2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 4

1907 $20 MS63 PCGS. A bit softly struck with soft, subdued luster characteristics. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 20

1907 $20 MS63 PCGS. A lustrous and lovely representative with a nearly pristine reverse and a few unimportant abrasions on the obverse. Important noti

1907 $20 MS64 PCGS. Smooth, lustrous deep golden surfaces. Well struck, with very nice details in all devices. No major detractions, just a nice coin

1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS62 PCGS. While High Reliefs are an integral part of every Heritage Signature Sale, the sharpness of detail is strikin

1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS63 PCGS. From our New York 2002 Bullet Auction, lot 1750, where it was described as: "While the High Relief is...

1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS66 PCGS. A direct order from President Theodore Roosevelt overruled Chief Engraver Charles Barber's final compl...

1907 $20 High Relief, Flat Rim AU50 Cleaned, Rims Filed Uncertified. Although the majority of the rim is flat, there are short sections of wire rim ne

1907 $20 High Relief, Flat Rim MS66 PCGS. Struck with five blows from the working dies on the Mint's medal press, as were all High Relief Double...

1907 $20 High Relief PR64 NGC. Previously offered in our 2002 Central States Bullet Auction, where it was described as, "The uncommonly (even f...

1907 $20 Arabic Numerals MS61 ANACS. A lustrous and unabraded representative of this first-year issue. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lo

1907 $20 Arabic Numerals MS63 NGC. A lustrous beauty with honey-gold patina and clean fields. Although Liberty has a flat nose, the Capitol building i

1907 $20 Arabic Numerals MS63 PCGS. A moderately well struck example with a dark orange patina and no individually bothersome abrasions Important noti

1907 $20 Arabic Numerals MS64 NGC. Lustrous muted orange fields with only a few small scattered contact marks. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

1908 $20 No Motto MS61 ANACS, this is a bright, green-gold example with considerable sharpness of strike for the issue; 1914-S MS61 ANACS, suitably fr

1908 $20 No Motto MS63 NGC. The lower obverse has a pair of miniscule rim dings, but otherwise this lustrous, well struck and clean Double Eagle is en

1908 $20 No Motto MS64 PCGS. Lustrous and sharply struck with a couple of obvious abrasions on each side. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1908 $20 No Motto MS66 PCGS. This is an exceptionally smooth coin even for a date as common as the 1908 No Motto. The surfaces reveal little in the wa

1908-D $20 No Motto MS62 NGC, lustrous but with somewhat scuffy fields; and 1909-S MS62 NGC, nicely struck and lustrous, a minor reverse rim ding at 8

1908-D $20 No Motto MS63 NGC. Orange-golden surfaces with nice luster. A couple of light bag marks in the fields; otherwise attractive for the grade.

1908-D $20 No Motto MS63 NGC. Lustrous orange surfaces with scattered, mostly small abrasions in the obverse field. Important notice: We expect to be

1908-D $20 No Motto MS64 PCGS. A satiny example with matte-like fields. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per h

1908-D $20 No Motto MS64 PCGS. Flashy, lustrous golden surfaces with excellent great strike for its kind. An attractive coin for the grade with nice e

1909 $20 MS60 NGC. Lustrous and sharp with a good appearance for this normally heavily abraded grade. A lower mintage issue. Important notice: We expe

1909 $20 MS63 PCGS. A lustrous and well struck representative that has a few light luster grazes in the obverse field. A lower mintage issue, especial

1909 $20 MS63 PCGS. A problem-free example with rich cartwheel luster and a carefully preserved reverse. The Capitol building, the face, and the olive

1909 $20 MS63 NGC. A Select Uncirculated example of this scarce, early Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle. This piece shows an especially strong strike and fr

1909 $20 MS64 PCGS. Long overlooked in favor of the 1909/8, the 1909 plain is now widely recognized as a conditionally rare issue. In Mint State, this

1909/8 $20 AU55 ANACS. The luster is bright and essentially full, and the rub is mostly limited to Liberty's raised knee. The obverse field is s...

1909/8 $20 AU58 PCGS. A boldly struck example of this popular overdate. Rich, orange-golden surfaces with considerable frosty luster. There is a tiny

1909/8 $20 MS63 PCGS. The base color on both sides is olive-gold in shade, but direct angles reveal more vibrant reddish-gold overtones. This is a sat

1909/8 $20 MS63 NGC. This is an immensely popular issue due to its status as the only overdate in the Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle series. The otherwise

1909/8 $20 MS63 PCGS. Although several hundred 1909/8 Double Eagles emerged from hiding in Europe in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this issue is sti

1909-S $20 MS64 NGC. Thickly frosted with lovely olive-gold and reddish-gold colors, the surfaces display pleasing sharpness of strike. There are rela

1909-S $20 MS64 NGC. Rich olive-gold color. A well struck near-Gem with flashy luster and relatively clean surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be

1909-S $20 MS64 NGC. A lustrous and well struck near-Gem. The mintmark leans awkwardly to the left, and appears to be repunched as it has double serif

1909-S $20 MS65 NGC. More than 2 million '09-S Double Eagles were produced, and the date is easily obtainable in circulated grades. Mint State e...

1910 $20 MS62 NGC. A nicely struck and lustrous representative. The back of the eagle has a few minor abrasions, and the 0 in the date is affected by

1910 $20 MS63 PCGS. A pleasing example of the date with satiny luster and a few small marks. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the

1910 $20 MS63 PCGS. Golden-orange surfaces with somewhat frosty luster. Reasonable strike with no outstanding detractions. A clean coin with nice eye

1910 $20 MS64 PCGS. Fully defined throughout with attractive soft, frosted mint luster. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

1910 $20 MS65 NGC. The 1910 is one of the lesser seen P-mint Twenties in Uncirculated grades. It is especially elusive in Gem condition with only 21 o

1910-D $20 MS62 PCGS. This golden-rose, BU quality example is free of bothersome incompleteness of detail. The grade-limiting distractions include a s

1910-D $20 MS63 NGC. Bright and flashy with a good strike and brilliant luster. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-2

1910-D $20 MS64 NGC. Bold strike and vibrantly lustrous surfaces. Some light scattered field marks prevent this coin from being graded higher, but nev

1910-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Well struck and flashy with light luster grazes in the fields. The sun has a few small scratches that are far from the focal are

1911 $20 MS63 PCGS. Honey-gold surfaces with nice satiny luster and scattered abrasions. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

1911-D $20 AU50 Uncertified; 1924 AU55 Cleaned Uncertified, a little lackluster from the cleaning, yet not conspicuously hairlined; and a 1925 AU58 Un

1911-D $20 MS63 NGC. Warm olive-gold undertones peer through more vivid golden-rose patina. This is a well impressed (for the type) representative wit

1911-D $20 MS63 ANACS. Deep golden, frosty lustrous surfaces with good strike. No major distractions, and an appealing coin for the grade. Important n

1911-D $20 MS63 PCGS. A soft, satiny example, with nicely preserved surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250