2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1908-D $20 No Motto MS63 NGC. Moderately abraded with nice luster and adequate definition for the issue. Important notice: We expect to be auctionin

1908-D $20 No Motto MS64 PCGS. Well struck for the issue with full, bright luster and a few light marks that prevent Gem consideration. Important no

1908-D $20 Motto MS60 ANACS. Rich orange-gold in color and with a very good strike. The luster is flashy on the reverse, and is full but a bit more s

1908-D $20 Motto MS63 Uncertified. Pinkish-gold in color, the surfaces are well frosted with a bold, expertly balanced strike. Important notice: We

1909-S $20 MS62 PCGS. Lustrous with a very good strike, but the obverse has many individually minor abrasions. Important notice: We expect to be auc

1910-D $20 MS63 PCGS. An attractive example that is lustrous with a very good strike. The surfaces are nicely preserved. Important notice: We expect

1910-D $20 MS64 NGC. The originally colored, golden-rose surfaces are well detailed for the type with only a few scattered bagmarks. Important notic

1910-S $20 MS62 PCGS. Modestly abraded and lustrous with a good strike. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per

1911-D $20 MS63 PCGS. Well struck with very good luster. The surfaces are nicely preserved. Struck from slightly rotated dies. Important notice: We

1911-D $20 MS63 NGC. Reddish-gold color accents the rich endowment of frosty luster. Scattered bagmarks are consistent with the Select level of prese

1911-D $20 MS65 NGC. Highly lustrous and well struck with pleasing surfaces. A coin that unquestionably merits its Gem designation. Important notice

1911-S $20 MS63 NGC. Lustrous with a very good strike. The reverse has a few small powdery black spots, but the fields lack bothersome abrasions. Im

1913-D $20 MS63 NGC. Well struck and lustrous with pleasing fields. A Double Eagle with attractive eye appeal. Important notice: We expect to be auc

1913-D $20 MS63 PCGS. Nicely struck with very good luster and an especially well preserved reverse. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lot

1914 $20 AU58 ANACS. Lustrous with a very good strike and a touch of rub on the knee of Liberty. A nice coin for the grade with an especially well pr

1914-S $20 MS63 PCGS. A very good strike with flashy luster and a nicely preserved reverse. A luster graze in the left obverse field provides the onl

1914-S $20 MS65 NGC. Well struck with rich luster and a well preserved reverse. A pair of luster grazes in the left obverse field are noted only for

1915 $20 MS62 PCGS. Hints of honey-gold patina highlight each side. The strike and luster are good, and the surfaces are lightly abraded as is consis

1915-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Well struck and lustrous with excellent eye appeal due to the relatively unmarked surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be

1920 $20 MS63 PCGS. Lustrous with a good strike and lightly abraded surfaces. A wispy streak of grease (as struck) bisects the reverse, but is hardly

1920 $20 MS63 NGC. Sharply struck with sparkling mint luster. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Som

1922 $20 MS63 PCGS, a very good strike with good luster and a somewhat abraded obverse, Liberty has curious spikes (as struck) that protrude into the

1923-D $20 MS60 ANACS. Although slightly subdued, the satin luster on both sides is complete in the fields. Lightly, yet not excessively abraded. Im

1923-D $20 MS65 NGC. A well struck coin, with the fingers that grip the torch unusually well defined. Lustrous with fields that are uncommonly free o

1924 $20 MS63 NGC, sparkling surfaces with sharply impressed devices; and a 1924 MS63 NGC, adequately defined with full luster and minor rim bumps. 2

1924 $20 MS64 PCGS, a very nice example; 1925 MS64 PCGS, a few light obverse luster grazes and a few tan toning specks; and a 1926 MS64 PCGS, a lovely

1924 $20 MS64 NGC. Boldly struck with brilliant, flashy luster and a few light contact marks. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at t

1924-S $20 MS63 NGC. Even though 2.3 million pieces were struck of this issue, for many years it was considered to be the rarest issue in the entire S

1924-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Original greenish-gold surfaces are quite frosty and exhibit an attractive, satiny brilliance. Surface marks are minimal for thi

1925 $20 MS63 PCGS. Lustrous and bright with a good strike and above average surface preservation. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots

1925 $20 MS63 NGC, lustrous with a good strike, a well hidden small scrape on Liberty's thigh, and several crimson-brown spots on each side; and...

1926 $20 MS63 PCGS. Highly lustrous with a typical strike and lightly abraded surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rat

1926 $20 MS65 NGC. Luster flows effortlessly across the nicely detailed surfaces. An attractive Gem that would be a splendid addition to a gold type

1927 $20--Tooled Reverse--ANACS. Unc. Details, Net AU50. Bright with green-gold color. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

1927 $20 MS63 PCGS. Lustrous with a good strike and a pair of tiny copper stains. There are no distracting abrasions. Important notice: We expect to

1927 $20 MS65 NGC. Lustrous with a very good strike and faint lavender patina on the eagle's plumage. A Gem with generally pleasing surfaces. ...

1928 $20 MS63 PCGS. Lustrous with a very good strike and pleasingly unblemished fields. A small abrasion on Liberty's waist does not distract. ...

1928 $20 MS67 PCGS. A lustrous blazer, with a strike so exacting that all the fingers on both hands are fully defined. The surfaces come tantalizingly

1852 $10 Assay Office Ten Dollar AU58 NGC. K-12a, R.5. Struck under the auspices of Curtis, Perry, and Ward after Moffat retired in February, 1852. Th

(1842-52) G$1 A.Bechtler Dollar, 27G. 21C.--Repaired--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF30. K-24, R.3. Both sides exhibit a blend of greenish-gold and copper-g

S.S. Central America Gold Ingot. Kellogg & Humbert. The top side reads No 852 / 23.08 Oz / 861 FINE / $410.78. The right side has the company lo...

1853 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-101, R.5, MS60 Corroded Uncertified. A bit softly struck, the spots from the gold/copper alloy have reacted ha

1855/4 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-106, R.5, MS64 PCGS. Deep reddish-coppery color covers both sides of this lustrous near-Gem. Important not

1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-107, R.5, MS64 PCGS. This crudely produced variety shows evidence of extensive die rust on each side. The gre

1854 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-108, R.5, MS63 PCGS. A scarcer Period One piece struck by Antoine Nouizillet. This is a sharply defined examp

1855 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-110, R.5, MS63 PCGS. A well produced green-gold example with a few small alloy stains about the obverse perip

1856 25C Liberty Octagonal 25 Cents, BG-111, R.4, MS63 PCGS. Prooflike with rich violet and gold patina. The designs mimic the contemporary gold doll

Undated 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-202, R.7, MS63 PCGS. This Period One Quarter was discovered independently by John Work Garrett and Freddie Boyd

1853 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-214, R.7, MS63 PCGS. Select surfaces with semi-prooflike fields.Ex: Virgil Brand Collection (Bowers and Merena, 11

1854 25C Liberty Round 25 Cents, BG-216, R.7, MS62 PCGS. A seldom seen Period One Quarter. Only four pieces were traced by Breen and Gillio. There is