in 55; 6 in 58. (PCGS # 8903) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,775
Lot 1687		1852 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Nice light golden toning on this early Type 1 (no motto) double eagle. Choice for the grade. Pop 67 (PCGS # 8906) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 1688		1853-O $20 Liberty. ANACS graded EF-45. Mostly untoned with excellent visual appeal from the clean "old gold" surfaces. An early Type 1 coin from the New Orleans Mint. Scarce (PCGS # 8910) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,335
Lot 1689		1855-S $20 Liberty. AU-58. Frosty and actually Uncirculated but a few too many marks for us to call this strictly Mint State. The most prominent appear on the reverse rims. All lightly toned in shades of golden-orange (PCGS # 8916) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1690		1856-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck, light yellow gold and quite lustrous. Popular early San Francisco Mint twenty, and a well struck coin that should attract many bidders because it is so bold and original (PCGS # 8919) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,990
Lot 1691		1856-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded EF-45. A well struck early S-mint twenty for the collector. Some luster remains (PCGS # 8919) . Estimated Value $675 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 1692		1857-O $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Well struck with traces of luster within the protected areas. We note a tiny area of a tar spot (or other foreign substance) hidden within Liberty's central hair. Rare. Particularly in such high grade. Despite a mintage of 30,000 pieces very few 1857-O double eagles exist today, probably fewer than 150 all told. Most are graded Very Fine or Extremely Fine. Researchers place the 1857-O in the category of seventh rarest of 12 New Orleans double eagles in terms of overall rarity (eighth in high grade rarity). It is slightly more available than the 1858-O in About Uncirculated. Uncommonly well struck, there is little evidence of the striking softness one expects of this issue. Pop 6; 12 in 55; 5 in 58; 1 in 63. (PCGS # 8921) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 6,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 1693		1857-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. From the S. S. Central America shipwreck. Mostly untoned with smooth-flowing, crisp golden luster on both sides. Eye appeal that will delight the collector. Nice strike and choice for the grade, as expected (PCGS # 8922) . Estimated Value $3,700 - 3,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 1694		1857-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded EF-45. Untoned with some luster present and only scattered field marks. There is a minor edge bruise at the 13th star (PCGS # 8922) . Estimated Value $650 - 675. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $776
Lot 1695		1858-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. A hint of light toning. There is a small hairline in the field paralleling the front hair wave and coronet edge. Barring this, the surface is choice, lustrous and attractive on both sides. Pop 122; 18 finer at NGC (PCGS # 8925) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1696		1858-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Well struck, pinkish-golden color with a few scattered circulation marks, no besmirching the nice rounded cheek on Liberty. The rims, too, are quite choice. Lustrous. Pop 35; 40 finer. (PCGS # 8925) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1697		1860-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Loaded with luster and only scattered bagmarks on the face and in the reverse field. Far fewer marks than usual for the Type 1 series, which ran from 1850 to 1866 and lacks IN GOD WE TRUST on the coin. While the East Coast of the United States was feeling the first effects of dis-Union in 1860, out West everything was hunkydory, life went on as usual, gold circulated (wasn't hoarded as it was in the East), and San Francisco kept turning out these beautiful twenty dollar Liberties. However, many were eventually melted, if not in the later 19th century, then after 1930s. Pop 26; 29 finer. (PCGS # 8931) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,600
Lot 1698		1861-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Light to moderate marks. Flattering mint frost and bright reddish-gold color toning to heather-gold accents on the highest points of the design. Pop 32; 42 finer (PCGS # 8935) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1699		1861-S $20 Liberty. ANACS graded EF-40. Toned. Consigned by a collector who had a fancy for the date "1861" (PCGS # 8935) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1700		1863-S $20 Liberty. SEGS graded AU-58. A pleasing looking coin with plenty of mint frost. Minor planchet roughness below LIBERTY in the hair. Our grade is AU-53. (PCGS # 8940) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,500
Lot 1701		1864 $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. A scarce date in mint state this "nearly there" example exhibits oceans of frosty-glowing luster. Light golden toning. Pop 58; 8 finer (PCGS # 8941) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,980
