Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 47

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$20 Liberty/No Motto

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 4804		1896 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. Very choice for the grade. Bright mint luster characterizes the surfaces on this lovely toned piece. It is gorgeous. It shines. Indeed, it outshines all others of its date and mint. Enough for the luster. In the end, it is this coin's detail that grabs a person's attention: devices foursquare and bold throughout. This includes incredible detail in the hair and on the eagle, with 13 full supporting stars on the obverse, and 13 full little pearls along the edge of the coronet with strong LIBERTY in raised letters thereon. The only thing to do is for bidders to pull their act together and start with a fresh slate when the opportunity knocks to place your bid or bids (since we expect there will be multiple bidders on this beauty). Pop 2; None finer at PCGS. (PCGS # 9029) . Estimated Value $15,000 - 18,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $23,000
Lot 4805		1897 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63 Prooflike. Mostly untoned the surface changes from full prooflike in the fields to lovely satiny luster on the main devices. Clearly a coin to consider if prooflike twenties are your focus of attention. Pop 2; none finer at NGC (PCGS # 9031) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 4806		1897 $20 Liberty. AU-50 (PCGS # 9031) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $874
Lot 4807		1897-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice golden toning. It should come as no surprise that the lovely MS64 we are offering is a desirable coin in this grade; the present example certainly is representative of this S-mint delivery. There are scant few abrasions on either side. The luster, which is richly colored orange-gold, simply glow with originality. The strike, too, shows the careful quality control supervision at the San Francisco Mint in the 1890s, a Liberty twenty whose important devices are all clear and bold. Pop 313; 6 finer, 4 in 65, 2 in 67 (PCGS # 9032) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 4808		1897-S $20 Liberty. Fine-15. Cleaned (PCGS # 9032) . Estimated Value $800 - 825. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 4809		1898-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice light gold toning. Well struck and squarly in the Gem class. Booming color. Radiant surfaces. Swirling frosty luster rounds out this lovely Liberty $20's list of memorable attributes. On the heels of such active luster, we are pleased to describe a coin faithful to every detail from a full blow by the dies. Pop 73; 1 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4810		1898-S $20 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-60. Lightly cleaned but nevertheless lustrous (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $900 - 925. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $863
Lot 4811		1899 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Untoned and frosty with a few light scratches on the cheek and in the right-hand field. An uncleaned lustrous coin (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 4812		1899 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Untoned and frosty, with some small bagmarks on the cheek (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 4813		1899-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice golden toning on both sides. "Frosty" is the word to describe this large and strongly made gold coin. For those who go for physical beauty in a coin, such a handsome $20 gold piece breathes with glinting luster. It has the biggest following, too, because any marks are relegated to obscurity by the choice surface condition. Given these imposing attributes, who can say where bidding will end? Pop 213; 3 finer, 2 in 65, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,588
Lot 4814		1900 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Frsoty and lightly toned. Some scuffs in the field and a chattermark or two on the face are all within the grade guidelines of Mint State 62 (PCGS # 9037) . Estimated Value $950 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 4815		1900-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Lovely rich golden toning. A highly lustrous San Francisco Mint twenty that has carefully preserved surfaces. Pop 574; 87 finer, 1 in 63 star, 78 in 64, 6 in 65, 1 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9038) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4816		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65 Prooflike. Light golden toning. Tremendous detail from a very positive strike, which collectors like better to see than wishy-washy detail; furthermore, the surfaces show sharp golden color which, because it is prooflike, has extra flash and sparkle. Pop 9; 2 finer in 66PL (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $6,500 - 7,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4817		1904 Gold Watch with movement by Vacheron & Constantin Geneve. A magnificent time-piece in virtually Mint Condition. These were popular in the 1960's and are not often offered at auction. Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,415
Lot 4818		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Light golden toning. Exemplary in terms of surface preservation, both sides of this golden beauty are well frosted and best of all spot-free (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 4819		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Nice golden toning. Beams of frosted mint luster and rich tawny hues (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 4820		1904-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely orange and gold toning on both sides and just as superior surfaces. A gem quality $20 gold piece commanding all due respect from bidders. Pop 269; 2 finer, 1 in 65 Star, and 1 in 66 (PCGS # 9046) . Estimated Value $4,200 - 4,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,025
