2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1876-CC $20--Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF20. The honey-olive surfaces are boldly detailed in virtually all areas despite light overall wear. Sc

1876-CC $20--Scratched--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The obverse has several lengthy pinscratches that distract the viewer. The shield on the reverse

1876-CC $20 AU55 NGC. Both sides retain ample mint luster with green-gold color and a few sprays of reddish-rust patina around the obverse periphery.

1876-CC $20 MS62 NGC. Although not a truly rare date, this issue experiences strong demand as an early gold product of the Carson City Mint. The strik

1876-S $20 MS62 NGC. BU type collectors should appreciate this Type Two Double Eagle from the San Francisco Mint. The surfaces are frosty in finish wi

1876-S $20 MS62 PCGS. Thin die cracks (as struck) travel through UNITED STATES OF on the reverse. Lustrous with a very good strike. The cheek has a sh

1877 $20--Scratched--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU55, lustrous with a very good strike, moderately abraded with a series of fresh pinscratches in the low

1877-S $20 MS61 NGC. Hints of reflectivity are seen in the fields of this well struck, BU quality example. The otherwise orange-gold color yields to

1878 $20 MS62 NGC. Well struck for the type with flashy luster. The upper left obverse has numerous tiny abrasions that impact Liberty's nose. ...

1878 $20 MS62 NGC. The satiny surfaces are typically abraded for the grade, but the fully struck devices and even golden color enhance the overall ey

1878 $20 MS62 NGC. The surfaces are bright with frosty luster and modest cartwheel effects. Sharply struck with scattered handling marks. Important

1879 $20 AU50 ANACS, a scarcer date with a good strike and bright luster but hopelessly abraded; and an 1879-S AU55 ANACS, bright and mildly prooflike

1879 $20 MS61 NGC. Although this issue's original mintage of 207,630 pieces is not excessively low for the series, the 1879 is not well represen...

1879-S $20 AU58 ANACS. Full luster with numerous contact marks, but little in the way of actual wear and the appearance of a Mint State coin. Import

1879-S $20 AU58 NGC. Both sides are green-gold in color with ample remaining luster and no singularly distracting abrasions. Important notice: We ex

1879-S $20 MS60 NGC. This well lustrous (for the grade) example is overlaid in orange-gold color that lightens to pastel hues in the centers. Crisply

1880-S $20 AU53 ANACS, lustrous and richly detailed with typical, moderate abrasions; and an 1884-S AU55 ANACS, with nearly full luster and a sharp st

1881-S $20 MS61 NGC. Soft green-gold color overlays the lightly abraded surfaces of this crisply impressed example. The luster is too subdued to warr

1882-CC $20 AU55 NGC. This Choice About Uncirculated example retain considerable mint luster over the golden-rose surfaces. The striking definition i

1882-CC $20 AU55 PCGS. From a very good strike, with ample remaining mint luster that is essentially complete except for the obverse field. The lower

1882-CC $20 MS60 NGC. The 1882-CC, from a mintage of just 39,140 pieces, is not the rarest Carson City Double Eagle from the 1880s, but high grade (AU

1882-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Well struck with flashy luster. While the reverse is moderately abraded, the obverse is nicely preserved. A small scratch above

1884-CC $20 MS61 NGC. The 1884-CC, from a mintage of 81,139 coins, is one of the few Carson City Double Eagles that can from time to time be found in

1884-S $20 MS61 ANACS. Lustrous with a very good strike and only modestly abraded for the grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots a

1885-S $20 MS61 NGC. Lustrous and bright with bold definition and contact marks on both sides. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

1885-S $20 MS62 NGC. An attractive example that is sharply struck and lustrous, with relatively clean surfaces for the grade. Important notice: We e

1888 $20 AU55 ANACS, a good strike with nice luster, typically abraded with a scuffy cheek; and an 1889--Damaged, Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU5

1889 $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Both sides have faint hairlines from a light cleaning. The strike is very good. The remaining luster

1889 $20 MS63 NGC. Refreshingly clean, satiny surfaces have excellent sharpness and eye appeal. With a small mintage of only 44,070 business strikes,

1889-CC $20 AU58 PCGS. This is an attractive near-Mint survivor from an original mintage of just 30,945 pieces. Actually, the '89-CC is among t...

1889-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Extremely lustrous and draped in rich reddish-orange patina. A few modest facial marks do more to limit the grade than any other

1889-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Bright luster with nicely brought up devices and light marks consistent with the grade. Only five pieces have been certified fin

1889-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Well struck with full luster and moderate abrasions. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 p

1889-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Bright, with nicely struck devices and moderate contact marks on the obverse. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots

1889-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Sharply defined with bright luster and a noticeable contact mark on the first star. Important notice: We expect to be auctionin

1890 $20 MS63 NGC. A wholly original, satiny example of this lower mintage Double Eagle, one of 75,995 pieces struck. The obligatory facial marks are

1890-CC $20--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU55. The obverse is lightly cleaned except for an area of more thorough burnishing in the lower left o

1891-S $20 XF45 Uncertified, moderately abraded; 1892-S AU50 Uncertified, several deep abrasions are located on and around Liberty's nose; and a...

1891-S $20 MS63 NGC. Lustrous and sharply struck with a few luster grazes on the portrait that are appropriate for the grade. The reverse surfaces ar

1891-S $20 MS63 NGC. Well defined and lustrous with moderate obverse scuffing. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-

1892-S $20 MS64 PCGS. Soft, satiny luster with nicely impressed features and a few light marks that prevent this pleasing example from receiving Gem c

1893 $20 MS62 PCGS. Modestly abraded with a good strike and very good luster. The reverse has a faint streak of grease marks. Liberty's cheek h...

1893 $20 MS62 ICG. The satiny features exhibit pleasing brightness in the fields and bold striking definition. A golden-rose coin for BU type purpose

1893 $20 MS63 ICG. Lightly scuffed with bright surfaces and a decent strike. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-25

1893 $20 MS63 ICG. Nice luster with a good strike. There are a few light obverse luster grazes, and faint traces of grease (as struck) on the cheek t

1893-S $20 MS63 NGC. Shimmering luster with slightly less than full definition and a few small obverse abrasions. Important notice: We expect to be

1894 $20 MS63 PCGS. Well struck and lustrous, with a moderate number of luster grazes but no abrasions that merit individual mention. Important noti

1894 $20 MS63 NGC. Orange-gold in color, the frosty textured surfaces are lightly abraded with no individually mentionable distractions. A difficult

1894 $20 MS64 PCGS. Golden brilliance with nice definition and the normal marks one might expect of the grade. Important notice: We expect to be auct

1895 $20 MS63 NGC. A graze on Liberty's cheek is all that appears to bar this frosty, orange-gold example from a Choice BU designation. Import...