2004 Orlando FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #336 - Session 1

1861-S $20 MS61 NGC. Given the rarity and the fame of its Paquet Reverse counterpart, it should not be surprising that the 1861-S is an overlooked iss

1861-S $20 Paquet AU58 NGC. It is clear that this reverse variation was noted as early as 1865, as an 1861 Philadelphia Paquet Reverse double eagle wa

1862 $20 AU58 NGC. This issue has a low survival rate, from its original mintage of 92,168 pieces. Most collectors, however, (other than the small gro

1862-S $20 MS61 NGC. Gold coins continued to circulate in California throughout the Civil War. The 1862-S has a healthy mintage of more than 850,000 p

1863 $20 AU55 PCGS. Probably due to the Civil War, which essentially removed all U.S. coins from circulation throughout most of the nation, the 1863 D

1863-S $20 MS62 NGC. Ex: S.S. Brother Jonathan. When the steamship Brother Jonathan sank on July 30, 1865, it carried many gold bars and coins with it

1864 $20 MS61 PCGS. A mildly prooflike near-Gem that has a couple of moderate bagmarks that prevent a higher designation. Well struck and with an espe

1864-S $20 MS60 NGC. The fields and cheek have numerous minor abrasions, as is appropriate for the grade. Well struck aside from the centers of a coup

1865 $20 MS62 NGC. The 1 in the date is triple punched, and has traces of earlier punches both above and below the prominent 1. The 8 is also recut al

1865-S $20 MS65 NGC. Ex: Brother Jonathan. Two legendary shipwrecks account for many of the No Motto Gem Double Eagles that survive today. The first w