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