Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 5

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

$20 St. Gaudens

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1951		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. A coin with booming luster and a lovely look but some bagmarks here and there. As nice as many an MS64. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1952		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. Exceptionally pleasing--color, strike, surfaces, everything. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1953		1916-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. A few long marks but really pleasing color and sparkle. View details	Realized $495
Lot 1954		1916-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-62. Mint fresh luster and well struck. Nicely preserved. View details	Realized $483
Lot 1955		1916-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. Lots of pleasing luster on an updipped coin. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1956		1920 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-62. Split out of a PCGS holder where this graded MS 62. A few bagmarks on Liberty and the eagle accounting for the grade, satiny luster. View details	Realized $891
Lot 1957		1920 $20 St. Gaudens. AU-58. Gorgeous luster and color on this nice example of the low-mintage 1920 Philadelphia Double Eagle. Usual small bagmarks. A hint of rub, or are we imagining it? View details	Realized $368
Lot 1958		Lovely PCGS Graded AU 55 1920-S $20 Gold Rarity. PCGS graded AU-55. One of the classic key dates to the Saint-Gaudens double eagle series. Although the mintage was 558,000 virtually all disappeared in the great gold call in of 1933. Today there are probably between 50 and 100 known in all grades, although Breen believed only 8 to 12 survived, this appears to be too conservative based on recent Population Report figures from the grading services. In particular, this coin retains its mint fresh luster and shows light wear on the upper devices. It is well struck by the dies, and would grace a mint state set for a fraction of the price of a slightly better example. View details	Realized $14,375
Lot 1959		1922 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where this one graded MS 61. Original color and pleasing surfaces for the date. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1960		1922 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Another bright Double Eagle from our principal consignor. Shows some wiping hairlines and a few heavy abrasions. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1961		1922 $20 St. Gaudens. AU-58. Mellow orange-gold color, pleasant for the grade. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1962		1922 $20 St. Gaudens. AU-58. Light bagmarks and a touch of rub, but handsome overall. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1963		1922 $20 St. Gaudens. AU-58. A hint of rub, or maybe not, but lots of luster and real pleasing overall. View details	Realized $460
Lot 1964		1922 $20 St. Gaudens. AU-55. Very appealing for the grade. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1965		1922-S $20 St. Gaudens. AU-53. Nice for the grade assigned, the surfaces and luster have the appearance of a mint state coin. A brief time in circulation caused little wear on this one. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1966		1923 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Fresh mint luster on both sides and decently struck. Excellent surfaces that have few signs of contact. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1967		1923 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Most of the luster is present except on the highest devices. Nice fields and surfaces. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1968		1923-D $20 St. Gaudens. MS-64. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where it graded MS 64. Flashy luster and well struck, but there is a hidden scratch on the reverse near the top to center. View details	Realized $506
Lot 1969		1923-D $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. A lovely coin with only a few long marks and satiny surfaces. A delight! View details	Realized $460
Lot 1970		1924 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64. Exceptionally pleasing for the grade: few marks, great color and luster. View details	Realized $661
Lot 1971		1924 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64. Original "dirty gold" look, indicating an undipped coin. View details	Realized $506
Lot 1972		1924 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-64. Bright yellow gold and extremely pleasing. Wait till you see what it brings. View details	Realized $621
Lot 1973		1924 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-63. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1974		1924 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. Full frosty luster and well struck, the only complaint are two tiny rim nicks below the date. From Stack's Sale, 5-1991, lot 1840. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1975		1924 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. Two heavy marks on the reverse, but this is a handsome and Choice BU example of this common or "type" date. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1976		1924 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Flashy luster and with clean surfaces. Minor handling ticks. View details	Realized $368
Lot 1977		1924-D $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. A scarce date in mint state, most of these were obviously melted in the 1930s. This one has a few bagmarks on Liberty's face and in the fields, accounting for the grade. Possibly from a small hoard of these that turned up in 1983. View details	Realized $1,553
Lot 1978		1924-S $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Removed from a PCGS holder where this coin graded MS 61. Typical San Francisco strike, weak at the periphery, but still lustrous and another scarce date in mint state. Clean surfaces for the grade. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1979		1925 $20 St. Gaudens. NGC graded MS-63. Pleasing obverse but a lot of abrasions on the eagle. View details	Realized $437
Lot 1980		1925 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. A classic example of this type, well struck and preserved, with light coppery toning on either side. Undiminished surfaces. Removed from a PCGS holder where it was graded MS 63. View details	Realized $414
Lot 1981		1925 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. Shiny scuffing on Liberty but the luster is a delight and the overall look is that of a Choice BU coin. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1982		1925-D $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded AU-58. Typical uninspiring strike from Denver, although lustrous and nicely balanced. Most of the few survivors are from French banks and were brought back in the 1950s to this country. Seldom seen as a date and mint. View details	Realized $2,300
Lot 1983		1925-S $20 St. Gaudens. AU-58. Another rare date that suffered from massive meltings in the 1930s. Just how many survived is unknown, but we do know that this date rarely turns up. Flatly struck on the rims, as usual for the date and mint. Lightly worn from brief circulation. View details	Realized $2,185
Lot 1984		1926 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where it graded MS 63. Really nice for the grade. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1985		1926 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-63. A beautiful coin: lovely color, great luster, few marks. We wouldn't be surprised if it ended up in a Gem slab. View details	Realized $529
Lot 1986		1926-D $20 St. Gaudens. AU-55. A scarce mintmarked date in high grade. This coin has nice surfaces on the obverse, but there is a shallow scrape above the eagle on the reverse. Ignore the mintage on this one! View details	Realized $4,140
Lot 1987		1926-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-63. A no nonsense choice coin that is well struck with full device detail. The luster is full and complete, even on the highest points of the design. Liberty's face is especially nice for the grade, without the usual bagmarks that are too often seen. As a date, most of these disappeared, with few found in any grade. A few nice ones have turned up, but far fewer than the mintage would indicate. If you have been looking for a really choice coin, then be sure to bid liberally for this sparkler, you will be glad you did. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 1988		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-64. Every bit as nice as most slabbed 65's. Gleaming satiny luster. Demonstrates, once again, the often nonsensical line between these number grades. View details	Realized $604
Lot 1989		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. PCI graded MS-63"Premium Quality" on label. A solid 64 with booming luster and very pleasing surfaces. View details	Unsold
Lot 1990		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice bright coin with deep-yellow color. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1991		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-63. Great color and luster; this would be a 64 except for some cuts on the surfaces from being in a bag with other heavy Twenties. View details	Realized $449
Lot 1992		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-62. Cracked out of a PCGS holder where it was graded the same. Frosty luster and nearly choice. View details	Realized $391
Lot 1993		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-62. Original and glowing, bright yellow gold. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1994		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Frosty and nice for the grade, some bagmarks on Liberty's face. View details	Realized $345
Lot 1995		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. A minimally marked BU. View details	Realized $449
Lot 1996		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-61. Some heavy bagmarks and a few edge bangs, but the color and bright luster almost excuse these failings. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1997		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. A bag coin, but frosty and nice for a type set. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1998		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. Not as choppy as many given this number. View details	Realized $380
Lot 1999		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. Baggy but bright. The image of an MS-60 gold coin is of something awful, messed up. This coin defies that stereotype, even if it is bagmarked enough to be called a 60. View details	Realized $368
Lot 2000		1927 $20 St. Gaudens. MS-60. Orange-gold color with a number of abrasions but bright luster. View details	Realized $368

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