2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1853 $20 AU53 PCGS. Bright luster outlines the stars and legends. A tiny contact mark on the rim above the O in OF is the only remotely mentionable ab

1853 $20 MS61 NGC. In Uncirculated grades, the 1853 is definitely scarcer than the 1851 and 1852 issues which precede it. Only a couple of dozen piece

1854-S $20 MS62 NGC. This is a conditionally scarce survivor of the premier Liberty Double Eagle from the San Francisco branch mint. The strike is exp

1855-S $20--Rim Damaged, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A lightly hairlined representative with a minor obverse rim ding at 3 o'clock and...

1855-S $20 AU58 NGC. This is a conditionally rare offering from the second year of Double Eagle production at the San Francisco branch mint. The surfa

1857-S $20 MS64 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. There is something about these Central America coins that have an unreal quality. Type One Twenties ju

1857-S $20 Bold S MS64 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. 20B. This coin possesses the rich, swirling mint frost and orange-gold color that have come to

1858-S $20 VF35 NGC. A moderately abraded specimen that has bold star centrils and surprisingly abundant golden-brown luster. Important notice: We exp

1859-S $20 AU55 NGC. The base of the 18 in the date is lightly repunched. The borders have abundant bright luster, and the devices and stars are boldl

1861 $20--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. The left obverse field and the portrait are faintly hairlined. The luster is extensive, and the devic

1861-S $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A bold but hairlined Double Eagle that has a few minor abrasions on the cheek and chin of Liberty. S

1861-S $20 XF45 PCGS. A richly detailed piece that has no shortage of bright luster. The obverse has a few wispy slide marks, but is free from the hea

1862-S $20--Reverse Rim Damaged--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The reverse rim has a few depressions, the most noticeable of which is below the first T

1862-S $20 XF45 NGC. The bright luster is especially pervasive on the reverse. A moderately circulated but refreshingly unabraded specimen. Important

1865-S $20--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The base of the 1 in the date is repunched. An abrasively cleaned example with a pair of

1866-S $20 No Motto XF40 ANACS. Struck prior to the arrival of the new Type Two dies from the Philadelphia Mint, the 1866-S No Motto is, after the 186

1866 $20 AU55 NGC. The 1866 is an important first year of issue for the With Motto series. It is also conditionally challenging with most examples see

1868 $20 AU58 PCGS. The 1868 is an underrated issue among Type Two Twenties. Most of the remaining pieces from the original mintage of 98,600 pieces a

1868-S $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A hairlined representative that has a few pinscratches below RIC in AMERICA, and a small scrape in t

1869-S $20 XF45 PCGS. Abundant luster swirls across the stars, legends, and devices. The stars are softly struck, but the centers have rich details. A