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

1913-D $20 MS62 NGC. Well struck with attractive, satiny luster.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

1913-D $20 MS63 NGC. Brilliant luster with much eye appeal on this original coin.From the George Coyman Collection. Important notice: We expect to be

1913-D $20 MS63 PCGS. Brilliant and lustrous with minimal markings on either side and nice, rich color. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning l

1913-D $20 MS65 NGC. Although roughly equal in overall rarity to the 1910-D and 1914-D, the 1913-D (393,500 pieces produced) is considerably rarer tha

1913-S $20 MS61 NGC. The Capitol building lacks bold definition, but the strike is otherwise exemplary. A bright and lustrous Double Eagle that has lu

1913-S $20 MS61 NGC. Frosty and attractive despite some extraneous non-circulated handling marks.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We

1913-S $20 MS62 PCGS. Generally above average in strike, this greenish-gold example displays a smattering of light and moderate bagmarks. Modest cartw

1913-S $20 MS64 PCGS. The 1913-S has the third lowest mintage in the Saint-Gaudens series with only 34,000 pieces struck. That low mintage coupled wit

1914 $20 MS60 NGC. Highly lustrous with appealing orange accents, being held back in grade by a sizeable scuff in the left obverse field. Important no

1914 $20 MS60 PCGS. This is a gorgeous Mint State specimen, with rich golden-orange color and flashy luster over cleanly struck, nicely preserved surf

1914-D $20 AU58 NGC. A lustrous, modestly abraded example that could easily pass for Mint State. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

1914-D $20 MS60 ANACS. A boldly struck and lustrous example of this popular mintmarked issue. The obverse is only lightly marked, while the reverse is

1914-D $20 MS63 NGC. Nice orange-gold luster with less than expected contact marks.From the George Coyman Collection. Important notice: We expect to b

1914-D $20 MS64 NGC. Lustrous coin with plenty of eye appeal.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the

1914-D $20 MS65 NGC. Minimally abraded with the distinct matte-like texture normally exhibited by this scarcer D-mint and uniform orange-gold patina.

1914-D $20 MS65 NGC. While the 1914-D is one of the more frequently encountered issues from the teens in the Saint-Gaudens series, it is seldom offere

1914-S $20 MS62 NGC. Bright golden-orange surfaces have the expected matte-like texture and a fair share of blemishes. Important notice: We expect to

1914-S $20 MS62 ANACS. The eagle's front wing has a couple of rose-violet toning spots, but this lustrous and lightly abraded example is otherwi...

1914-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Well frosted with originally colored surfaces and a typical abrasion count for the Select level of preservation.From the George

1914-S $20 MS63 NGC. Highly lustrous with nice eye appeal.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the ra

1914-S $20 MS65 NGC. A lustrous Gem that has a sharp strike and exquisite surfaces. A wonderful example of the type. Important notice: We expect to be

1915 $20--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net AU50. The fields are unnaturally bright from having been cleaned at one time.From the George Coyman Collecti

1915 $20 MS61 NGC. A moderately abraded example with traces of olive patina at the margins. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the r

1915 $20 MS62 NGC. This more difficult Philadelphia Twenty displays bright matte-textured surfaces and only scattered, light abrasions. Important noti

1915 $20 MS62 NGC. Yellow-gold example of this scarcer issue. A minimum of marks for the grade.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We e

1915-S $20 MS63 ANACS. Bright streaks of lemon-gold patina add to the beauty of this highly lustrous and well struck coin. A small contact mark in the

1915-S $20 MS64 PCGS. A lustrous and well struck near-Gem that has beautifully preserved surfaces. A splendid candidate for either a type set or a dat

1915-S $20 MS64 PCGS. Orange-peel surfaces impact a lustrous glow. A solid strike for this near-Gem.From the George Coyman Collection. Important notic

1915-S $20 MS64 NGC. Lustrous and well preserved.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200

1915-S $20 MS65 NGC. A bright and well struck Gem that has imposing cartwheel luster and impressively preserved surfaces. An attractive Double Eagle.

