2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1895 $20 MS63 NGC. Well struck and lustrous. The reverse is clean for the grade, but the cheek of Liberty has many individually trivial abrasions. I

1895 $20 MS64 NGC. Satiny and well frosted, with only a few minor facial marks and delicate green-gold peripheral accents. While not too difficult up

1895 $20 MS64 NGC. The Choice example offered here, one of four Select or better 1895 Twenties in the sale, is supremely lustrous and modestly abrade

1896 $20 MS62 NGC, bright luster with few reverse imperfections and a normally marked obverse for the grade; and an 1899 MS62 NGC, numerous obverse co

1896 $20 MS64 NGC. Richly frosted overall, the surfaces are colored in original crimson-orange hues. This boldly struck example is uncommonly smooth f

1896-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Satiny with natural green-gold peripheral accents and no individually offensive surface marks. A tiny drift mark rests right on

1896-S $20 MS63 NGC. Moderate abrasions with bright luster and a nice strike. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-2

1897 $20 MS63 NGC. Highly lustrous with attractive light rose patina on the portrait. The reverse has miniscule speckles of charcoal color. The strik

1898 $20 MS62 NGC. A good strike with nice luster, good eye appeal, and relatively unabraded surfaces for the grade. Important notice: We expect to

1898 $20 MS62 NGC. The luster is slightly subdued beneath hazy olive-gold patina. Neither side reveals an excessive number of abrasions for the assig

1898 $20 MS63 NGC. A Select example of this more difficult P-mint on which the satiny surfaces are drenched in reddish-golden patina. The details are

1898 $20 MS63 ICG. Sparkling brilliance with nice devices and a few light marks as one might expect of the grade. Important notice: We expect to be

1898-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Lustrous with a very good strike. The surfaces are pleasing and do not have any bothersome abrasions. Important notice: We exp

1898-S $20 MS64 NGC. Well struck with flashy luster and an especially well preserved reverse. The surfaces have a bright orange-yellow patina that ad

1899 $20 MS61 PCGS, lustrous and bright with obverse scuffing; and a 1900-S MS61 PCGS, orange tinted luster with noticeable obverse contact marks. 2 c

1899 $20 MS62 NGC, well struck with light contact marks on both sides; and a 1904 MS62 PCGS, the obverse displays moderate to heavy scuffing with full

1899-S $20 MS63 NGC. This is a bright, lustrous example whose sharply struck features are relatively abrasion-free for the Select grade level. Impor

1899-S $20 MS63 NGC. Orange-gold patina with a decent strike and minimal imperfections for the grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning l

1899-S $20 MS64 NGC. Sharply struck with potent luster and relatively pleasing surfaces. Liberty's neck has a dark brown spot, but there are no...

1900 $20 MS63 NGC. Well struck with flashy luster and a few light luster grazes that do not distract. The upper reverse has traces of grease verdigri

1900 $20 MS63 PCGS. Lustrous with a very good strike. The fields are refreshingly well preserved, with far fewer than the usual number of luster graz

1900 $20 MS63 NGC. Fully struck with sparkling luster and the normal contact marks that one might expect of the grade. Important notice: We expect t

1900-S $20 MS63 NGC. The lustrous surfaces are orange-gold in color with modest cartwheel effects and scattered, relatively inconspicuous abrasions.

1901-S $20 MS63 NGC. The strike is very good, and luster flows effortlessly across the surfaces. The cheek is moderately abraded, but the fields are

1902 $20 AU58 PCGS. The mint luster is virtually complete, and the strike is very good. Lightly abraded, but with much better eye appeal than most ex

1902-S $20 MS63 ANACS. Bright, frosty luster with a few modest field marks in front of the portrait. The '02-S is hardly a common Double Eagle ...

1903 $20 MS65 NGC. Well struck and lustrous, with bright color and impressive eye appeal. There is a tiny alloy spot in the lower right shield. The re

1903-S $20 MS63 NGC. Lustrous with a typical strike and with pleasing, relatively unabraded surfaces. The 1903-S is somewhat less available than many

1903-S $20 MS63 NGC. Both sides are green-gold in color with bright, satiny features and a sharp strike. Important notice: We expect to be auctionin

1903-S $20 MS63 NGC. An especially bright and lustrous example, with crisp details from the strike. A Double Eagle with much eye appeal, as the field

1903-S $20 MS64 NGC. Lustrous with a very good strike. The surfaces are pleasing and do not have any bothersome abrasions. A small copper stain in fr

1904-S $20 MS64 NGC. A lustrous near-Gem with a very good strike. The reverse is especially nicely preserved. Important notice: We expect to be auct

1905-S $20 MS64 NGC. The devices are sharply impressed and the surfaces display glistening luster and light marks consistent with the grade. A conditi

1906-D $20 MS61 ANACS, the reverse is relatively unscathed; and a 1928 MS61 ANACS, with reasonable eye appeal. Both coins are lustrous with a very goo

1906-D $20 MS63 ANACS. Lustrous with a very good strike and an exceptionally clean reverse. Liberty's chin has a couple of trivial abrasions th...

1906-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Moderately abraded with orange-golden toning and considerable reflectivity on both sides. Important notice: We expect to be au

1907 $20 MS64 ICG. With lustrous, satiny features and dominant orange-gold color, this sharply impressed coin would fit nicely into a Choice type set

1907-D $20 MS63 ANACS. Lustrous and well struck with fields that have pleasingly few petty abrasions. While not a rare date, a nice coin nonetheless.

1907-D $20 MS64 PCGS. Lustrous and well struck with very clean fields. The plastic holder has seen better days, and its scratches and cloudy appearan

1893 $20 PR60 NGC. Here's an extremely scarce proof Double Eagle, one of a mere 59 pieces originally minted and only a couple of dozen specimens...

1901 $20 PR62 Altered Surfaces Uncertified. A very good strike with modest Cameo contrast between the radiant devices and the deeply mirrored fields.

1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS63 PCGS. A wonderful example, exquisitely struck and with modestly undisturbed surfaces that have the appearance of a

1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS63 NGC. Satiny yellow-gold surfaces reveal touches of reddish patina in the protected areas and are fairly free of ab

1907 $20 High Relief PR64 NGC. Proof High Reliefs cannot be distinguished from their business strike counterparts by any special diagnostics other tha

1907 $20 Arabic Numerals AU55 ANACS; and a 1907 Arabic Numerals AU58 ANACS. Both coins have good strikes, but with a flat nose on the face of Liberty.

1907 $20 Arabic Numerals MS62 NGC. Lustrous with a good strike. The reverse is especially pleasing, while the obverse field has no objectionable abra

1907 $20 Arabic Numerals MS64 NGC. A smooth olive-gold example with a small obverse rim bump at 10 o'clock. Important notice: We expect to be ...

1908 $20 No Motto MS63 NGC, well defined and a premium example of the grade; 1922 MS63 NGC, nicely struck with light marks on both sides; and a 1927 M

1908 $20 No Motto MS63 PCGS, brilliant luster with a nice strike for the issue; 1924 MS 63 PCGS, well defined with orange-gold coloration; and a 1925

1908 $20 No Motto MS66 PCGS. Ex: Wells Fargo. Very lustrous with honey gold patina and a good strike. Upon close examination, only the most trivial a