Lot 4821		1905-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A hint of light golden tone with small coppery toning area by the ninth star. Frosty and well struck. Pop 429; 151 finer, 144 in 64, 6 in 65, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9048) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795
Lot 4822		1906-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely golden toning. A nice burst of luster shoots from this choice coin. Encapsulated in an old green holder (PCGS # 9051) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 4823		1907 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62 Prooflike. Desirable prooflike surfaces. An splendid example of this last year of issue Liberty $20, with noticeable contrast between the satiny device and significantly prooflike field. Pop 8; 1 finer in 63 (PCGS # 9052) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 4824		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. NGC graded Proof 64. In NGC holder 1854501-010. A untoned example. One of the most desirable coins ever struck by the U.S. government this Choice Proof displays rich smooth gold luster throughout and near superlative surfaces. The strike is most unusual on the High Relief twenties since it required upwards of 5 blows from the dies to create the entire design. We know that these were coined on the largest hydraulic press the Mint had available, using maximum settings to bring up the relief cut into the dies. As seen here, the standing figures of Liberty seems to jump right off the surface. On the reverse, an eagle soars against a curved ("convex") field of precious golden yellow. There are two small tick marks at Liberty's knees, rendering this one point shy of Gem class, but in all other ways it is outstanding and, as the saying goes, a cut above the rest. Pop 33; 34 finer. (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $40,000 - 45,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4825		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely natural toning on both sides. Glistening fields rise and fall with original, lightly patinated golden mint bloom. Against this are set serious, frosty design elements (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 3,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565
Lot 4826		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned. The mint luster rolls around both sides with a pleasing even sheen, and none of the features reveal any bothersome distractions. A gem! (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 4827		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-65. Rich golden toning. "It is not all gold that glareth" says Geoffrey Chaucer, but he probably wasn't looking at this rich orange-gold 1908 double eagle. As we see it, when it comes to the centers of the design, the strike is above-average, sharp, and well defined in all areas. Housed in an old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 4828		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-65 Wells Fargo Nevada Gold. Old green holder. Mostly untoned. Both sides put on view the distinctive "look" for this P-mint delivery of 1908: smoothly frosted surfaces, rolling cartwheel effects, and bold devices. There is nothing hesitant about this Gem (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 4829		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Lovely original golden toning. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . In 1908: The Model T made its debut in 1908 with a purchase price of $825.00. Over ten thousand were sold in its first year, establishing a new record. That puts the original price at 41.25 ounces of gold for one of the most famous cars in American (indeed, world) history. Forty-one of these 1908 $20 gold pieces. (Today, at $900 an ounce, the same weight in gold would equal $37,125 -- a good way of measuring the relative buying power of "hard" money then and now.). Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 4830		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely natural golden toning. A few small bagmarks on the body and arm. Vibrant luster. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,294
Lot 4831		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Intense golden toning very pleasing to the eye. Housed in an old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 4832		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely orange and golden toning. The nature of gold as "hard money" had been established for more than two thousand years when this handsome 1908 twenty was stamped by dies and passed along to a bank to hold as backing for its deposits and currency. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 4833		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Nice golden toning. Soft satiny luster on both sides, an attractive coin. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 4834		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Natural golden toning. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 4835		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Natural golden toning. One of several lustrous examples in the sale from which to choose. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 4836		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Lovely golden toning. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 4837		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. Light golden toning. A few stray marks in the fields. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,093