1915-S $20 MS65 NGC. With the usual satiny frost associated with this date in Uncirculated grades, this is an appealing example of this San Francisco

1916-S $20 AU55 NGC. A lightly circulated example that shows minimal abrasions and appealing orange-rose accents. Important notice: We expect to be au

1916-S $20 MS60 PCGS. A lustrous olive-gold example that has surprisingly clean fields, although the eagle has a small contact mark in the center of i

1916-S $20 MS64 NGC. Frosty and lustrous with only a couple of noticeable contact marks on the eagle to justify the grade.From the Aaron Bliss Collect

1916-S $20 MS65 NGC. Pleasing light gold color with exceptionally clean fields and some very light marks.From the George Coyman Collection. Important

1920 $20 MS61 NGC. Lustrous and bright, the surfaces are bathed in well blended orange-gold and golden-rose hues. There are no areas of bothersome str

1920 $20 MS62 NGC. Highly lustrous with no distracting marks.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the

1920 $20 MS63 NGC. Nicely struck, lustrous, with a minimum of abrasions.From the George Coyman Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctionin

1920-S $20 MS61 PCGS. We are pleased to be offering not one, but two Mint State survivors of this significant 20th century gold rarity. At the finer l

1920-S $20 MS64 NGC. In an average year, the elusive, heavily melted 1920-S Twenty makes a handful of auction appearances in lightly circulated condit

1921 $20 MS62 PCGS. The 1921 is one of the five or six rarest dates in the entire Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle series, this despite a not especially low

1922 $20 MS61 PCGS. A nicely struck piece that has strong luster and only a few unobtrusive luster grazes. While the 1921 Double Eagle is a major rari

1922 $20 MS62 NGC. Although noticeably abraded, this is a satiny, solid Mint State representative. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots a

1922 $20 MS62 NGC. Satiny yellow-gold example that is lustrous.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at t

1922 $20 MS64 NGC. Smooth, lustrous surfaces with very few abrasions.From the George Coyman Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning l

1922-S $20--Scratched, Damaged--ANACS. Unc Details, Net XF45. A short horizontal scratch covers several of the sun's rays on the obverse, but th...

1922-S $20 MS61 NGC. Well detailed for the issue and displaying scattered surface marks primarily on the obverse. Important notice: We expect to be au

1922-S $20 MS64 PCGS. The 1922-S is a popular Saint from the 1920s as it is one of the very few issues that is relatively available in Mint State. Onl

1923 $20 MS60 ANACS. Lustrous and relatively unabraded for the grade, with a typical strike and a tiny alloy spot (as made) between TW in TWENTY. Impo

1923 $20 MS61 ANACS. Bright and flashy with a crisp strike and an unimportant bagmark near 8 o'clock on the reverse. The 19 in the date is light...

1923 $20 MS62 NGC. Frosty and moderately abraded beneath rich reddish-gold patina. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 20

1923 $20 MS64 NGC. Clean and sharp but a little short in the luster department. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-2

1923 $20 MS64 NGC. Fully struck and lustrous with orange-gold surfaces.From the George Coyman Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1923 $20 MS65 PCGS. Despite a limited original mintage of 566,000 pieces, the 1923 has long been recognized as one of the more common Saint-Gaudens Do

1923-D $20 MS61 ANACS. Bright, even color and strong mint luster for the grade, with a number of small abrasions scattered over each side. Important n

1923-D $20 MS62 PCGS. The otherwise bold definition wanes a little in a few isolated areas, most noticeably over Liberty's head on the obverse. ...

1923-D $20 MS64 NGC. Orange-gold color with nice luster and several tiny abrasions.From the George Coyman Collection. Important notice: We expect to b

1923-D $20 MS64 PCGS. An attractive example of this Denver Mint issue, with nice surfaces and satiny Mint luster. Important notice: We expect to be au

1923-D $20 MS64 NGC. Well preserved orange-gold near-Gem.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rat

1923-D $20 MS65 NGC. Orange-gold Gem with satin fields. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes e

1923-D $20 MS66 PCGS. The 1923-D is one of the best produced of the available issues in the Saint-Gaudens series, and all of those attributes are on f

1923-D $20 MS66 NGC. The 1923-D, when offered in high grades, typically comes nice. This premium quality Gem is no exception. Beautiful orange-gold co

1924 $20 MS62 NGC. Bright, matte-like surfaces have noticeable contact marks on and to the right of Liberty's robe. Important notice: We expect ...

1924 $20 MS62 ANACS. Light honey-gold patina and impressive cartwheel luster add to the attraction of this nicely preserved representative. Liberty&...

