Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 60

Pre-Long Beach Coin Auction

$20 Gold

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3245		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned. This is a dazzling golden specimen burning brilliant mint bloom, powerfully struck and preserved with scarcely a flaw. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3246		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Light toning. Aesthetically tempting, as fine a looking coin with Gem strike as you are apt to see, and all the while bristling with bright mint bloom, little in the way of toning. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,156
Lot 3247		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely even golden toning. The surfaces are untoned, rocking with fresh color, and quite lustrous Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,156
Lot 3248		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned and frosty. From center to periphery the intense flood of rolling luster flows. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 3249		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty with a hint of gold tone. The surfaces are untoned, oscillating with the golden hues these are noted for in Gem condition, and quite lustrous. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3250		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and frosty. Luminous, satiny luster and first-rate detail for this difficult issue. The surfaces are naturally toned. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,156
Lot 3251		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty and untoned. Displaying a consistent satiny brilliance on each side, this is a highly lustrous Gem that has beautifully preserved surfaces. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,156
Lot 3252		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Light hint of gold tone. A highly lustrous Gem that has well preserved surfaces, it displays a consistent satiny brilliance on each side. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3253		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Light gold tone. Brilliant throughout with fine-grain, matte-like surfaces, there are no defects on either side that require mention. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3254		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned. This is a significant example whose gently patinated surfaces show pinpoint striking clarity throughout and are mainly free of distracting marks. Another splendid Gem. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,156
Lot 3255		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned. Both the borders and the central zones are remarkable for their clarity of strike, and the frosty textured surfaces are golden like a warmly tinted sunset. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3256		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned. A brilliant, golden Gem with no visible imperfections other than for a few light ticks at Liberty's billowy upper gown. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3257		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned. Very few survivors could possibly equal the Superb technical merits and newness of this piece. In addition to its robust strike and nearly unblemished surface quality, both sides are luminous with mint brilliance. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3258		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty with a hint of light toning. Few survivors could ever equal the Gem precise standing and newness of this MS65. In addition to its forceful strike and nearly flawless surface quality, both sides are showy with mint brilliance. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3259		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and beautiful for the grade. This resplendent Gem that has impressive surfaces with a very good strike. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3260		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice even color. A lightly toned Gem whose admirable luster and surfaces are free from all but the most trifling luster grazes. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3261		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely rich golden colors. Choice for the grade, this too is a flashy, fully struck, and thoroughly gem '14-S almost ostentatious in its diamond-like sparkle. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3262		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly untoned. The surfaces are brilliant from the swirling mint frost that makes its home in on both sides. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3263		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Even golden toning. A brilliant and tremendously radiant Superb Gem that has unbeatable fields and devices. The luster twists and turns like a desert sidewinder as its shoots across the surface on either side.Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,156
Lot 3264		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly untoned. Frosted glass luster with impressive fields: just the quality that collectors crave in a Saint-Gaudens $20 gold coin. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,156
Lot 3265		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Even golden toning. The strike on this handsome number is nearly always sharp and clear, and the present Gem is not excluded from the class. The obverse is for all intents and purposes pristine. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3266		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. A hint of light gold tone. And highly lustrous with the flickering mint frost this S-mint coinage is so well known for. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3267		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lightly toned. Fully brilliant Gem, the surfaces put on show with only a few telltale abrasions consistent with the high grade. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 3268		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly untoned. Mint luster whose luminosity gives this coin much of its life and zest. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,185
Lot 3269		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Light even toning. Fully struck and particularly clean with profuse, dense mint frost. Fundamentally bright with just a hint of color across the original surface. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3270		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Light gold toning. A principally brilliant and therefore highly lustrous Gem that has carefully preserved surfaces. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3271		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck with a hint of tone. The brilliant surfaces are incredibly smooth and free of problems, other than a few inconsequential ticks. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3272		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice even toning. This stunning Gem has full mint brilliance, with frosty pure-as-gold surfaces. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3273		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Light gold tone; a desirable Gem. As regards the strike, there is none of the minor flatness to the details of the hair and high points of the design found on this sharply made coin. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3274		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely shades of golden toning. A great deal is often written about a coin's strike, and here bold detail from a high-quality strike, including the key central areas where a weak strike sometimes occurs, shows all its signs. