Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 5

The Dr. Jon Kardatzke Coin Collection, Parts 2 and 3

$20 Liberty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1800		1884-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Flashy luster, pleasing old-gold color, and in an older slab. Very PQ coin. View details	Realized $489
Lot 1801		1884-S $20 Liberty. MS-61. Extracted from a PCGS holder where this was graded MS 61. Mint fresh luster throughout with light bagmarks. Original greenish color and well preserved. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1802		1884-S $20 Liberty. ANACS graded AU-58. Rather bagmarked on the obverse, but they are not deep or distracting. Nice luster. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1803		1885-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Mintage of 9,450 in all, few of which could hold a candle to this lovely example. Clean surfaces for the grade, without the usual deep and distracting marks. Some luster in the fields, and well struck. Worth a premium for the grade. View details	Realized $3,565
Lot 1804		1885-S $20 Liberty. MS-60. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where this coin was graded MS 60. Splendid fields and devices, with far fewer bagmarks than usually encountered at this grade level. View details	Realized $1,150
Lot 1805		1886 $20 Gold PCGS Graded AU 53 Rarity. PCGS graded AU-53. Mintages plunged for double eagles in 1886 to a single bag of 1,000 pieces. Breen estimated that only 8 to 10 survived of the business strikes, this seems a bit conservative as auction appearances and the various population reports would today indicate a surviving population of around 20 coins. Of those, PCGS reports only 5 graded as AU 53, while 5 coins have been graded higher. Obviously, most did not survive circulation, but were melted and recoined or somehow lost. Liberty's cheek is smooth, with only a few bagmarks, and the surrounding fields are also far better than normally encountered for this grade. Working on a date set of these important double eagles is a challenging task, and the coins offered in this extensive sale won't be available anytime again soon. Another opportunity for the specialist to put away one of the "stoppers" or key dates of the series in choice, lightly circulated condition. View details	Realized $18,400
Lot 1806		1887-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Older slab, original surfaces. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1807		1887-S $20 Liberty. AU-55. The 7 of the date is lightly repunched. Cracked out of an NGC holder where this coin was graded AU 55. Flashy luster and average surfaces. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1808		1888 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Old-time toned surfaces. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1809		1888 $20 Liberty. MS-60. Broken out of an NGC holder where this was graded MS 60. Moderate bagmarks throughout, with full luster too. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1810		1888-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. PQ coin here, with mellow old-gold surfaces. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1811		1888-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. A real nice old-gold dirty look. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1812		1888-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Same as the last one. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1813		1888-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Usual bagmarks on deeply toned gold surfaces. View details	Realized $506
Lot 1814		1888-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Usual bagmarks on deeply toned gold surfaces. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1815		1888-S $20 Liberty. MS-61. Removed from an NGC holder where this was graded MS 61, quite conservatively we might add. Original surfaces and well preserved, with only light ticks from handling and greenish-gold toning. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1816		1889 $20 Liberty. MS-60. A low mintage date of 44,111. Nice surfaces for the grade with normal luster and few bagmarks to distract. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1817		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. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1818		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. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1819		1890 $20 Liberty. AU-58. Flashy luster and nearly mint state. Clean surfaces for the grade, and well struck. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1820		1890-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. A flashy, choice coin for the grade, which appears to be fully mint state. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1821		1890-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Dirty and stained, old-gold color, loads of luster. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1822		1890-S $20 Liberty. AU-58. Removed from a PCGS holder where it was graded AU 58. Flashy luster, but with moderate bagmarks. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1823		1891 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. An extremely low-mintage date with just 1,390 produced for circulation. Of these, none have been graded so far by PCGS in any mint state grade. In fact, only 5 have been graded this high according to the recent Population Report, and only 4 graded higher! That makes this one of the Finest Known of this important rare date. The fields are a bit prooflike, and show few of the usual bagmarks. An appealing example of this very desirable coin. View details	Realized $11,500
Lot 1824		1891-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. Mint fresh luster in the fields, and well struck for the date. Clean fields and surfaces for one of these, most come banged up from even brief circulation. Only 5,000 were struck, of which perhaps 50 remain today for collectors to choose from, most of which are in lower circulated grades. View details	Realized $5,060
Lot 1825		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. PQ and fresh as can be! View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1826		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. While this coin certainly isn't a gem, it does have very nice surfaces for the grade assigned. A glass is needed to see the minor bagmarks on Liberty's face, and the surrounding fields are also quite nice. Perhaps a common date, but this one is nicely preserved. View details	Unsold
Lot 1827		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Never touched; right out of a Mint bag, looks like. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1828		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice old dirty surfaces, fresh from a Mint bag! View details	Realized $460
Lot 1829		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. PQ! Another with nice old dirty surfaces, fresh from a Mint bag! View details	Realized $483
Lot 1830		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Original as anything can be. Wonderful old-gold color. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1831		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Original as anything can be. Wonderful old-gold color. Usual bagmarks, of course. View details	Realized $483
Lot 1832		1891-S $20 Liberty. AU-58. A flashy example of this bullion coin. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1833		1892 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-40. Actually, this coin should grade higher, but was reduced because the reverse has been lightly wiped with a cloth, resulting in hairlines. The obverse is choice and nearly mint state. Only 4,433 were struck for circulation, few of which remain available to collectors. A coin to carefully evaluate before the sale. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 1834		1892-CC $20 Liberty. AU-58. Mintage of 27,265 which makes enough to go around for serious date collectors. Seldom offered much better, this lovely coin will find a happy new home. There is a clean cheek on Liberty, and the fields and surfaces are free of all but minor abrasions. Scarce. View details	Realized $1,438
Lot 1835		1892-S $20 Liberty. AU-55. Lightly cleaned and retoned with minor hairlines visible with a glass. Some hazy-coppery toning on both sides. Well struck. View details	Realized $322
Lot 1836		1893 $20 Liberty. AU-58. Flashy luster and well struck. Common. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1837		1893-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. A lovely coin for the grade, and the final year of issue from this Mint. Only 18,402 were struck in all, most of which were later melted or lost. Flashy luster on both sides and very appealing. Minor handling ticks from shipping. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1838		1893-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Oh yeah! PQ, in an old slab. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1839		1893-S $20 Liberty. AU-50. Average surfaces for the grade. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1840		1894 $20 Liberty. MS-60. A nice coin for this common date. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1841		1894 $20 Liberty. AU-50. Tons of flash and even some reflectivity to its surfaces. Frosty portrait. The consignor bought this many years ago for $49.50, according to his 2x2. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1842		1894-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Choice BU with greenish gold toning. View details	Unsold
Lot 1843		1894-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Choice coin, fresh and satiny. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1844		1894-S $20 Liberty. AU-58. Abundant flash, but a touch of rub. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1845		1895 $20 Liberty. MS-60. Complete mint luster and flashy, with clean surfaces for the grade. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1846		1895-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. PQ. Bright cartwheel luster and minimal marks of any size. Great color! View details	Realized $414
Lot 1847		1895-S $20 Liberty. AU-53. Moderate bagmarks and very lustrous. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1848		1895-S $20 Liberty. AU-53. A little on the baggy side, nice mellow golden color, clean rims. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1849		1896 $20 Liberty. AU-53. Lightly bagmarked, but lustrous. View details	Realized $345

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