Lot 1702		1864 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. A pleasing example, lightly toned. Mintage: 204,235. The 1864 double eagle is usually seen in circulated grades, with Extremely Fine and (occasionally) About Uncirculated being available in the context of the series. However, since heavily bagmarked pieces are normally encountered, that makes this smooth-featured, warmly toned and lustrous 1864 a much nicer specimen for the date collector. Pop 24; 38 finer. (PCGS # 8941) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 1703		1865-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Lightly toned. A few flat stars, but centers are well detailed and there is luster throughout the fields (not merely hugging the devices). A solid AU55 example of this Civil War issue (PCGS # 8944) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1704		1866-S $20 Liberty. No motto. PCGS graded AU-58. A few obverse bag marks, otherwise Mint State. The year 1866 was one of transition in silver coins. Patriotic zeal arising out of the trauma of Civil War gave birth to calls for a new religious motto to be added to the original E PLURIBUS UNUM that had been on coins ever since Colonial times. In 1861, 1862, and 1863, two variations on a new motto were used on Pattern coins. The first, GOD OUR TRUST, was abandoned; the more rhythmical IN GOD WE TRUST was an improvement and was included on the new two-cent pieces in 1864 and shield nickels introduced in 1866. The Act of March 3, 1865 included a clause mandating this motto. However, it took the Philadelphia Mint several months to add it to the production dies. (Philadelphia makes dies for the branch mints). For this reason, a few No Motto twenty-dollar gold pieces were made at San Francisco before the new IN GOD WE TRUST reverse dies arrived. The present No Motto coin is one of an estimated 12,000 struck. Not many are featured in auctions, and these are usually worn pieces. Among the finest known: Pop 3; 1 finer in 60 (PCGS # 8945) . Estimated Value $70,000 - 80,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1705		1866-S $20 Liberty. With motto. NGC graded AU-58. Breen-7222. All have a small S mintmark. "Prohibitively rare AU." Untoned. Very scarce date in high grade.An incredibly smooth and delicately lustrous example of this rare No Motto design, and a benchmark for other examples that share About Uncirculated 58 grade. This is something of a transition year where the mint, before receiving the new IN GOD WE TRUST reverses from the Philadelphia Mint, went ahead and struck a small number of $20 gold pieces from the Type 1 reverse (without motto). The strike is bold and crisp on this piece, unlike some that come to market from time to time that are not quite so full. As such it stands head and shoulders above the others, with nothing left to the viewer's imagination. The photographs reveal all; and what they reveal is a very splendid example of this key issue. Pop 129; 35 finer, 16 in 60, 18 in 61, 1 in 62 (PCGS # 8950) . There is a thin, extensive die crack on the obverse connecting several stars and just touching the highest pearl on Liberty's coronet of 13 pearls. Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $9,775
Lot 1706		1867-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Lightly toned and well struck with ample luster to easily fit the coin into its grade classification. Pop 20; 11 finer, 6 in 60, 1 in 61, 4 in 62 (PCGS # 8952) . Estimated Value $4,500 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,555
Lot 1707		1867-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded EF-45 (PCGS # 8952) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $780
Lot 1708		1868 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. In PCGS holder 07341536. Only 25 minted. A truly splendid, glittering Proof twenty, comparable in quality to any date from the turn-of-the-century, and even more noteworthy in coming with the date 1868. Even acute examination reveals only the slightest flaws: a group of three tiny flakes in the obverse field near the point of Liberty's bust. The surface of this handsome Proof displays lovely orange-gold color. Furthermore, the two-tone contrast is a sheer delight to examine on each side. For the collector who desires the ultimate in technical workmanship, regardless of grade then the collector will find real value in this Proof double eagle. We expect to sea a strong price when sold. Of the few Proofs coins struck this year, probably fewer than 12 remain in collections in all grades. Only a few 1868 Proofs ever come to market. With growing cadres of prospective new collectors, the thinning supply will only drive things to a more frenetic level in years to come. Pop 2; None finer. (PCGS # 89083) . Estimated Value $90,000 - 100,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $97,750
