Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

$20 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3145		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64+. Nicely toned. In a new secure plus holder. Has a short graze in the luster at the cheek. Both sides put on view the distinctive "look" for this P-mint delivery: smoothly frosted surfaces, more like satin in some ways, plus rolling cartwheel effects, and of course, boldly struck devices. There is nothing timid about this one (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $2,400 - 2,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 3146		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Even light gold toning. The deeply struck, satin-like devices are enveloped in soft golden patina and show minimal abrasions. Furthermore, a bold impression was left following the recoil of the dies that struck this '04 twenty (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 3147		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely rich golden sunset toning adds to its appeal (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 3148		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A few edge test marks. A nice untoned Double Eagle (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,070
Lot 3149		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-64. Well struck and frosty. The spirit of this coin uplifts the viewer with its sleek luster and clean surfaces. 1904-dated twenties almost always come sharply struck (including the stars, in most cases), and when unmarred by bagmarks have a serene beauty that attracts collectors (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,811
Lot 3150		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-64. Nice even golden toning. Brilliant and refreshingly clean for this issue, with flickering luster in the fields and sundrenched golden devices. The fields are frosty with much eye-appeal (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,811
Lot 3151		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-64. A beautiful untoned example that is devoid of the usual bagmarks on Liberty's profile. The sudden entry of a coin of this quality into the market often turns heads since the universe of such pieces is limited to a small number of candidates (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,955
Lot 3152		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-64. Nice light golden toning. Your vision may be temporarily out of focus until your eyes adjust to this ones brilliant luster and choice surfaces. We anticipate some bidding activity (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,840
Lot 3153		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-63. Frosty, choice, eye-appealing, and just right for the grade (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,639
Lot 3154		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-63. Mostly untoned with vibrant golden luster, though a few light hairlines on the cheek (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 3155		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-63. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,639
Lot 3156		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-63. Well struck and a hint of light gold tone (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,639
Lot 3157		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-63. Frosty and untoned (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 3158		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Satiny luster and sharp hair definition (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,639
Lot 3159		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-62. Frosty and untoned; some light bagmarks (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,581
Lot 3160		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-62. Nice hint of golden toning. Very choice for the grade (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,070
Lot 3161		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-62. Frosty with a hint of light golden toning. The first rapid transit subway, the Inter-borough running beneath Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge to 145th Street, opened to the public in 1904, the year this $20 gold piece made its appearance (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,581
Lot 3162		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-62. A nice untoned example (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 3163		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-62. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,581
Lot 3164		1904 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-62. Frosty and untoned (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,639
Lot 3165		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Delicate golden toning adds to its appeal (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 3166		1904-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Lovely rich golden toning. This exceptionally pleasing MS64 example has original patina over each side with rolling mint luster across the fields and devices, satiny "cartwheel luster" which collectors admire most. And what's more, confirming the smooth luster, we report excellent sharpness on all devices. Surfaces show near-complete freedom from bagmarks (PCGS # 9046) . Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,818
