Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 57

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$20 Gold Liberty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2393		1883-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-40. Only 59,962 pieces struck of which 1,540 are estimated to have survived (PCGS # 8999) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,811
Lot 2394		1883-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. The reverse exhibits a remarkable amount of luster for the grade. A couple of marks on the face and neck (PCGS # 9000) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,185
Lot 2395		1884-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. A nice frosty example with luster gleaming off both sides. The collector who wants to own just one CC mint twenty from the 3rd Type often will choose a date from the early 1880s. These tend to be more carefully made than others, often with good eye appeal (as here) plus other desirable features. Only 81,139 struck (PCGS # 9001) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 2396		1884-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Primarily untoned. 81,139 pieces minted of which only 2,525 are estimated to have survived, this example displays luster in most of the areas protected from wear (PCGS # 9001) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,875
Lot 2397		1884-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded VF-35. Lightly toned. An estimated survival rate of only 2,525 pieces (PCGS # 9001) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 2398		1884-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Pleasant golden tones delicately grace both sides (PCGS # 9002) . Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 2399		1884-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Lightly toned. Lustrous. A short scratch just right of the date (PCGS # 9002) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,380
Lot 2400		1884-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. We note a minor horizontal pin scratch across Liberty's neck (PCGS # 9002) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2401		1884-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Attractive luster is evident in the protected areas but is particularly noticeable on the reverse (PCGS # 9002) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2402		1885-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Low mintage of 9,450. Well struck, this has ample remaining mint luster throughout the protected areas on both sides. An attractive specimen to say the least! There is a reason for the reduced mintage of $20 gold from Carson City in 1885. Having galloped along in high fashion for several years in the late-1870s and early 1880s, the Mint met its match in the arrival of the Democrat, Grover Cleveland, who won the 1884 Presidential election. After Cleveland's was inaugurated in early 1885, he directed that the U.S. Treasury department stop funding the mint in Carson, Nevada as being an expense the budget-minded Cleveland thought was excessive in a time of frugality. Double eagle production had barely commenced when word came down to fire the Mint's staff and shutter the building. From then until 1889 (when Cleveland was replaced by a friendlier administration), only a skeleton crew remained behind to dust and oil the equipment at Carson City, while awaiting more propitious days (PCGS # 9004) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 2403		1885-CC NGC graded EF Details. Improperly cleaned. Only 9,450 pieces struck of which 393 examples are estimated to have survived. The obverse displays subdued golden hues while the reverse exhibits more intense golden orange toning. Twice as scarce as 1883-CC or 1884-CC, the two common dates from this mint (PCGS # 9004) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 2404		1885-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Sparkling lustrous fields and appealing golden shades. A reminder of just how attractive these 1880s-period twenties can look when well preserved. One tiny mark by the 7th star. The reverse has a wonderful blush of pinkish hue in the middle (PCGS # 9005) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 2405		1885-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely mint luster. Another forsty '85-S double eagle, the coin boasting strong detail from a full strike of the dies (PCGS # 9005) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,243
Lot 2406		1887-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Only 283,000 struck of which 4,000 pieces are estimated to have survived (PCGS # 9007) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,294
Lot 2407		1888-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Attractive golden mint bloom colors. A lustrous example whose vivid pinkish gold color undulates and billows across the surface like a mountain avalanche. We do note a few bagmarks on the face, small and unassuming, all within the narrow bounds of the MS63 grade. All stars full with central radials. Pop 319; 42 in 64, none finer (PCGS # 9009) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,175
Lot 2408		1888-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Each side displays lovely golden shades (PCGS # 9009) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,236
Lot 2409		1889-S $20. NGC graded MS-61. Gorgeous golden orange sunset toning; a few shallow marks. Lustrous. Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,294
Lot 2410		1890-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. Only 91,209 pieces struck. Attractive golden-orange toning. We note a small green obverse spot located to the left of star 13 (PCGS # 9014) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 2411		1890-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Lightly toned. Lustrous; has a peppering of small marks along Liberty's chin, though elsewhere the surface is much richer and smoother than the MS61 grade implies (PCGS # 9015) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,351
Lot 2412		1890-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. A nice example of the grade. The reverse exhibits tantalizing luster and has mimimal contact marks (PCGS # 9015) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,236
Lot 2413		1890-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Mostly untoned with a lustrous reverse (PCGS # 9015) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,208
Lot 2414		1891-S $20. NGC graded MS-61. Sensational sunset golden coloration is evident on both sides. Although not a rare date by any means, 1891-S isn't encountered as often in Mint condition as some of the later issues struck in the 1890s. A pleasing example for its modest grade. Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,294
Lot 2415		1891-S $20. NGC graded AU Details Obverse Improperly cleaned. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,185
Lot 2416		1891-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-40. Only 5,000 pieces struck of which merely 308 examples are estimated to have survived. Whereas many CC-mint dates in the 1880s are relatively common, and the 1890-CC is also always available, this isn't true when it comes to 1891-CC. The date has been recognized as a rarity for the better part of a century now, with few examples offered for sale. This handsome natural-toned specimen has relatively few circulation marks. There is even a splash of luster remaining within some of the devices to reminid us what it must have looked like the day it was made so many years ago (PCGS # 9017) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,913