1924 $20 MS63 PCGS. Both sides have rich blushes of lemon-gold patina. Well struck except for the upper half of the Capitol building. An exquisitely p

1924 $20 MS63 NGC. Orange-gold color with satiny green fields.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at th

1924 $20 MS64 PCGS. Lustrous and fully original. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour. Sometimes eBay Pre

1924 $20 MS65 PCGS. A bright orange-gold Gem that has immaculate surfaces and impressive luster. An impressive representative of this deservedly popul

1924 $20 MS65 NGC. Clean surfaces with excellent luster and a strong strike in all areas. A lovely Gem.From the George Coyman Collection. Important no

1924 $20 MS65 NGC. Thick mint frost covers each side of this sharply struck Gem. An appealing and problem-free example of this common date in the Sain

1924 $20 MS65 NGC. A lustrous and well struck Gem that has orange-gold fields and pinkish devices. Impressively preserved. The date appears to be ligh

1924-D $20 MS62 PCGS. One of two Mint State '24-D Saints in this sale, the present BU quality example is generally well struck toward the center...

1924-D $20 MS64 PCGS. The 1924-D is a moderate rarity from the 1920s. Akers considers it a Low R.7 and it is very rare in strict Gem condition. This i

1924-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Frosty greenish-gold surfaces are uniformly satiny and have acquired a pleasing reddish tint. Surface marks are far less numerou

1924-S $20 MS63 PCGS. Golden-rose and deeper orange-gold colors alternate as the coin rotates into and out of the light. The uncommonly sharp (for the

1924-S $20 MS65 NGC. The 1924-S is well known to specialists as a former great rarity that is not-such-a-great-rarity any longer because of hoards fou

1925 $20 MS62 PCGS. Somewhat liberally marked beneath olive and reddish patina. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-2

1925 $20 MS62 ANACS. A lustrous and luxuriously toned Double Eagle that has a good strike and relatively clean surfaces. The Philadelphia issues from

1925 $20 MS63 ANACS. A great looking Saint with rich golden color. A few contact marks on the obverse and reverse limit the grade.From the George Coym

1925 $20 MS63 NGC. Lustrous, yellow-gold surfaces with a minimum of blemishes. From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auct

1925 $20 MS64 PCGS. Rosy gold in color, this example would make an attractive addition to a 20th Century gold type set. A few random bagmarks prohibit

1925-D $20 MS64 PCGS. The 1925-D is an issue that we have a terrific amount of respect for. We see very few in any grade and high grade examples such

1926 $20 MS61 PCGS. Deeply and originally colored, the surfaces possess sharp striking definition from rim to rim. Somewhat abraded, but less so than

1926 $20 MS63 NGC. Lustrous and satiny. From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per

1926 $20 MS64 NGC. Bright and satiny with only a handful of minute luster grazes.From the George Coyman Collection. Important notice: We expect to be

1926 $20 MS64 NGC. . Only a few light surface marks take away from this coin. This orange-gold Twenty Dollar exhibits a better than average strike and

1926 $20 MS64 PCGS. Exceptionally clean, showing bright, yellow-gold color, and good luster.From the George Coyman Collection. Important notice: We ex

1926 $20 MS65 NGC. A flashy Gem that has a reasonable strike and carefully preserved surfaces. A small contact mark on the rim above the E in AMERICA

1926 $20 MS66 PCGS. Glowing mint luster characterizes this piece and each side shows subtly variegated orange-gold and yellow-gold coloration with an

1926-D $20--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU55. The otherwise sharp strike wanes ever so slightly over a few of the higher points of the obverse fi

1926-D $20 MS63 PCGS. Writing in 1990, Akers said, "Like the 1925-S, the 1926-D is one of the rarest and most underrated issues in the entire s...

1926-S $20 MS61 NGC. The surfaces are pleasingly unabraded for the grade. Well struck except for the upper half of the Capitol building. The upper obv

1926-S $20 MS65 NGC. The 1926-S Double Eagle, after a steady stream of migration from Europe over the past 25-30 years, is one of the more available m

1927 $20 MS60 Uncertified. Well struck for the type, this attractive specimen is lustrous and has rich yellow-golden color, which yields to an arc of

1927 $20 MS61 ANACS. A sharply struck example that has a beautifully preserved reverse and only a few unimportant contact marks on the obverse. The br

1927 $20 MS61 PCGS. A lovely and lustrous specimen that has outstanding eye appeal for the grade despite a tiny speck of grease (as made) on the obver

1927 $20 MS62 NGC. A shimmering golden-orange example with numerous light contact marks. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

1927 $20 MS62 ANACS. Bright, sharp, and attractive even for a lower grade piece. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-

1927 $20 MS62 ANACS. Lovely olive-gold color ensures the originality of this lustrous and attractive Double Eagle. A tiny alloy spot (as struck) is we

1927 $20 MS63 NGC. Satiny surface with very few abrasions for the grade.From the Aaron Bliss Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning