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