2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

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...