Lot 1709		1868-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. Nice original peach-orange toning on both sides. Well struck, quite choice and a Premium Quality coin for the grade. Consistent with many S-mint dates in the post-Civil War era, the 1868-S is sometimes overlooked and is definitely an underrated coin in mint condition. The fact is, this handsome MS62 is the only one so graded by PCGS! Moreover, it offers the viewer original mint color and luster whose deep golden-orange patina shines with considerable effect, especially where it counts. Adequately struck, as always seen (sharp strikes are almost never encountered, even when circulated), there are a few slight abrasions present for the grade. Obviously destined for a home in a museum-class set of early twenties. Pop 1; Finest graded at PCGS (PCGS # 8954) . Estimated Value $28,000 - 30,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $29,900
Lot 1710		1868-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Mostly untoned with normal light abrasions for its year or two spent in circulation before it was extracted and put away (probably in a bank vault as backing on the paper money). Pop 29; 11 finer, 3 in 60, 7 in 61, 1 in 62 (PCGS # 8954) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,320
Lot 1711		1869 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Nice and frosty with the usual assortment of light abrasions associated with this grade. Here is a very scarce type and a date for the collector to find in Mint condition. The surfaces are typical for the issue as virtually every double eagle issued in 1869 was transferred several times between banks. They are nearly always found baggy or in circulated condition. Note the detail, however, of Liberty's hair and the coronet. Importantly, the strike is fairly sharp on the eagle as well, adding yet another positive feature. Pop 8; 13 finer (PCGS # 8955) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,763
Lot 1712		1869-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Breen-7232. A frosty untoned coin with unparalleled brilliance for this very scarce issue, smooth and satiny it is. Use this piece as a guidpost when comparing other Type 2 double eagles in its grade. The take would be difficult, be we could see a collector assembling a set of twenties from the period with this coin's smooth originality. A very rare coin in Mint State. Pop 9; 5 finer in 64 (PCGS # 8956) . Mintage: 686,750. The 1869-S is plentiful enough in circulated grades to supply collectors on moderate budgets. In the absence of known hoards of significance, Mint State coins are very rare. Most important collections of the last hundred years had VF or EF specimens. Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $19,550
Lot 1713		1870-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Light golden toning with ample luster remaining on both sides (the reverse on these tends to protect the delicate frost longer from circulation rub than the obverse with its wide-open spaces around Liberty. Pop 214; 39 finer, 13 in 60, 20 in 61, 6 in 62 (PCGS # 8959) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1714		1871-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. Lovely orange and golden toning. Swirling mint luster evident. Firmly established in the "choice" class of Type 2 double eagles from this desirable mint. Only a few light scuffs at the cheek. The coin beams its fresh frosty surface throughout. Minimal handling marks. Maximum eye-appeal. All authoritative opinion suggests this example is among the finest known. Pop 16; 1 in 64 none finer at PCGS. A Premium Quality example (PCGS # 8962) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $10,925
Lot 1715		1872 $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Lustrous (PCGS # 8963) . Estimated Value $650 - 700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $805
Lot 1716		1872-CC $20 Liberty. SEGS graded AU-58 Cleaned. Our grade is sharpness of AU-53 cleaned. A smooth light gold example of this rarity from the first years of the Carson City Mint. The surfaces are devoid of all but a few marks, and the eye appeal is well within what is expected for the grade in spite of minor cleaning. Only 26,900 double eagles of the date were struck, and very few remain. Therefore, an opportunity for double eagle collectors and Carson City Mint specialists alike! (PCGS # 8964) . Estimated Value $5,000 - 5,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,300
Lot 1717		1872-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-60. Moderate bag marks on both sides. Untoned with semi reflective surfaces. A lustrous example that rarely turns up in Mint condition. Pop 20; 20 finer, 17 in 61, 3 in 62 (PCGS # 8965) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1718		1872-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Untoned; some luster in the protected areas around the legends, stars, and other devices (PCGS # 8965) . Estimated Value $700 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 1719		1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. MS-60 Plus. A typically frosty example of the desirable Type 2 design, with light abrasions consistent with this grade (PCGS # 8967) . Estimated Value $800 - 850. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $900
Lot 1720		1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. NGC graded AU-58. Small chattermark on the face of Liberty; swirling mint frost throughout (PCGS # 8967) . Estimated Value $625 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $720