Lot 2417		1891-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-40. A low mintage Carson City date. Only 5,000 struck of which 308 are estimated to have survived. Slightly more abraded than the other 1891-CC double eagle from this consignor, but just the same, a rarity in all grades. Something for the specialized collector of U.S. $20 gold pieces (PCGS # 9017) . Estimated Value $7,000 - 7,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $8,338
Lot 2418		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. A touch of delicate toning here and there, the fields covered in golden luster (PCGS # 9018) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438
Lot 2419		1891-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Attractive subdued golden coloration (PCGS # 9018) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,236
Lot 2420		1892 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 66 Deep Cameo. A magnificent Gem Proof with superb rich golden-orange peel surfaces that glitter with deep mirror surfaces and heavily frosted devices. Among the finest known 1892 Proofs. With only 93 Proofs struck in 1892 (and an additional 4,000+ business strikes) the year is a noted rarity of the Liberty double eagle series. This is a gorgeous Proof example, as indicated above. The fields show unusual brilliance and sparkle in their depth, reflectivity which seems to go "black" when viewed at the correct angle; seen another way, the field almost ripples with "orange peel" effect, most amazing! For their part, the devices conspire to mesmerize the viewer with heavy frost set against the mirror surface. The contrast provides stunning beauty on both sides. Given the strictness required in achieving Proof 66 status, the surfaces are virtually flawless. We note original color free from copper stains or spotting. A magnificent Gem Proof and one to secure for a date or Proof type set of U.S. Gold. Pop 2 with none finer. (PCGS # 99108) . Historic note: This is the type represented most often in Proof $20 Gold Type collections. It is by far the most durable production of the Type 3 modification by William Barber who introduced it in 1877. (Barber succeeded to the Engravership at James B. Longacre's death on January 1, 1869.) Proofs were struck each year from 1877 to 1907. The only noticeable design change during the Type 3 period was the reverse hub of 1900-7, in which the back of eagle's neck is smooth. This is by Charles E. Barber, William Barber's son and successor. Explanation for the change remains unknown. Estimated Value $110,000 - 120,000. Ex Pittman Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $120,750
Lot 2421		1892-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Golden toning over full mint frostiness (PCGS # 9021) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,524
Lot 2422		1892-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Sensational warm golden orange toning blankets both sides beautifully (PCGS # 9021) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 2423		1892-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Delicately toned with lots of frost (PCGS # 9021) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,236
Lot 2424		1893 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. The reverse displays a significant amount of luster (PCGS # 9022) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,185
Lot 2425		1893-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. 18,402 pieces struck of which 1,112 are estimated to have survived. Scarce and desirable CC-minit twenty, this was the last year the Carson City mint struck gold. Thereafter the once proud Mint was demoted to the status of a United States Assay Office (PCGS # 9023) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 2426		1893-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Lightly toned (PCGS # 9024) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,323
Lot 2427		1894 $20. NGC graded MS-61. Lovely golden orange shades are displayed on both sides. A large number of double eagles found their way into European bank vaults in the up to the time of the great depression, and later after WWII. The Swiss banks, among others, began selling them to gold jobbers in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s, the source of many of these lustrous Mint State twenties. There is a misconception among historians that the Franklin Roosevelt administration melted most of the gold in 1933-37, but the evidence goes contrary to this belief. Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,294
Lot 2428		1894 $20. NGC graded MS-61. Lightly toned. Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,294
Lot 2429		1894 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Both sides exhibit pleasant golden tones (PCGS # 9025) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,236
Lot 2430		1894 $20 Liberty. Obverse Improperly cleaned (PCGS # 9025) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,185
Lot 2431		1894-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty mint luster. A couple of marks on the cheek, but all in all much choicer than usual (PCGS # 9026) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,581
Lot 2432		1895 $20. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck coin. Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,466
Lot 2433		1895 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Star. Semi-reflective surfaces, which is most unusual for 1895-P which tends to be frosty. Possibly an early strike from new dies. Pop 5; 8 finer in Star (PCGS # 9027) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 2434		1895 $20. NGC graded MS-61. Flashy lustrous surfaces and lovely golden hues. Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,294
Lot 2435		1895 $20. NGC graded MS-60. Frosty with light golden toning. Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,236
Lot 2436		1895 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. Light pinkish gold frostiness (PCGS # 9027) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,236
Lot 2437		1895 $20. NGC graded MS-61. Nice lustrous fields accompanied by golden tones. Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,294
Lot 2438		1895 $20. NGC graded MS-61. Nice golden toning. Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,323
Lot 2439		1895 $20. NGC graded MS-61. Golden hues and attractive underlying mint bloom; long scuff on the face. Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,294
Lot 2440		1895 $20. Light hairlines and rim nicks. EF40. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,179
Lot 2441		1895 $20 NGC AU Details. Reverse Damage. Subdued golden coloration (PCGS # 9027) . Estimated Value $1,050 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,179
Lot 2442		1895-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely golden orange hues. One of several attractive S-mint dates from our consignor (PCGS # 9028) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,438

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