2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1859-S $20 AU55 PCGS. The strike is very good, with trivial softness of detail only in the upper hair of Liberty. The luster is not far from complete.

1859-S $20 AU58 NGC. Although lightly abraded from a short stint in circulation, this Type One Twenty is remarkably free of sizeable distractions. Th

1860-S $20 XF45 NGC. This is a wholly original, olive-gold example with a typical abrasion count for a circulated Double Eagle from the San Francisco

1860-S $20 XF45 NGC. Considerable portions of the original luster glimmers in the peripheries. Only modestly abraded despite a brief stint in circula

1860-S $20 AU58 PCGS. A bold striking for this conditionally scarce Type One Twenty, with virtually complete luster under natural reddish patina. Only

1861 $20 AU55 NGC. Lustrous for the grade, with signs of flash even in the obverse field. Moderately abraded, but there are no serious blemishes. The

1861-O $20 AU58 NGC. The '61-O is a very scarce Type One issue that has a certain mystique lacking from other dates. Most of the mintage was st...

1861-S $20 AU55 NGC. Among early S-mint Double Eagles, only the 1861-S Paquet and 1866-S No Motto are more difficult to locate than the heavily minted

1862-S $20 XF45 NGC. The green-gold surfaces retain blushes of original luster in the more protected areas. Moderately abraded with ample remaining d

1862-S $20 XF45 PCGS. Much of the original luster is extant, and shimmers about the devices. The fields are lightly abraded with no individually sign

1862-S $20 AU53 NGC. Softly struck over the highpoints, the surfaces are original and show pronounced reddish patina around the devices. A scarcer is

1862-S $20 AU58 NGC. This issue is another of the conditionally scarce Double Eagles from our westernmost Mint. An About Uncirculated 1862-S is about

1862-S $20 AU58 NGC. Until recent years, the 1862-S was nearly unobtainable in any grade above About Uncirculated 55. Then, 68 pieces were released on

1864-S $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Both sides display golden-rose undertones with dominant orange-gold color. Well detailed with light

1865-S $20 VF35 NGC. Evenly distributed, moderate wear is seen on both sides of this green-gold example, but the surfaces are remarkably free of indi

1865-S $20--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A trifle dull after a thorough scrubbing and smarting from a hairline scratch in Liberty

1865-S $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Both sides are a little dull from the cleaning with interesting reddish color over otherwise olive-

1866 $20 AU58 NGC. The strike is very good, and the luster is flashy and nearly complete. Moderately abraded, but without any singularly mentionable b

1867-S $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Perhaps as detrimental as the cleaning is the presence of several rim bumps on the reverse. Import

1867-S $20 AU53 NGC. Both sides are noticeably bright from a semi-reflective finish. The surfaces display a reddish-gold sheen with a typical abrasio