Lot 1721		1873-S $20 Liberty. Closed 3. PCGS graded MS-61. Lovely golden toning with nice obverse luster evident. And the cheek on Liberty is cleaner and more satiny than usual for a Mint State Type 2 twenty, far and away nicer than most 1873-S double eagles in this grade. Pop 64; 20 finer, 18 in 62, 2 in 63 (PCGS # 8969) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1722		1873-S $20 Liberty. Open 3. NGC graded AU-58. A few marks on Liberty's face. Close to 50% lustrous, especially the reverse. The open 3 is scarcer than the closed 3. The variety was popularized by Harry X Boosel. No record of die shipments exist for this variety. Pop 183; 63 finer, 28 in 60, 32 in 61, 3 in 62 (PCGS # 8979) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1723		1874-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Lightly toned with a couple of shallow marks on the chin. A well struck example of a CC-mint twenty. Always popular (PCGS # 8971) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,220
Lot 1724		1874-CC $20 Liberty. Sharpness of AU-50. Signs of cleaning but it still retains luster in the protected regions of the hair curls, easily seen in the photographs. One of the affordable CC-mint issues featuring the Type 2 design of 1866-76 (PCGS # 8971) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 1725		1874-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Light gold toning on both sides. Light bag marks on the obverse and reverse. A nice bold strike. Pop 145; 35 finer, 32 in 62, 3 in 63 (PCGS # 8972) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1726		1875-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Nice light golden toning on this handsome frosty Type 2 twenty from the San Francisco Mint. Three of the stars on the left are flat, the others show their radial lines between the rays. Pop 128; 16 finer, 11 in 63, 4 in 64, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 8975) . Estimated Value $2,600 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 1727		1875-S $20 Liberty. AU-58. Just too many tiny contact marks for us to grade higher but it is still a frosty coin (PCGS # 8975) . Estimated Value $600 - 650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $750
Lot 1728		1876 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. Frosty with the usual assortment of scattered contact marks. Attractive mint bloom color adds to its appeal (PCGS # 8976) . Estimated Value $700 - 800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $960
Lot 1729		1876 $20 Liberty. AU-50. Light to moderate bag marks on both sides (PCGS # 8976) . Estimated Value $600 - 625. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $702
Lot 1730		1876-S $20 Liberty. SEGS graded MS-64 T-2. Faint signs of cleaning a grade of MS-62 or 63 seems more appropriate but the overall appearance at first glance is one of such beauty and sleekness that it is easy to overlook the minor problem. Although having a largish mintage of 1,597,000 pieces, with extensive importation of coins long stored in foreign bacnks results in the 1876-S double eagle being plentiful in circulated grades as well as Mint State. Bowers estimates 2,000 to 3,000 available in Mint condition in his 2004 edition book on double eagles (PCGS # 8978) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1731		1876-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely light pinkish golden toning. Well struck and choice for the grade with splendid "eye appeal" especially thanks to the patina. Pop 327; 87 finer, 77 in 63, 9 in 64, 1 in 65 (PCGS # 8978) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 1732		1877-CC $20 Liberty. SEGS graded MS-60. Well struck and fully lustrous. A few too many contact marks for us to grade more than AU-58. Still a high grade example. Only 42,565 made. As the low mintage figure might suggest, the 1877-CC is a key issue in any and all grades. The typical coin encountered today is Very Fine or Extremely Fine. Only a few approach Mint quality (PCGS # 8983) . Estimated Value $6,000 - 6,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1733		1877-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Nice for the grade. A strong candidate for inclusion in a CC-mint type set, both sides are bursting with rich reddish-gold color and luster. In fact, for the judicious 53 grade, there is ample remaining luster on both sides, and the features are free of both excessive wear and singularly distracting blemishes. Only 42,565 struck. Pop 37; 108 finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 8983) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1734		1877-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely rich golden toning on both sides. The reverse is slightly reflective, which reflects nicely on the overall choiceness of this early Type 3 double eagle. Pop 161; 19 in 63, 3 in 64 (PCGS # 8984) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 1735		1878 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice frosty untoned coin. Bright satiny gold color erupts from original surfaces untouched by toning and devoid of marks. A strong strike as well, making this an advantageous coin for the focused collector. Probably a good many are not as carefully made as this remarkable 1878 $20, with no suggestion or even a whisper of weakness at the stars, hair, or eagle. Pop 23; 8 in 64 (PCGS # 8985) . Estimated Value $11,000 - 12,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold

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