Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 5

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

$20 St. Gaudens

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1901		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-62. One of the worlds most popular coins and produced over the howls of the entrenched mint establishment. Teddy Roosevelt felt it was time for a change, and change he caused by hiring the famed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens to redesign the double eagle and eagle. This double eagle was the result, the high relief of the design is simply splendid to behold, but torture for dies to produce. Each of these high reliefs had to be struck approximately 11 times in order to fully bring up the upper details on the coin. Many were saved but these are always popular with collectors. This particular specimen has some minor stacking friction on Liberty's knee, but her face is as fresh as the day she was coined. The surfaces are clean for the grade and the faint swirling marks visible with a glass are die polish lines, seen on all specimens of this magnificent coin. Certainly one of the most beautiful coins ever produced, and worthy of a strong price. View details	Realized $9,200
Lot 1902		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, Roman numerals, flat rim. MS-62. Broken out of an NGC holder where this coin was graded MS 62. There is a tiny bit of wire rim on the upper left reverse, but this appears to be more of a flat rim coin on the obverse. Nice surfaces, but there are a couple of tiny tick marks hidden in the fields. Always popular for the high relief design, and very appealing. View details	Realized $10,350
Lot 1903		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief, Arabic numerals. MS-62. Flashy luster throughout, with some greenish gold coloring to note the passage of time. View details	Realized $690
Lot 1904		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief, Arabic numerals. AU-50. Softly struck down the centers and having a number of marks on both sides. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1905		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. A choice coin with the usual surfaces for this variety and a pleasing old-gold look. View details	Realized $483
Lot 1906		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-63. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where it was graded MS 63. Flashy luster and well preserved, most of the tick marks are hidden on Liberty. View details	Realized $506
Lot 1907		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-63. Very pleasing satiny gold surfaces. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1908		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-62. Just what you'd expect for the grade. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1909		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-60. Lustrous and pleasing, despite small bagmarks. Bright yellow gold. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1910		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-60. Dull luster and myriad small marks. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1911		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-60. Satiny but dull luster. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1912		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. EF-40. Clean and bright for the grade. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1913		1908-D $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-62. Well struck and clean for the grade. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1914		1908-D $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. MS-61. Discolored on the high points from stacking. Nice color and luster. Only normal, small marks. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1915		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. With motto. MS-62. Clean fields and devices for the grade, with mint-fresh luster. View details	Realized $863
Lot 1916		1908-D $20 St. Gaudens. With motto. MS-63. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where this was graded MS 63. Flashy luster and choice. View details	Realized $920
Lot 1917		1908-S $20 St. Gaudens. With motto. AU-50. A scarce date that boasts a mintage of only 22,000. This nice AU example retains most of the luster and is well struck. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1918		1909/8 $20 St. Gaudens. EF-40. The overdate is apparent to the unaided eye. This one spent some time in circulation. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1919		1909 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded AU-58. Flashy and really one that just "missed" the next grade up. Nice surfaces. View details	Realized $552
Lot 1920		1909 $20 St. Gaudens. EF-40. Nothing special, but no disappointments either. Scarce date. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1921		1909-D $20 St. Gaudens. Sharpness of EF-45 but cleaned. The surfaces now have resulting hairlines. View details	Realized $633
Lot 1922		1909-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Bright with luster but showing quite a few abrasions on both sides. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1923		1909-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. Flashy and nice in appearance, but there is a faint obverse scratch from the branch end to the rim below. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1924		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. Oh! Here's a beauty! Slightly pebbly dies made this one, and there are some small abrasions, but the luster is most pleasing, as is the color. We've seen worse coins in 65 holders, believe us. View details	Realized $1,840
Lot 1925		1910 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. Nice save for a couple of tiny rim ticks on the obverse. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1926		1910-D $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Clean surfaces, but on the left reverse rim and field are two tiny planchet chips. Well struck. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1927		1910-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-62. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where it was graded MS 62. Flashy and choice for the grade, with original coppery toning. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1928		1911 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. Mint fresh luster on both sides, and well preserved. Minor handling on the high points. Broken out of an NGC holder where it was graded MS 63. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 1929		1911 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-62. A number of bagmarks in the eagle's feathers. View details	Realized $449
Lot 1930		1911-D $20 St. Gaudens. MS-64. A little vertical scratch at the front of the eagle's forward wing. Lovely color and exceptional eye appeal. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1931		1911-D $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. This is the double "D" variety, with the outer curve of the mintmark obviously doubled. Flashy luster and choice. Cracked out of an NGC holder where this was graded MS 63. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1932		1911-D $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. Some minor bangs and along abrasion on the reverse take this to a 61, but the luster and color are great. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1933		1911-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-64. Choice for the grade, in fact this one was removed from an NGC holder where it was graded MS 64. Sharply impressed by the dies. View details	Realized $575
Lot 1934		1911-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCI graded MS-62. Bright, pebbly luster, as typically found on this issue. Pleasing for the grade. View details	Unsold
Lot 1935		1912 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Original "dirty" look from never having been dipped. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1936		1912 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Old-time dirty look, for an original coin. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1937		1912 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. Fairly baggy and a little dull. Nice old-gold color. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1938		1912 $20 St. Gaudens. AU-55. A few rim ticks on the obverse, and a cut on Liberty's center and another on the reverse on CA of AMERICA. View details	Realized $334
Lot 1939		1913 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-62. Split from a PCGS holder where it was graded MS 62. Sharply struck and lustrous. View details	Realized $1,265
Lot 1940		1913 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-62. Pleasing for the grade, with strong luster and marks mainly hidden in the eagle's wings. View details	Realized $483
Lot 1941		1913-D $20 St. Gaudens. MS-62. Escaped from an NGC holder where this coin was graded MS 62 by that service. Dr. Kardatzke cracked out all of his coins in order to display them in his custom Capital Plastics display holders, as a set. Thus, many of the coins in this collection have been broken out of NGC or PCGS holders, but the insert tags were retained. As many coins were purchased years ago, they have not been to the grading services lately for review and reholdering. View details	Realized $546
Lot 1942		1913-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Probably one of the few survivors from Europe that was shipped over at the time of issue. Frosty luster on both sides and we note scattered bagmarks. A low mintage date of 34,000. The Capitol building was hit by a storm of bagmarks. View details	Realized $1,208
Lot 1943		1914 $20 St. Gaudens. NGC graded MS-62. View details	Realized $776
Lot 1944		1914 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-62. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where this coin was graded MS 62. Flashy luster but there are some minor rim ticks and a broken scratch in the left obverse field. View details	Realized $805
Lot 1945		1914-D $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. Clipped out of a PCGS holder where this one was graded MS 63. A choice coin for the grade with abundant luster and well struck devices. Popular date and mint. View details	Realized $518
Lot 1946		1914-D $20 St. Gaudens. AU-58. Virtually full luster and few marks of any kind. Nice piece. The consignor bought this ages ago for $57.50, according to the old 2x2. View details	Realized $506
Lot 1947		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. Plucked from an NGC holder where this one was graded MS 63. San Francisco luster and decently struck. A pleasant piece for the grade assigned. View details	Realized $506
Lot 1948		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. A choice coin with a little "coin rub" down Liberty, from contact with cousins of this ilk. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1949		1915 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Popped out of a PCGS holder where this coin was graded MS 61. Original toning on the obverse, with moderate bagmarks. Well struck though, and a scarce date. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1950		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. Nice and frosty, but there is a rim knock over the L of LIBERTY. Out of an NGC holder where it graded MS 63. View details	Realized $690

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