Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 44

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$20 Gold Liberty

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 2588		1899 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. In an old green label holder. Lightly toned and frosty (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $800 - 825. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,006
Lot 2589		1899-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Light golden toning. A few hairlines on the face (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $725 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 2590		1900 $20 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. Well struck and untoned. A great looking coin. Completely original with spectacular mirror brilliance supporting pulsating misty golden devices. Clearly, this coin is in the "ultra" cameo class. While a refreshing look of fresh-from-the-dies indicators includes everything one would expect from the $20 Liberty design and strong grade assignment by NGC. In former days, the mirror luster on a Proof double eagle was enough to determine a coin's status. Scant regard was given to possible hairlines or marks. Not anymore. And today, just as important is the strike: there is no deviation in the sharp relief seen, not even in the centers of the coin or on the 13 beads or pearls that line the edge of Liberty's coronet or crown. Only 124 struck. Pop 2; 3 finer; 2 in 65; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 9116) . Of the 124 pieces minted, we estimate that perhaps 50 to 75 still exist. The 1900 is on a par with most other post-1900 Proofs in rarity and availability, but truly, availability is not all that great since these tend to be locked away in "name" collections or in museum strong-boxes. Ultra Cameo frosted Proof 64 grade examples are therefore especially desirable. Estimated Value $40,000 - 45,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $46,575
Lot 2591		1900 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-60. Nice and frosty with a touch of rose color toning (PCGS # 9037) . Estimated Value $725 - 750. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $920
Lot 2592		1901 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65 CAC Verified. First generation holder. Lovely golden toning. Brilliant and refreshingly clean for this issue, with flickering luster in the fields and shimmering golden afterglow on devices. The fields are fresh, lightly toned, and satin with much eye-appeal. Pop 271; 3 in 66 (PCGS # 9039) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,900
Lot 2593		1902-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Light golden toning. Another illustrious specimen from a consignment of gold wherein the seller had a definite eye for beauty, color, and natural appearance. Everything's positive about this one! Pop 459; 45 finer; 42 in 64; 1 in 65; 1 in 66; 1 in 67. (PCGS # 9042) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,645
Lot 2594		1903 $20 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 64. A flashy Proof $20 Gold Coin. Only 158 Proofs struck. Most 1903 Proofs are the same, and few show cameo frost on the devices. Few pieces were struck this year, of which a small percentage survive today in the quality offered here. This particular date has the obverse field deeply basined, from the die-making process, adding more curvature than normal, and giving an especially pleasing reflective effect but also causing a narrowing at the bridge of Liberty's nose from the way the obverse die had to be positioned to achieve the desired mirror polish. Even if you do not contemplate buying it, check it out for the aesthetic experience, perhaps comparing it to the other Proofs offered from time to time in national sales. The present piece combines beauty, rarity, and everything else desirable. Certainly it will be exciting when the moment of sale occurs. This glittering Proof twenty is housed in NGC holder 1942255-001. Pop 10; None finer at NGC. (PCGS # 9119) . Estimated Value $33,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $39,100
Lot 2595		1903 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice untoned coin. Encapsulated in an old green holder (PCGS # 9043) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 2596		1903-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Light golden toning. Run your eyes over this very handsome specimen and be mesmerized by its fresh originality. The color is outstanding. Pop 323; 8 finer in 65. (PCGS # 9044) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 2597		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-66. Lovely golden toning on both sides. A stunning Gem that will certainly attract the foremost collectors who always pay attention to the satiny luster and gorgeous surfaces on these coins. As a date, 1904 will hardly raise a stir. However, in this MS66 grade, any Liberty twenty becomes an object of much discussion. The color is, as internet viewers and readers of the catalog will see by the photographs, a very attractive shade. Close examination will note exceptional smoothness and pristine luster on the cheek, as well, and in all areas of the field on both sides. We rarely use superlatives, but in this case, a big word is warranted: a tremendous opportunity to put away a very attractive condition rarity! Pop 188; 1 finer in 67 (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $8,500 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $13,800
Lot 2598		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Light gold toning. A lustrous and carefully preserved twenty that has balanced color (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 2599		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Light gold toning atop smooth, frosted luster (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,550. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 2600		1904. Each AU-55. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details	Realized $1,898
Lot 2601		1904 $20 Liberty. NCI MS-65/65. Our grade is MS-63 PQ, the coin has very attractive surfaces and a virtually blemish-free cheek on Liberty. Note also, it has a sharp strike. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,668
Lot 2602		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A nice example for the grade, choice in terms of its strike, luster, and overall aesthetic appeal (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 2603		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Each twenty-dollar gold coin has in it 0.9675 ounces of gold, just shy of a full ounce. At the time this piece was minted, the United States had established itself on a full gold standard. This displaced the earlier bimetallic standard of silver and gold that had predominated from 1792 to 1900 (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 2604		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. An intensely lustrous example (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 2605		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck with lovely golden toning. A lustrous coin (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,150
Lot 2606		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Lustrous (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 2607		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Bold details (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,121
Lot 2608		1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $850 - 900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,200
Lot 2609		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Light golden toning. Short scratch on the nose and in the field (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $800 - 825. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,035
Lot 2610		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-60. Nice golden-orange toning. In a 1st generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $750 - 775. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,006
Lot 2611		1904 $20 Liberty. MS-60 Plus. Lightly toned. A thin hairline scratch on the chin and neck (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $750 - 775. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $978
Lot 2612		1904 $20 Liberty. AU-55. Estimated Value $725 - 750. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $920
Lot 2613		1904-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Light gold toning with pale rose accents in the color (PCGS # 9046) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 2614		1904-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-60. Delicate pale golden toning. In a 1st generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $750 - 775. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $978
Lot 2615		1904-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-60. Delicately toned. In a 1st generation PCGS holder. Estimated Value $750 - 775. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,140
Lot 2616		1905 $20 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 64. A flashy brilliant Proof. Smooth surface with full metallic, reddish-gold features. The strike is 100% razor-sharp, so keen-edged in fact, first-time inspection requires having to give it a double-take if the viewer has never seen one of these boldly attractive double eagles before in Proof quality. All Proofs are from a single die with centered date in which the left base of 1 is left of center of a dentil. From the same new reverse hub as those of 1900-07 in which the eagle's neck is smooth rather than ruffled. The coin is set in NGC holder 1996341-002. Only 92 Proofs struck. Pop 3; 1 finer in 65. (PCGS # 9121) . Estimated Value $32,000 - 35,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 2617		1907 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Lustrous and well struck (PCGS # 9052) . Estimated Value $800 - 825. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,104
Lot 2618		1907 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Encapsulated in a first generation holder (PCGS # 9052) . Estimated Value $800 - 825. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 2619		1907-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Nice light golden toning on both sides. Definitely much scarcer than many supposed even as recently as a few years ago. And in choice MS64 quality, a coin to be recokened with, from its boldness to the way the smooth luster flows across the surface. Pop 227; 2 finer in 65. (PCGS # 9054) . Estimated Value $3,300 - 3,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,910

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