2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 3

1851-O $20 AU58 NGC.<p>The '51-O is the most available New Orleans Double Eagle. Of course, high grade examples such as this one are reall...

1852 $20 AU50 PCGS.<p>A pleasing example that has orange-gold patina and only a hint of rub. The luster is abundant. The left reverse field ha...

1852 $20 AU53 PCGS.<p>A well struck Double Eagle that has ample bright luster. The surfaces have numerous but individually minor abrasions. I...

1852 $20 AU55 NGC.<p>Minimally worn for this popular early issue and especially clean, with attractive reddish patina in the areas surrounding...

1853-O $20 AU58 NGC.<p>The '53-O is a scarce Type One New Orleans issue. It is considerably more challenging than the 1851-O and the 1852-...

1853-O $20 MS61 NGC.<p>Very scarce in strict Uncirculated grades, this piece is solidly in the Condition Census with none listed higher on Win...

1854 $20 Small Date AU53 ANACS.<p>Breen-7167. The date is sharply repunched. The wingtips of the eagle have light rub, but the strike is sharp...

1855 $20 AU58 NGC.<p>The 1855 is considered the eighth scarcest of 17 Type One issues from the Philadelphia Mint. Some 100-150 pieces are know...

1855-O $20 AU53 PCGS.<p>Double Eagle production in New Orleans slowed considerably in 1855 after relatively large outputs from 1850 through 18...

1855-S $20 AU50 NGC.<p>Strongly struck beneath a light reddish patina that deepens to more discernable coppery-orange hues at the rims. Typica...

1855-S $20 AU50 ANACS.<p>The large mintmark is faint but legible. A lightly worn Double Eagle that has bright peripheral luster. When viewed u...

1855-S $20 AU53 PCGS.<p>A bright yellow-gold example that has above-average sharpness and displays a few bothersome field marks above and to t...

1855-S $20 AU58 NGC.<p>Conditionally challenging in AU and virtually unobtainable in Mint State, AU58 is about as fine an example as one is li...

1856-O $20 AU55 NGC.<p>The 1856-O is a classic U.S. gold rarity. It is the rarest New Orleans Double Eagle and is seldom offered for sale in a...

1856-S $20 AU53 PCGS.<p>Both sides of this bright yellow-gold example have the expected scuffiness from brief circulation and scattered larger...

1856-S $20 Split Serif AU55 PCGS.<p>Ex: S.S. Central America. Both sides have blushes of honey-gold patina. A lustrous Double Eagle that emerg...

1857 $20 MS62 NGC.<p>The 1857-P is surprisingly scarce in high grades, especially mint condition. Only 20-30 Uncirculated coins are believed t...

1857-O $20 AU53 NGC.<p>The 1857-O is a median rarity among the popular New Orleans Double Eagles and is an extremely difficult issue in grades...

1857-S $20 AU50 ANACS.<p>Star 11 is recut on one of the points. The luster is especially extensive on the reverse. The surfaces are relatively...

1857-S $20--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Unc Details, Net AU55. The strike is razor sharp, but the surfaces are very lightly cleaned. There are tiny plan...

1857-S $20 AU58 PCGS.<p>The mint luster is nearly complete over each side, but just a bit lackluster. Reddish-olive patina gives the surfaces ...

1857-S $20 Spiked Shield MS64 PCGS.<p>Ex: S.S. Central America. The spiked shield variety is attributed by a pair of raised die lines (as stru...

1857-S $20 Spiked Shield MS64 PCGS.<p>Ex: S. S. Central America. 20A. The coins from this hoard present such a wonderful opportunity for gold ...

1858-O $20 AU58 NGC.<p>Finer than the '58-O in the Eagle Collection, and very rare in this grade with strictly Uncirculated examples virtu...

1858-S $20 AU50 PCGS.<p>A solid coin for the grade that comes very well defined and without any singularly offensive surface marks. Important...

1859 $20 AU50 ANACS.<p>With a limited original mintage of 43,677 pieces, one would think that the 1859 is widely recognized as a challenging d...

1859 $20 AU55 PCGS.<p>Another About Uncirculated example of this 1850s Double Eagle, this coin is yellow-gold in outward appearance. Indirect ...

1859 $20 MS61 NGC.<p>The 1859 has the lowest mintage figure of any P-Mint Type One Liberty Double Eagle with only 43,597 pieces struck. The ty...

1859-O $20 AU50 NGC.<p>The 1859-O is a widely recognized rarity among Liberty Double Eagles. Only 9,100 pieces were struck, and it is the four...

1859-S $20--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF45. Only lightly cleaned, but the upper left obverse has a couple of dark pitted spots. Nicely...

1860-S $20 AU50 NGC.<p>The '60-S is a prized Double Eagle. Considered a "second tier" rarity, it is quite difficult in grades of...

1861 $20 AU50 ANACS.<p>The luster is extensive and bright. A nicely struck example. The fields have the expected minor abrasions. Important n...

1861 $20 MS63 NGC.<p>Shimmering, satiny surfaces are alive with natural yellow-gold color and warm reddish highlights. The strike is superior,...

1861-S $20 XF45 NGC.<p>Relatively clean with a light reddish tinge in the protected areas. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots ...

1861-S $20 AU58 PCGS.<p>This is the first of two near-Mint examples of this (usually) scarce S-mint Civil War issue. Lightly abraded, there ar...

1861-S $20 AU58 NGC.<p>The '61-S is one of the more challenging S-mint Double Eagles to locate in AU and Uncirculated grades, even though ...

1861-S $20 MS61 NGC.<p>The '61-S is quite elusive in mint condition with only 9-12 pieces believed extant today. While 43 1861-S Twenties ...

1862-S $20 AU53 PCGS.<p>A bit of the normal mushiness for the issue along with scuffiness from brief circulation is seen on the obverse. Impo...

1862-S $20 AU58 NGC.<p>Thick mint luster characterizes this high grade S-mint Twenty Dollar. This coin represents excellent value for the coll...

1862-S $20 MS61 NGC.<p>Of the 68 1862-S Double Eagles recovered from the S.S. Brother Jonathan most were AU, with only 10-15 Uncirculated piec...

1863 $20 XF45 PCGS.<p>Several bothersome surface marks exist on the obverse, while the reverse has preserved much of its original prooflike lu...

1863-S $20 AU58 NGC.<p>A pleasing example of this scarcer S-mint Civil War issue, the surfaces retain generous portions of mint luster and eac...

1863-S $20 MS61 NGC.<p>The '63-S was a very rare Type One Twenty in Uncirculated grades before the Brother Jonathan was salvaged. The 116 ...

1863-S $20 MS61 PCGS.<p>A second MS61 example of this popular issue, this piece has somewhat dull surfaces but is extraordinarily clean for th...

1864 $20 AU55 PCGS.<p>The rarity of this date in Mint State explains the strong collector demand for About Uncirculated survivors. Actually, a...

1864 $20 MS60 NGC.<p>Ten points finer than the piece in our FUN Eagle Collection, the 1864 is very rare in strict mint condition. Only two pie...

1864-S $20 AU55 PCGS.<p>The '64-S is generally located in VF or XF grades, seldom is it finer. This Choice AU example is softly struck but...

1864-S $20 AU58 PCGS.<p>Brother Jonathan 377. An important bidding opportunity for the near-Mint type collector, this Type One Twenty is reddi...

1864-S $20 MS60 NGC.<p>Well struck with numerous small abrasions on each side which account for the grade. Light reddish-gold coloration. The ...

1864-S $20 MS60 PCGS.<p>A second Uncirculated example of this popular Type One Twenty. Each side has rich, original reddish patina and there a...