Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 59

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

$20 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1745		1898-S $20 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-60 Plus. We note some light hairlines on the obverse, otherwise, quite nice with smooth, satin-finish luster. Attractive S-mint coin. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553
Lot 1746		1898-S $20 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-60 plus. We note some faint hairlines, still quite pleasing. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,560
Lot 1747		1898-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-60. Nice golden toning with some light marks in the obverse fields (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,553
Lot 1748		1899 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. Nice golden toning with frosty mint surfaces. In an old green label holder. The P-mint gold pieces this year often come with beautiful well frosted luster (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,415
Lot 1749		1899 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. A frosty example (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 1750		1899-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning with the cartwheel luster rolling around the fields (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,754
Lot 1751		1899-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Nice golden toning. Choice for the grade (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 1752		1900 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice and frosty with delicate golden toning. A choice, attractive coin. In an old green label holder (PCGS # 9037) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 1753		1900 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck with light golden toning. Probably a good many are just as carefully struck as this piece, since 1904 is one of the best made issues in the Liberty $20 series, this one has no suggestion or even a whisper of weakness at the major devices. That is why it is ideal for a U.S. Gold Type Set (PCGS # 9037) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,760
Lot 1754		1900 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61 PQ. Lustrous with warm goldn color. In an old green label holder (PCGS # 9037) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,680
Lot 1755		1900-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely rich golden toning. Choice for the grade (PCGS # 9038) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 1756		1902-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Nice mint bloom toning. Desirable S-mint date, not rare but also not one that is regularly seen. Down south from where this double eagle was made in San Francisco, the first college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, was held in 1902 in Pasadena, California (PCGS # 9042) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,754
Lot 1757		1902-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Some scuffs on the portrait (PCGS # 9042) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,524
Lot 1758		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65 PQ. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Rich golden toning. Bright rolling-fresh finish, bright as when first issued, awash in originality. Difficult to find this way. Soft-edged devices and lettering throughout the centers are sometimes seen on this Type 3 issue; however, a percentage of this year's production is found with full convincing detail, detail to be called "bold" and this is one such coin. Gorgeous! (PCGS # 9045) . Historic note: Two events occurred in 1904 (among many), the first of which is when Henry Ford set a new automobile land speed record of 91.37 mph. Remarkable, when you consider it. The other, more tragic, was The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland in February 1904 that destroyed over 1,500 buildings covering some 140 acres in 30 hours. Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1759		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Lovely golden toning (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,243
Lot 1760		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. Lovely golden mint bloom toning, warm and attractive. In an old green label holder. A Premium Quality coin for the grade (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 1761		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Delicate golden toning adds to its appeal (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Unsold
Lot 1762		1904 $20 Liberty. MS-60 Plus. Lustrous, the fields and devices covered in soft-flowing luster. Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1763		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Nice golden toning though it has some moderate scuffs (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1764		1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded Genuine. Our grade is MS-63 with light hairlines (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,560
Lot 1765		1904 $20 Liberty. Improperly cleaned (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1766		1904-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A hint of light gold toning. Although the high mintage figure of 1904-S challenges that of 1904, explains the Bowers double eagle encyclopedia, "the S-Mint is known in far smaller quantities than is its sister coin." Most of the enthusiastic market demand for this and other populous dates is with investors, not with specialized collectors (PCGS # 9046) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,243
Lot 1767		1905-S $20 Liberty. A pair, each grades Fine 12. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details	Realized $2,645
Lot 1768		1906-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning. Struck in San Francisco the year of the earthquake (PCGS # 9051) . Historical note: By April of 1854, the First San Francisco mint had been built and its coin presses began turning miners' gold into coins. More than four million dollars worth of coins were produced the first year, all bearing a new mint mark: "S" for San Francisco. But the building soon proved to be too small for the amount of work that needed to be done. In 1874, a grand new building was finished. In style, it looked similar to an ancient Greek temple, with thick walls of stone and brick and round columns at the entry. This second building is known today by the nickname "the Granite Lady." The Granite Lady was the largest and most productive of the United States Mint's facilities until a bigger building opened in Philadelphia in 1901. In 1906, a terrible earthquake broke some of San Francisco's underground gas pipes, causing gas to leak and to fuel fires that destroyed most of the city, including its banks. The Granite Lady itself stood through both the earthquake and the firestorm, but without gas power, coins couldn't be made there for a while. In the meantime, the building did special service as a bank for the people of San Francisco until the regular banks could reopen. Money for rebuilding the city was also collected in this facility. After the gas lines were fixed, coins were made in the Granite Lady once again until 1937. Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,725