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3275		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck and light golden toning. According to our observations, there is full detail from a good quality strike, including the crucial central areas where on some dates in the Saint-Gaudens series a weak strike often seems unavoidable. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3276		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice rich golden colors mixed in with satiny jewel surfaces of the true Gem. All this is perhaps exemplary, but also, the coin displays satisfactory detail from a first-class strike, including the important inner areas where a weak strike can lower the grade by a point or more. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3277		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Light golden colors. And so to another important aspect, the strike, where very acceptable detail from a good strike is found, including the main innermost areas where the bold strike is obvious. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3278		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Rich golden colors. Almost superb for the grade. But in the end, the grade often boils down to the strike, and here is found ample detail from a first-rate strike, including the vital interior areas where a weak strike is often prevalent. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3279		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Mostly untoned, the surface has a satiny appearance of Gem quality. Everyone knows the strike is also important, the coin offered has suitable detail from a superior strike, including the major inside areas. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3280		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty with light gold toning. Like the general run of coins of this year, pleasing detail shows from a excellent strike, including the strategic deepest areas. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3281		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Frosty and mostly untoned. It is interesting to see, also, more than enough detail from a outstanding strike, including the basic inmost areas where one demands sharp design features. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3282		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely golden colors. Probably a good many examples of this date are just as bold as this one. But we see generous detail from a exceptional strike here regardless, including the fundamental central areas where a weak strike might be found. An illustrious Gem. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3283		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Rich golden toning. When we said a moment ago this date is often well struck, that means not a trace of weakness to the Liberty's face and knee, her toes and the rock upon which her foot rests, areas that often improve the overall appearance and grade when well proportioned. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3284		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Another Gem, a splendid one whose lovely golden colors are prominently on display. With regard to detail, the coin has a more than reasonable strike, with no weakness to the main design. Pop 1,835; 102 finer (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3285		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. ANACS graded MS-64. Mostly untoned, this one stands before you, alone and unaided, as everything is sufficient for the choice MS64 grade to attract bids. An attractive '14-S Saint (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,754
Lot 3286		1914-S $20 St. Gaudens. ANACS graded MS-64. Frosty with light golden toning. A minor luster graze above the date fails in its effort to take attention from the smooth undulating luster. The coin has a great deal of beauty for one so modestly graded (PCGS # 9166) . Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,581
Lot 3287		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65+. Nice golden toning. In a new secure plus holder. The centers are warm colored and oscillating with deeper orange-gold shades. Far from the normal example of this issue is the respectable amount of detail throughout with no signs of weakness to the main features on Liberty such as her face, drapery folds, sandal or rocky pedestal (PCGS # 9168) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,530
Lot 3288		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely golden toning. Strong metal flow augments the already showy mint luster that covers the surfaces, giving the coin a special new, glowing appearance. The mint brilliance is only broken up by a rare tiny contact mark. A rounded impression was never the rule for Saint-Gaudens $20 gold pieces struck with the imprinted "S" mintmark that defines the 1915 issue. We are happy to say that the present Gem is a grand example of that rule in being very sharp throughout including centers (PCGS # 9168) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3289		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Well struck with nice golden toning. Rich luster and a well struck Gem that has gleaming fields. In one way, the luster sets the beauty. In another, the precision strike on every device of this coin completes the picture. Nothing about the piece is disturbing. We continue to play on the theme indefinitely that these gorgeous MS65 Saints are worth investigating for possible purchase (PCGS # 9168) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3290		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Nicely toned. This piece displays attractive color over nearly abrasion-free surfaces. Something perhaps worth adding to the smooth finish is how desirable this coin is with this precision strike. It has nothing to apologize for, everything is just now "as you like it" to borrow a term from The Bard, Shakespeare (PCGS # 9168) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3291		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice golden toning. A pleasant gem example swooning with delectable frost. No more than the luster comes a desirable strike. This piece is struck with technical exactness throughout the main devices. Science, with a thousand triumphs to her credit, has not yet succeeded in improving upon Saint-Gaudens $20 gold masterpiece, of whose artistry this '15-S is a proud reminder (PCGS # 9168) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3292		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Light golden toning. An immaculate, spinning-bright Gem, the surfaces spread light with vivid warm golden originality over both sides. Once pore over the surface of this piece with a magnifying glass and you will come away with a better understanding what it takes to make the MS65 grade; your wonderment will cease to be replaced by a greater respect for the experience of the PCGS graders (PCGS # 9168) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3293		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Lovely natural golden toning. Sharply struck throughout with pitching satin-fresh luster (PCGS # 9168) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,128
Lot 3294		1915-S $20 St. Gaudens. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice original toning. More often than not frosty for the issue, as seen here, the golden surface is nearly superb with few distracting bagmarks (PCGS # 9168) . Estimated Value $1,650 - 1,700. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $2,156

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