Lot 3167		1904-S $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-64. Frosty and untoned. Here, too, the surface quality causes the luster to twist and turn in every direction as the coin is angled by its viewer under direct lighting. It really does shine. And no forbidding deep bagmarks to worry about, either. Virtually gem (PCGS # 9046) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,041
Lot 3168		1904-S $20 Liberty. PCI graded AU-50 (PCGS # 9046) . Estimated Value $1,050 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 3169		1907 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Lovely golden-orange and pale olive colors thus our Premium Quality designation. Pop 757; 11 finer in 65 (PCGS # 9052) . Estimated Value $2,300 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,588
Lot 3170		1907 $20 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-64. Light golden toning. Jettison your standard price guides when bidding, since an offhand assessment means you will miss this attractive specimen. Indeed, the coin knocks on the door of an even higher grade. Bright, bold, beaming (PCGS # 9052) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,898
Lot 3171		1907 $20 Liberty. Obverse scratched. Nice golden toning with full luster throughout (PCGS # 9052) . Estimated Value $1,050 - 1,100. The Cypress Estate. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,524
Lot 3172		1907-D $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely golden toning. Last year of the Denver mint for this type, a coin that is very popular with collectors (PCGS # 9053) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,300
Lot 3173		1899 and 1904 $20 Liberty Gold Coins. Grades include: 1899 ANACS MS60 Details Cleaned, 1904 ANACS MS60 Details Cleaned, and 1904 ANACS AU58 Details Cleaned. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,400. View details	Realized $4,600
Lot 3174		Withdrawn	Unsold
Lot 3175		1904 $20. All Sharpness of MS-60. Light hairlines. Lot of 3 coins. Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,400. View details	Realized $4,083
Lot 3176		1904 $20. Sharpness of MS-60. Light hairlines. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details	Realized $2,933
Lot 3177		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief. NGC graded Proof 63. Old holder. A few marks on the rims. Nice light golden toning. A splendid specimen of the MCMVII $20 in Proof, this piece has been classified as a Proof 63 by NGC. There are one or two small marks on Liberty, one at the waist, another on her knee. Opinion has long been divided as to whether Proof High Reliefs were intentionally made, and, because of the uncertainty PCGS does not as of this writing (late August 2010) recognize them, nor did Dave Bowers in his A Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins. However, Walter Breen in his Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Proof Coins not only recognized them, but gave guidelines for their identification. Such attributions seem to be of a recent years, as no citations have been found prior to numismatic catalogues of the 1960s. Neither Roger W. Burdette nor Q. David Bowers, both of whom have studied the subject closely, can find any original record. That said, the piece is desirable, certainly choice and attractive, extremely well made, and (to borrow the Shakesperean meaning of the term), Forsooth, a treat for the eye! In fact, it has some of the best details we have seen on any MCMVII double eagle in recent times. Check the coin out, come to your own conclusions, and bid accordingly. It certainly is a choice. Pop 25; 63 finer. Estimated Value $25,000 - 28,000. The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $28,750
Lot 3178		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-65. The Wire Rim variant of the 1907 High Relief was created by an extruded fin of metal caused by a tiny bit of gold that squeezed between the die and segmented collar from repeated blows from a 172-ton hydraulic press. Wire Rims are the most encountered variety, though in Gem condition they remain an underrated and largely under appreciated by collectors. This piece has the lovely satiny luster seen on High Relief twenties, and the striking details are especially bold. Furthermore, the surfaces are within hailing distance of perfection, there are really no obvious or even observable flaws, the most noticeable ones (upon close examination) are a few slight luster grazes on the devices. After many month's delays in early to mid-1907, Augustus Saint-Gaudens finally sent models of the new double eagle to President Roosevelt, who in turn sent them to Charles Barber. Reductions were not actually made by Barber, as was once thought, since he was not well versed and familiar with the new Janvier reducing machine. After more months passed and the Ultra High Reliefs were struck, the "regular issue" High Reliefs were put into production. Many who see them declare them to be the most beautiful coins ever struck. This is a lovely, MS65 example that shows full striking definition. The bright, satin-like surfaces have a light, even overlay of natural patina that is most appealing, and there are no obvious or distracting marks on either side. Pop 277; 88 finer (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $33,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $41,400