Lot 1769		1906-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Light golden toning and another attractive lustrous coin (PCGS # 9051) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,668
Lot 1770		1907 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lustrous (PCGS # 9052) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,830
Lot 1771		1907 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-55. Natural russett golden toning (PCGS # 9052) . Estimated Value $1,050 - 1,100. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,495
Lot 1772		1907-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Mostly untoned and thoroughly lustrous. A presentable example, this being the final year of the Liberty Type (PCGS # 9054) . Estimated Value $1,150 - 1,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,610
Lot 1773		1881-S and 1901-S. Both $20s are in Very Fine and each lightly cleaned. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details	Realized $2,818
Lot 1774		1891-S $20 Liberty. Together with: $2.50 1911. Both coins have been polished and used as jewelry. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150. View details	Realized $1,495
Lot 1775		1903-S and 1907-S. Coins grade Very Fine and lightly toned. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,100. View details	Realized $3,000
Lot 1776		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. NGC graded MS-67. Star. A stunning superb gem example exhibiting beaming golden yellow surfaces deepening at the extreme borders. A spectacular star-rated gem whose razor-sharp devices rise like a phoenix bird from the pure-as-gold satiny surface. The fields and devices glow with an almost surreal golden radiance due to the pristine nature of the surface; there are neither handling marks nor spotting of any kind to impair coin's originality. If you as an advanced or specialist collector have been hankering for a first class example of America's most beautiful gold coin, one whose immense presence and technical excellence would be almost impossible to improve on, you will want to ready a bid for this Mint State 67 High Relief. Superb! As was true of the 1907 Indian designs for the $10 gold Eagle, the present Saint-Gaudens-inspired masterpiece was the end product of President Theodore Roosevelt's orchestration with the most famous American sculptor at the time. As originally envisioned, the mint would redo the entire spectrum of American coinage from the lowly bronze one-cent piece through the noble golden double eagle. In correspondence, Saint-Gaudens felt the 1857 Flying Eagle cent was the finest motif found on any American coin, which is probably the reason he chose a similar eagle for his High Relief $20 gold reverse. Pop 1; 3 finer, 2 in 68, 1 in 68 Star . Estimated Value $100,000 - 110,000. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1777		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice golden toning. Well struck. It has been said the medallic double eagles of 1907 with ultra high relief required up to nine cycles of the coining press at an extremely high pressure for each coin. The obligation to use so many cycles was a deterrent to production, so new hubs and dies were readied with lesser depth. The revised design with a "high" relief, of which this is a resplendent example, were done after just five cycles of the coining press, still a time-consuming method for coinage meant to circulate. Coins with wire rim have a sharp border around the perimeter. An very bright and lustrous gem that you can use as a yardstick for other Mint State 65 examples that share this towering design. The strike is forthright as it is crisp, which is only reasonable to expect given the concentrated effort it took when striking them; without question, all features on Liberty and the eagle are razor-sharp!Pop 283 (PCGS # 9135) . Historic note: This wire edge of metal is referred to as a "fin" by mint personnel. It is caused by a tiny bit of gold that squeezed between the die and segmented collar from repeated blows of the 150-ton medal press employed to strike the high relief $20 gold coins. The milling procedure and planchet size for the double eagle blanks were slightly modified to correct this small flaw about December 16, 1907, according to numismatic researcher Roger W. Burdette. Estimated Value $35,000 - 37,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $42,550
Lot 1778		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, wire rim. PCGS graded MS-64. CAC approved. A beautiful golden mint bloom example and a Premium Quality coin for the grade. Remarkable for its beautify and a prime example of this highly prized issue. The ideal satiny toned coin with above-average surfaces and a nuance of pale olive iridescence. Sharp and appealing, the coin also shows the much liked Saint-Gaudens high relief theme in its finest and fullest measure. A coin type that has been exalted for a century by collectors for its artistic merit as well as for the status that accompanies ownership of a specimen. It is a rarity that can be enjoyed by nearly any collector of means who desires one since mintage was 12,367 pieces, providing a regular, though not abundant supply. When gorgeous choice Mint State coins such as the present MS64 come up for bid, the level of anticipation becomes palpable in the room, as many collectors desire only attractive ones for their collections. The present coin is among the handsomest graded by PCGS at this level. Need we say more? (PCGS # 9135) . Estimated Value $25,000 - 27,000. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $27,600
