2003, Orlando, FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #308 - Sessions 5 and 6

1910-D $10 MS64 NGC. A nicely struck and flashy near-Gem that has exceptionally clean fields. An impressive type coin of this popular series. Importan

1910-D $10 MS64 PCGS. With sharp strike, attractive color and pleasing surfaces, this is a very presentable example for the type collector. Population

1910-D $10 MS66 PCGS. The '10-D (2.3 million pieces produced) may be the most easily obtainable branch mint issue in the Indian Eagle series, bu...

1910-S $10 MS62 PCGS. A richly detailed example that has unbroken cartwheel luster and attractive orange-gold color. A small contact mark below the D

1910-S $10 MS62 PCGS. A lustrous piece that has a good strike and relatively clean surfaces. A scarce issue in Uncirculated grades, as is generally th

1911-D $10 AU55 NGC. A briefly circulated representative that has considerable luster and only light rub. An absence of bothersome abrasions contribut

1911-S $10--Damaged--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. Sharply struck. On the cheek of the Indian someone tried to lessen the effect of a scratch by hitti

1912 $10 MS63 NGC. A bright and highly lustrous specimen that is without any notable contact marks. The fields have good eye appeal. Important notice:

1912 $10 MS63 PCGS. Faint golden hues are noted on both sides of this specimen. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-2

1912-S $10 MS64 PCGS. The 1912-S is a very challenging issue to locate with good eye appeal in any grade. This piece has the usual fine-grain surfaces

1913 $10 MS62 NGC. A highly lustrous and well struck Eagle that has bright and pleasing surfaces. The upper right reverse field has a couple of faint

1913 $10 MS63 NGC. A lustrous yellow-green example that has a small contact mark on the jaw of Liberty, while a minor abrasion affects ST in STATES. L

1913 $10 MS63 PCGS. An attractive satiny gold eagle that is free of the distracting contact marks that are seen on the typical Mint State 63 specimen.

1913 $10 MS63 NGC. Attractive, granular luster. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Prem

1913-S $10 MS60 PCGS. Among the rarest Indian Eagles in Mint State, the 1913-S (66,000 pieces produced) is the key to the series at or above the MS64

1914 $10 MS61 ANACS. Sharply struck with bright yellow-gold coloration. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per h

1914 $10 MS65 NGC. An unsung condition rarity among P-mint Indian Eagles, the 1914 is more challenging to locate in the finer Mint State grades than t

1914-S $10 MS62 PCGS. A nicely struck and lustrous Eagle that has a seemingly pristine obverse field and an impressively preserved reverse. Liberty&...

1915-S $10 AU58 PCGS. A vibrant example of this scarce, low mintage (59,000 pieces) S-mint. Both obverse and reverse are sharply defined beneath flash

1916-S $10 MS61 NGC. A lustrous piece that is boldly struck aside from the right half of the olive branch. A wispy pinscratch on Liberty's jaw i...

1916-S $10 MS61 PCGS. Sharply struck with bright golden-orange color, this Mint State specimen is lustrous and shows no signs of wear, with only light

1932 $10 MS64 NGC. A sharply struck and carefully preserved near-Gem, with gleaming satiny surfaces. Typically marked for this grade, the color is ric

1932 $10 MS64 NGC. A well struck example that has pleasing cartwheel luster and attractive orange-gold color. A small contact mark below the M in UNUM

1932 $10 MS64 NGC. A lustrous honey-gold near-Gem that has a carefully preserved obverse. The only affordable gold issue of any denomination from the

1932 $10 MS64 NGC. A lustrous near-Gem displaying gorgeous satiny surfaces and rich golden-orange color. There are a few trivial abrasions on each sid

1932 $10 MS64 PCGS. Well struck with bright, frosty surfaces and the look of an even finer grade. Worthy of a premium bid. Important notice: We expect

1932 $10 MS65 NGC. This fully lustrous and smooth Indian Eagle would make an attractive addition to a Gem quality type set. Sharp definition is noted

1907 $10 Wire Rim Indian Head Ten Dollar, Plain Edge, Judd-1774A, Pollock-1996, Unique, Satin PR62 NGC. Assuming the office of President, after the un

No Lot Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Premier live bid software cannot keep up with

1850 $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A richly detailed but harshly cleaned example. The W in TWENTY has a few tiny freckles of russet patin

1850 $20 AU53 NGC. Rich olive-gold color warms to medium yellow-gold shades as the coin rotates into the light. The overall sharp striking detail that

1850-O $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Sharply struck and free from any noticeable abrasions, but bright overall from cleaning. Important n

1851 $20 XF45 PCGS. A sharply impressed specimen with most of the original design details intact, there is slight wear on the crown and on Miss Libert