Lot 3179		1907. High Relief, Roman Numerals, Wire Rim. PCGS graded MS-64. Housed in an Old Green Holder. A nice well struck example.The more easily obtainable variety of this hugely popular 20th century gold work of art. Moreover, it is an eye-appealing coin, a very choice representative. There is a slight pinkish tint over satiny, well preserved surfaces while any contact marks are limited to a few trivial blemishes that are all but invisible. If the potential bidder is weighing the rather substantial investment necessary to acquire a nicer High Relief Saint, this one comes highly recommended. Pop 1,046; 364 finer (PCGS # 9135) . How can any coin sale be complete without at least one offering of this beautiful and respected High Relief Saint-Gaudens $20 gold piece struck in 1907. The coin is an example of the so-called Wire Rim variety, in which a "fin" of metal was forced up between the dies and the restraining collar during repeated impressions. Often 3 to 5 blows by the dies were used to strike these fully. The surviving numbers of the High Relief twenties has always been a subject of discussion, but survivors in better grade were clearly set aside at the time of issue and remain treasured possessions today. The designer had the date in Roman numerals, MCMVII -- a first on an American coin design -- and the designs themselves he rendeered in sculpture-like high relief, the main attraction. Estimated Value $22,000 - 23,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $27,600
Lot 3180		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64. Light golden toning. A small obverse edge chip at 7:00. Perhaps as struck at the mint. A lovely example. Brilliant, lustrous, and of very choice quality in all regards, this attractive MCMVII (1907) High Relief Double Eagle will find an eager buyer either with a Type Set collection or with a double eagle specialist. Anyone who is attracted to the beauty of the motif will want to submit a bid. Over many years various opinions have placed this as the number one favorite design from a numismatic viewpoint. When President Theodore Roosevelt decided America's coinage needed a facelift, he turned to Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the famous sculptor, who at the time was residing in Cornish, New Hampshire. Today his place of residence is known as the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. Working with the Mint staff, Roosevelt and Saint-Gaudens created a marvel of coin design. The $20 gold piece made in high relief (it required up to 5 blows per coin by the dies to sharpen the relief!), soon became the standard for which all other designs would have to compete in the century that followed! (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $22,000 - 23,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $26,450
Lot 3181		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. NGC graded MS-64. A lovely brilliant untoned coin. While the High Relief $20 is an artistic marvel, it also presented a major difficulty for the mint to manufacture in sizable numbers. "High Reliefs were struck in 3 blows of the dies on a medal press in the Philadelphia Mint," says Stack's, in reference to a unique plain edge 1907 High Relief $20 gold piece the firm auctioned in January 2006. "The first two strikings were made utilizing a plain collar, presumably to prevent the raised edge lettering from being disfigured from successive strikings. It was only during the third striking that the plain collar was replaced by the lettered collar to produce a 'complete' High Relief Double Eagle with Lettered Edge. Due to the work-hardening of metal that results from the pressures of the striking process, the as yet ''incomplete'' coin was removed from the press after the first and second strikings to be annealed, or softened by heating." A satiny coin with a vivid display of rich golden iridescence on both sides. Mathematically exact standards are seen in the sharp devices and to be expected given the trouble it took to make these (see above). Today, the MCMVII issues of 1907 are highly cherished by collectors and considered the pinnacle of coin design by American numismatics. When the Treasury Department proposed issuing new gold bullion coins in 1986, no finer design could be planned than to restore Augustus Saint-Gaudens' 80-year-old design. The mint even included the Roman numerals (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $22,000 - 23,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $27,025
Lot 3182		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. Small obverse spot and signs of old cleaning, but otherwise free from marks, rim problems or other signs of handling by former owners. As was the case with the 1907 Indian $10 designs, the present $20 is the result of President Theodore Roosevelt's colllaboration with Augustus Saint-Gaudens, America's premier sculptor at the time. Roosevelt wanted the entire spectrum of American coinage to be redesigned from scratch, the One-cent piece through to the Double Eagle. In correspondence, Saint-Gaudens felt the 1857 Flying Eagle Cent was the finest motif found on any American coin, which is one reason he chose a similar motif for this lovely High Relief reverse (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $7,763
Lot 3183		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, flat rim. NGC graded MS-66. Well struck and untoned. In a new 4 prog NGC holder. An elegantly beautiful example of this award-winning MCMVII coin, a satiny gem with healthy glowing yellow surfaces plus a nuance of shimmering iridescence. Crisply detailed and attractive, a coin that shows the designer's mastery of design in its finest light. The high-relief format was a difficult one to work with, but Saint-Gaudens met the challenge. Best of all, the new PCGS holder allows for complete examination of the edge of the coin as well as the main features on the obverse and reverse. The Saint-Gaudens $20s are the first lettered edge coins issued by the United States (there had been some Pattern trials of a silver dollar made back in 1885 but nothing came of the experiment). On the edge in raised letters is E PLURIBUS UNUM with stars separating the words. The High Relief Roman Numerals pieces have been treasured for decades by numismatists and art connoisseurs for their imaginative theme as well as the prestige that owing one confers. Fortunately, enough first-rate Gems were saved to afford today's well-established buyers a constant stream of coins in this grade. When a gorgeous gem such as the present example gets the call from the auctioneer, the level of excitement in the room begins to rise, since many bidders desire the finest pieces for their collections. The present example is among the most beautiful, satiny MS66 examples seen by NGC or we miss our guess. Need we say more? Pop 54; 20 finer. Estimated Value $50,000 - 55,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $60,375