Lot 1779		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, flat rim. NGC graded MS-67. An absolutely superb gem specimen with immaculate satiny mint surfaces throughout.The Flat Rim variety High Relief is harder to find than the Wire Rim. An issue that needs little introduction among numismatists, this coin is at the upper end of the Superb Gem grade level. The luster flows smoothly, evenly over both sides like molten lava flowing across Hawaii's Kilauea crater pool, and so too does the gorgeous, original, yellow-gold color flow evenly. The outward appearance brightens the entire coin as the viewer tilts the coin into a light. The strike is razor-sharp for a high relief coin that was given five blows from the dies. The surfaces are undeniably smooth with no outwardly noticeable handling marks, no copper spotting, and certainly nothing that would seem to preclude an even finer grade assessment. This is one of the most beautiful High Relief Twenties that this firm has ever sold, and it is destined to find a place of honor in an advanced U.S. gold collection. This exquisite gem should stir plenty of bidder excitment. Pop 12; 5 finer, 2 in 67 star, 2 in 68, 1 in 68 star. Estimated Value $90,000 - 100,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $132,250
Lot 1780		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, flat rim. NGC graded MS-65. Radiant in all its majesty and exhibiting little if any color other than vivid golden hues. A very pleasing example of this historically significant coin design. Enough for the luster, we could go on for many paragraphs about how superlative it is. In the end, it is this coin's detail that grabs a connoisseur's attention: devices foursquare and bold throughout, with the bold eagle flying effortlessly through a golden sky, backstopped by a fan-shaped array of sun rays spreading out from the solar disk below. During the production phase of the models for this coin, Saint-Gaudens explained in some detail to President Roosevelt why he'd chosen to replicate the flying eagle motif used on the Longacre cent of 1856-58. Saint-Gaudens' own version of this eagle differs in many ways but the concept is the same. When the time came to strike the finished designs onto gold planchets, only 11,250 pieces were ever produced. These had to be struck on the Mint's medal press, using three to five blows from the dies to render the design in full. Eventually, Chief Engraver of the Mint Charles E. Barber flattened the design for more high-speed production on the standard electrically operated coining presses. He replaced the Roman numerals with standard Western numerals, and made numerous other changes creating the motif afterwards referred to by numismatists as the 1907 "No Motto." Pop 71. Estimated Value $35,000 - 37,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $42,550
Lot 1781		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. High relief, flat rim. NGC graded MS-65. The flat rim variety is one of two variants of the 1907 Roman Numerals $20 gold. A simply outstanding example, this has a flat rim around the wide flat border (no wire edge evident). Mintage of the High Relief coins totaled 12,367 struck in November and December, 1907. Wire-edge examples, which are more plentiful than those with flat rim, have an approximate three to one ratio. It is understood 4,000 were struck with flat (not wire) rim. This was publicized in 1908, soon after delivery of the High Reliefs to the Treasury, and for a long time thereafter many listings included these as separate varieties. Warm golden surfaces exhibit strong satin luster and fine swirling texture and the kind of quality that really engages the aesthetic sense with its beauty. The date, for the first time on an American coin, is in distinctive Roman numerals, MCMVII (The designer of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition $50 pieces copied this device when dating his models.) Pop 71. Estimated Value $35,000 - 37,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $41,400
Lot 1782		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded each MS-64. A frosty matched pair of this popular No Motto date. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1783		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded MS-64. Attractive delicate golden toning spreads its glow across the luster (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,013
Lot 1784		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded MS-64. Delicately toned and exceedingly attractive. Almost as though it were hand-picked from a fresh group out of Europe! (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 1785		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded MS-64. Lightly toned. President Theodore Roosevelt objected to the motto IN GOD WE TRUST, since he felt such a phrase had no place on our coinage. Perhaps he had a personal reason to object, or was merely following the ideals of separation of church and state. Whatever his reason, Roosevelt's objections were appropriately voiced within the Mint. When the new 1907 Saint-Gaudens pieces were introduced, the motto was purposely left off (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,600. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 1786		1907 $20 St. Gaudens. Flat relief. PCGS graded MS-63. Quite lustrous with extensive golden frost; some bagmarks (PCGS # 9141) . Estimated Value $1,350 - 1,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,783
Lot 1787		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded each MS-65. A trio of gems, we note one example has a light toning spot. Lot of 3 coins (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $5,400 - 5,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $6,325
Lot 1788		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded each MS-63. Lot of 3 coins (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $3,900 - 4,000. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,945
Lot 1789		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded each MS-65. A matched pair of golden gems. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $3,600 - 3,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1790		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded each MS-65. A matched pair of golden gems. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $3,600 - 3,700. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,140
Lot 1791		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS Genuine. All are Unc. with minor hairlines. Lot of 3 coins (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,300. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $4,255
Lot 1792		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded each MS-64. Each lightly toned. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,680
Lot 1793		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded MS-64. A lovely matched pair. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,623
Lot 1794		1908 $20 St. Gaudens. No motto. PCGS graded each MS-64. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9142) . Estimated Value $2,800 - 2,900. View details Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,565

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