1851 $20 AU55 NGC. Lightly circulated olive and yellow-gold example. Usual marks for the grade with plenty of luster. Important notice: We expect to b

1851 $20 AU55 NGC. Lustrous with highly reflective surfaces and numerous contact marks. From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect t

1851-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Not of a low mintage as such, this issue is extremely scarce in AU condition or above. NGC and PCGS together have only graded a

1852 $20 AU50 ANACS. Bright golden-orange surfaces with a noticeable mark in the lower right obverse field and another across the right side of the gl

1852 $20 AU58 NGC. A boldly struck representative that has extensive bright luster. The obverse is moderately abraded, but there are no individually b

1852 $20 AU58 NGC. An attractive, lustrous and appealing example of the Without Motto type of Liberty Head Double Eagle.From the Aaron Bliss Collectio

1852-O $20 XF45 PCGS. Early O-mint Liberty Double Eagle that has seen only honest wear and an olive-green patina has set in. A couple of marks in the

1852-O $20 AU50 PCGS. The total reported mintage of 190,000 for this issue was not nearly as low as for some of the later New Orleans issues of the sa

1853 $20 AU53 PCGS. Well struck with reflective olive-gold surfaces. Usual marks for the grade. From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We

1853-O $20 XF45 NGC. A nice Extremely Fine example of this New Orleans Mint issue with a scant mintage of 71,000 pieces. From the Aaron Bliss Collecti

1854 $20 Small Date AU53 NGC. Satiny with delicate orange and rose accents. Surface marks are relatively sparse for this soft, heavy issue. Important

1854 $20 Small Date AU55 NGC. The A in STATES has a broken middle serif (Breen-7166.) Numerous small contact marks are distributed over both sides of

1854 $20 Large Date AU58 NGC. Breen-7168. The vast majority of extant 1854 Double Eagles display a Small Date logotype. The die that impressed this co

1854-S $20--Tooled, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Well, at least it isn't sea salvaged, and it actually does retain fair portions of min...

1854-S $20 AU55 NGC. The first Double Eagle issue struck at the San Francisco Mint, and popular for that reason. This Choice AU representative display

1855 $20 AU53 PCGS. Lightly circulated scarce P-mint issue. Olive-green surfaces that retain luster in the protected areas. A few marks on Liberty&#...

1855-S $20 XF45 PCGS. The borders and devices have surprising luster, but the surfaces are moderately bagmarked and a trifle bright. A richly detailed

1855-S $20 AU50 ICG. Breen-7179. Broken A crossbar in STATES. Abundant orange-gold luster glimmers from protected areas of this sharply struck and lig

1855-S $20 AU53 NGC. Sharply struck, with slight weakness near the centers, this specimen retains very good eye appeal by virtue of its bright orange

1855-S $20 AU55 NGC. Adequately struck for this second year San Francisco issue, with a generous amount of the swirling, satiny luster intact. The yel

1856 $20 AU50 NGC. Lightly circulated with two pinscratches across the obverse.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auct

1856-S $20 AU58 NGC. Undoubtedly a coin that was originally in the hold of the S.S. Central America when she went down in a storm in 1857, but the ins

1857 $20 AU58 NGC. Light overall wear, with attractive surfaces and strike.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioni

1857-O $20 AU53 NGC. Writing in 1992, Winter estimates that only 14-17 1857-O Double Eagles are extant at the AU level. We believe that this figure is

1857-S $20 AU55 PCGS. Both the color and luster on this early S-mint Twenty are especially attractive and there are no overtly distracting surface mar

1857-S $20 MS62 PCGS. A boldly struck Type One S-mint with a vibrant, satiny sheen that is disturbed only by a few wispy obverse blemishes. Splashes o

1857-S $20 MS62 PCGS. Ex: S.S. Central America. Bold 7, Saint S. 20D. A lovely representative for the BU quality type collector, this golden-rose Twen

1857-S $20 MS65 PCGS. While there are hundreds of 1857-S Twenties available in the lesser grades of Uncirculated from the S.S. Central America, Gems a

1858 $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Sharply struck and obviously hairlined with on noticeable mark between stars 12 and 13. Important noti

1858 $20 AU58 NGC. The 1858 has the lowest mintage of any P-mint Twenty from the 1850s (except for the 1859) with only 211,714 pieces produced. Sharpl

1858-S $20 AU53 ICG. An even green-gold color is seen on both sides as is a lack of distracting marks and rather subdued luster.From the Aaron Bliss C

1858-S $20 AU58 ANACS. There is plenty of original mint luster remaining on both sides of this orange-gold and golden-rose colored survivor. The surfa

1859-S $20 AU50 PCGS. Above average definition with substantial luster remaining. Both sides exhibit myriad contact marks. This is not one of the rare

