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