Lot 4838		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Lovely gold toning. A coin of picturesque beauty. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 4839		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. Natural golden toning. Another very attractive specimen. Old green holder (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 4840		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Old green holder. Nice original gold toning. The '64 grade is well grounded (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 4841		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Old green holder. Nice rich golden toning. We cannot possibly find anything negative to say about this beautiful $20 gold piece (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 4842		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC Approved. Old green holder. Rich golden toning. Sleek golden luster. And a bold strike (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 4843		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. NGC graded MS-64. Untoned and frosty. A choicer than normal example without the motto on the reverse (this Type struck only two years, 1907 and 1908) (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 4844		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. NGC graded MS-62. Lightly toned (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $949
Lot 4845		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. NGC graded MS-60 PQ. Nicely toned. Lustrous (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $875 - 925. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 4846		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. AU-55. Lightly toned; lustrous with the barest friction on the high points (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 4847		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice golden toning atop dancing golden luster, a well struck example of this P-mint date (PCGS # 9154) . Estimated Value $925 - 975. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,064
Lot 4848		1910-S $20 St. Gaudens. In a gold money clip (PCGS # 9156) . Estimated Value $900 - 1,000. View details and enlarged photo Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 4849		1912 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely orange and golden toning on both sides. Scarce low mintage date. In the context of double eagles of this decade the 1912 is one of the scarcer issues. The 1912 represents the only double eagle of the year; none were coined at Denver or San Francisco, the first time for a solo-mint Philadelphia double eagle since the year 1886. Pop 339; 32 finer, 27 in 65, 5 in 66 (PCGS # 9160) . Estimated Value $3,500 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,795
Lot 4850		1913 $20 St. Gaudens. NGC graded Proof 66. Housed in NGC holder 3108965-007. Well struck. Impressive golden toning on both sides. The Proofs of 1913 are very rare. For that matter, the Proofs of the other Saint-Gaudens dates from 1908 to 1915 are desirable museum pieces that attract bidders from near and wide. 1913 is perhaps a little rarer than the previous two years. The mintage cannot have escaped notice of prospective bidders since it was a mere 58 pieces! What this means is that these lovely jewels were rare the year of issue. Discussion often focuses on the survival rate. It could be that as few as 25 to 35 examples may exist today. The best estimates come from the grading census of the two main services, NGC and PCGS, with the proviso that the numbers are likely inflated from duplicate submittals. (See below.) The matte, or more properly, sand-blast surface on this coin is virtually identical to that found the Proofs of 1911 and 1912. Depending on the length and force of the sand-blasting process used on each coin, however, in color may vary from coin to coin. This lovely Gem resembles a 1908 with its deep brownish-khaki patina. The warm color is really quite beautiful. Such a coin can easily serve to give prominence to and highlight any collection of rare United States gold coins. We see and find no flaws, no copper staining, nothing in other words to cause a bidder to pass this chance to bid. Owning such a specimen would put a feather in the cap of the collector who is successful in outbidding the competition. Pop 12; 12 finer, 10 in 67, 2 in 68 (PCGS # 9210) . Estimated Value $65,000 - 75,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $69,000
Lot 4851		1914 $20 St. Gaudens. ANACS graded MS-63. Sleek gold in color with an occasional hint of toning and only a few light bagmarks. Low mintage year: only 95,250 struck (PCGS # 9164) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 4852		1915 $20 St. Gaudens. NGC graded Proof 65. Housed in NGC holder 1578899-001. A clear bold strike. Only 50 Proofs minted. Gorgeous sandblast finish leaves the surface with a smooth, matte finish. The 1915 double eagle is a key in the short run of Matte Proof Saint-Gaudens double eagle, a very popular coin when it has been offered for sale in public auction, which is only rarely. Not only is it desirable in an absolute sense which its rarity implies, with as few as 30 pieces known today out of an low total of only 50 coins, it happens to be recognized in the numismatic community as a condition rarity as well. The surfaces of this Gem continue the "look" of the 1914 Proofs with a coarse grain sand-blast texture. The color is pale reddish gold. There are no marks to be found. There are, however, a few faint hairlines. Otherwise, the coin more than earns its coveted Proof 65 assignment from NGC with full applause from all who have the good fortune to view it in person, or we misjudge the situation! It clearly stands among the finer examples known (for which, see the following population figures), being surpassed by only 7 others in the NGC census. Our impressive offering of Proof coinage gives the buyer of Saint-Gaudens gold a choice of attractive twenties. Bidders will long remember this sterling example of the very rare 1915 date. Pop 12; 7 finer, 6 in 66, 1 in 67 (PCGS # 9212) . Estimated Value $50,000 - 55,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $50,600
Lot 4853		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned. A nice coin. Clearly the most visually arresting aspect of this coin is its satin frosted mint luster. Full dancing luster on both sides, in fact. We leave behind the color and luster and move on to the devices. Even the most delicate detail is seen on this handsome Gem coin, a Saint-Gaudens double eagle that shows it was made with exacting standards possible at the San Francisco Mint (PCGS # 9168) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783

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