1859-S $20 AU55 NGC. Fourteen Type One Double Eagle issues were produced in the San Francisco Mint. The 1855-S, 1859-S, and 1860-S are tied for sevent

1860 $20 AU50 NGC. Lightly circulated with a minimum of blemishes.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots a

1860 $20 AU55 PCGS. A sharply struck representative that has ample mint luster and a relatively unabraded reverse. The portrait and left obverse field

1860-S $20 AU55 NGC. The 1860-S is a scarcer Type One Double Eagle and has not been found in hoard quantities as other issues. It is conditionally sca

1861 $20 MS62 NGC. Fully struck throughout with complete radials on the stars, fully defined hair details, and fully brought up stars on the reverse.

1861 $20 MS62 NGC. A perfect example to represent the Type One Double Eagle, both sides are overall sharp in striking quality. There is just a bit of

1861-O $20 AU50 NGC. An original example of this scarce and always-popular New Orleans issue. The rich green-gold surfaces have taken on a significant

1861-S $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A sharply struck example of this scarcer S-mint Twenty. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1861-S $20 AU50 NGC. Lightly circulated S-mint olive-green Double Eagle with no unsightly abrasions. From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice

1861-S $20 Paquet Reverse VF20 PCGS. The reverse design of this coin, which is distinguishable from that of all other Type One Double Eagles from the

1862-S $20 AU50 NGC. Circulated with an abraded obverse.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

1863-S $20 AU58 PCGS. A scarcer Type One S-mint Twenty that is now obtainable in Mint State because of the pieces that were brought up from the S.S. B

1863-S $20 MS61 NGC. A lustrous example of this popular Type One Twenty that is available now in larger numbers because of the large numbers of pieces

1864 $20 AU53 PCGS. While the 1864 is not as difficult to locate in the finer circulated grades than, say, the 1862 and 1863, it is still a scarce Civ

1864-S $20 AU53 PCGS. The discovery of more than 100 examples as part of the S.S. Central America treasure has made the '64-S relatively obtaina...

1864-S $20 AU55 NGC. A second, and even finer '64-S Twenty, this coin retains plenty of frosty mint luster despite light wear and scattered abra...

1864-S $20 MS60 Cleaned Uncertified. A moderately cleaned piece that has ample luster and a bold strike. The reverse rim has a small abrasion at 8 o...

1865 $20 AU55 PCGS. Lots of luster remains on both mark-free sides. Still somewhat frosty and completely problem-free, an unusual condition in this li

1865 $20 AU58 NGC. The 1865 (351,200 pieces produced) is an overlooked rarity, particularly in grades at or near the Mint State level. Minimally worn

1865-S $20--Scratched--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. A wispy pinscratch crosses the 5 in the date, and is so faint that it hardly seems worthy of the S

1865-S $20 MS61 NGC. Ex: Brother Jonathan. A sharply impressed example, and a strong candidate for inclusion in an Uncirculated type set. This orange-

1866-S $20 No Motto XF40 NGC. The approximate mintage of this issue is 12,000 pieces, all of which were delivered in February of 1866. After the 1861-

1866 $20 XF40 NGC. First year with motto above the Eagle. Lightly circulated with an olive-gold color.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notic

1866-S $20 Motto VF35 NGC. Traces of remaining mint luster cling to the legends and devices. This circulated representative of a first-year type is le

1866-S $20 Motto AU53 PCGS. The 1866-S is a rare issue in any grade and a definite condition rarity in AU with just a couple of dozen pieces certified

1867 $20 MS61 NGC. Beautiful reddish-gold color overlays both sides, and the frosty textured luster is also immediately appreciable. The combination o

1867-S $20 AU53 NGC. Hints of red in the protected areas and the fields are olive-gold on this lightly circulated example.From the Aaron Bliss Collect

1868 $20 AU58 ANACS. Repunched Date. Only one other P-mint Type Two Twenty has a lower mintage, but the 1868 (98,600 pieces struck) is appreciably rar

1868-S $20 AU50 NGC. Lightly circulated with attractive surfaces. From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots a

1868-S $20 AU53 PCGS. Bright yellow-gold luster illuminates the borders and devices. Richly detailed and without obtrusive contact. A small amount of

1868-S $20 AU58 NGC. Partially lustrous, particularly in the more protected areas around the peripheral devices, this coin displays attractive color i

1869 $20--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. A lightly cleaned piece that has ample bright luster within the stars, legends, and devices. The rever

1869-S $20 AU50 NGC. Lightly circulated with nice eye appeal. Luster still remains. From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be

1869-S $20 AU53 PCGS. Lightly abraded throughout, this specimen nevertheless remains a desirable item by virtue of its sharp strike, attractive origin