Lot 3184		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice even toning on both sides, a frosty coin struck the first year of issue (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,909
Lot 3185		1908 No Motto and 1909-S $20. Sharpness of EF-40. Both worn as jewelry. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,150. View details	Realized $3,105
Lot 3186		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. NGC graded MS-67. A superb untoned example. A remarkable coin that emits eye-catching golden color, with no marks or problems for the skeptic to find. In such circumstances, the luster cannot stand alone. Desirable also is to see that this No Motto coin is struck with meticulous care by the dies on both sides. Pop 259; 22 finer (PCGS # 9142) . President Theodore Roosevelt objected strongly to the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, since he felt the name of the diety had no place on the nation's coinage. Perhaps he had a personal reason to object, or was merely following the ideals of separation of church and state. Whatever the reason, his objections were duly noted within the Mint and the motto left off the first coins of 1907-08. This design is Charles Barber's modification of the original high-relief Saint-Gaudens type, prepared for use in high-speed coin production as well as for convenience in commerce. Estimated Value $7,500 - 8,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 3187		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-65+. Nicely toned and very choice. In a new secure plus holder. A radiant example, fully original and with fresh gold color that rises and falls in an almost rhythmic display. One would be hard put to find a more truly beautiful gem 1908 No Motto specimen of a popular issue with not even a smidgen of softness on Liberty or the eagle (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 3188		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-65+. Nicely toned. In a new secure plus holder. Well placed to fill a void in a U.S. gold Type Set with smooth, velvety luster and rich orange-gold shades. A great deal of discussion also surrounds a coin's strike. This 1908 Saint has excellent detail with no sign of weakness to the key areas (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 3189		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-65+. Rich golden toning. Could grade MS66 on the right day. In a new secure plus holder. Bright mint luster and attractive, almost pulsating golden hue with nice balance in the color. And so to the next qualification, the strike. Here we see quite good detail with not even minor weakness to the sharp centers on Liberty or the eagle (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,473
Lot 3190		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-65. Beautiful golden toning. Dances with sparkling mint luster, there are only a few small abrasions scattered about, none of which are of individual importance. Full, bold transfer from the die to planchet seen in the face, Liberty's toes, the eagle's breast and wings, etc. A lock-solid Gem MS65 example if ever there was one! (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3191		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely evening-gold toning. This piece is well struck and impressively preserved, with none of the usual bagmarks noted in the field or on Liberty. We close with this piece's most striking aspect, again, its beautiful subtle light reds and oranges in the toning. An absolutely Gem quality coin (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 3192		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice golden toning. This well-defined Gem is highly attractive, with bright luster that yields to intermittent dabs of warmer color. A few minor ticks are scattered on the sun rays below the eagle, but none of those warrant individual mention. This noteworthy Gem should appeal to the most discerning collector (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3193		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. ANACS graded MS-65. Untoned; here is a Gem that cannot be beaten in its grade class. A million others could stand beside it at a beauty screening without turning your attention away from its sleek elegance and unadulterated bold relief. Desirable No Motto coin (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,750 - 1,800. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3194		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. NGC graded MS-64. Pleasing fresh golden mint color, looks like it came from the Mint only today (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,550. The Estate of Winthrop A. Haviland, Jr. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668

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