2008 Jan. FUN Signature Coin Auction #454

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1851 $20 MS62 PCGS3297 - 1851 $20 MS62 PCGS
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<B>1851 $20 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> Garrett and Guth (2006) note that the 1851 is an early double eagle that has been generally overloo...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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1851 $20 MS63 PCGS3298 - 1851 $20 MS63 PCGS
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<B>1851 $20 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Though the 1851 double eagle has the highest mintage for the denomination in its decade, that heavy...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (17,000.00) = 17,000.00
 
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1855-O $20 AU55 NGC3299 - 1855-O $20 AU55 NGC
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<B>1855-O $20 AU55 NGC.</B></I> We are pleased to offer in this lot a Choice About Uncirculated 1855-O double eagle, the rarest co...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (45,000.00) = 45,000.00
 
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1857-O $20 AU58 NGC3300 - 1857-O $20 AU58 NGC
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<B>1857-O $20 AU58 NGC.</B></I> The typical example of this date grades VF or XF at best, with few AU coins still in existence. Mi...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (20,000.00) = 20,000.00
 
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1857-S $20 Spiked Shield MS65 PCGS3301 - 1857-S $20 Spiked Shield MS65 PCGS
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<B>1857-S $20 Spiked Shield MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Variety 20A. SSCA 0361. Peach toning graces the borders, and visits the fields and ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,250.00) = 9,250.00
 
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1857-S $20 MS65 NGC3302 - 1857-S $20 MS65 NGC
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<B>1857-S $20 MS65 NGC.</B></I> Variety 20-A, Spiked Shield. The Spiked Shield reverse is the most common pairing of the various d...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,000.00) = 9,000.00
 
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1857-S $20 Spiked Shield MS65 NGC3303 - 1857-S $20 Spiked Shield MS65 NGC
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<B>1857-S $20 Spiked Shield MS65 NGC.</B></I> <I>Ex: S.S. Central America</B></I>. While not so indicated on the...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,000.00) = 8,000.00
 
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1857-S $20 MS65 NGC3304 - 1857-S $20 MS65 NGC
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<B>1857-S $20 MS65 NGC.</B></I> Ex: <I>S.S. Central America. </B></I>Although not identified as such by NGC, thi...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,000.00) = 9,000.00
 
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1857-S $20 MS67 NGC3305 - 1857-S $20 MS67 NGC
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<B>1857-S $20 MS67 NGC.</B></I> Ex: <I>S.S. Central America. </B></I>It is difficult for modern-day collectors t...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (65,000.00) = 65,000.00
 
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1857-S $20 MS67 PCGS3306 - 1857-S $20 MS67 PCGS
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<B>1857-S $20 MS67 PCGS. CAC.</B></I> Ex: <I>S.S. Central America</B></I>. SSCA 6089. Variety 20B, Bold S. One o...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (90,000.00) = 90,000.00
 
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1857-S $20 Bold S MS65 PCGS3307 - 1857-S $20 Bold S MS65 PCGS
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<B>1857-S $20 Bold S MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: <I>S.S. Central America. </B></I>Variety 20B. SSCA 3899. A gorgeous ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,500.00) = 9,500.00
 
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1858-O $20 AU55 NGC3308 - 1858-O $20 AU55 NGC
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<B>1858-O $20 AU55 NGC.</B></I> Normal dies, mintmark clear and well formed. Overall, a pleasant example of this rarity. The first...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (18,000.00) = 18,000.00
 
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1858-O $20 AU58 PCGS3309 - 1858-O $20 AU58 PCGS
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<B>1858-O $20 AU58 PCGS.</B></I> The 1858-O double eagle is not one of the better made or well preserved issues in the Liberty Hea...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (25,000.00) = 25,000.00
 
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1861-O $20 AU55 NGC3310 - 1861-O $20 AU55 NGC
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<B>1861-O $20 AU55 NGC.</B></I> Few issues hold as much historical allure as the famous 1861-O double eagle. In his <I>Guide...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (40,000.00) = 40,000.00
 
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1861-O $20 AU58 NGC3311 - 1861-O $20 AU58 NGC
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<B>1861-O $20 AU58 NGC.</B></I> The 1861-O is a scarce Type One double eagle that has a certain mystique lacking from other dates....
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (50,000.00) = 50,000.00
 
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1861-S $20 Paquet AU58 NGC3312 - 1861-S $20 Paquet AU58 NGC
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<B>1861-S $20 Paquet AU58 NGC.</B></I> It is clear that this reverse variation was noted as early as 1865, as an 1861 Philadelphia...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (140,000.00) = 140,000.00
 
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1864-S $20 MS62 PCGS3313 - 1864-S $20 MS62 PCGS
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<B>1864-S $20 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> What is so special about a coin that grades "only" MS62? The answer in the case of the ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (13,000.00) = 13,000.00
 
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1865 $20 MS62 NGC3314 - 1865 $20 MS62 NGC
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<B>1865 $20 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Ex: <I>S.S. Republic.</B></I> Gleaned from this famous shipwreck, a sharply struck...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (13,000.00) = 13,000.00
 
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1866-S $20 No Motto XF45 PCGS3315 - 1866-S $20 No Motto XF45 PCGS
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<B>1866-S $20 No Motto XF45 PCGS.</B></I> The final No Motto double eagle issue has a place of significance among Type Two twentie...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (17,000.00) = 17,000.00
 
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1866-S $20 No Motto XF45 NGC3316 - 1866-S $20 No Motto XF45 NGC
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<B>1866-S $20 No Motto XF45 NGC.</B></I> Based upon the substantial amount of mint luster that remains evident on the surfaces of ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (25,000.00) = 25,000.00
 
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1866-S $20 No Motto AU58 PCGS3317 - 1866-S $20 No Motto AU58 PCGS
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<B>1866-S $20 No Motto AU58 PCGS.</B></I> Communication between the West Coast and the Atlantic states was slow at best during the...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (130,000.00) = 130,000.00
 
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1866-S $20 Motto AU58 NGC3318 - 1866-S $20 Motto AU58 NGC
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<B>1866-S $20 Motto AU58 NGC.</B></I> Gold coinage saw active use in the Old West, particularly in California, and many S-mint sur...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,000.00) = 8,000.00
 
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1869 $20 MS65 PCGS3319 - 1869 $20 MS65 PCGS
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<B>1869 $20 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Q. David Bowers' useful <I>Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins</B></I> neat...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (260,000.00) = 260,000.00
 
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1871-CC $20 XF45 ANACS3320 - 1871-CC $20 XF45 ANACS
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<B>1871-CC $20 --Cleaned--ANACS. XF45 Details.</B></I> Variety 1-A, the only variety known for the year. The 1871-CC double eagle,...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,000.00) = 9,000.00
 
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1871-CC $20 AU50 NGC3321 - 1871-CC $20 AU50 NGC
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<B>1871-CC $20 AU50 NGC.</B></I> According to Douglas Winter and Michael Fuljenz, writing in <I>Type Two Double Eagles 1866-...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (28,000.00) = 28,000.00
 
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1871-CC $20 AU53 NGC3322 - 1871-CC $20 AU53 NGC
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<B>1871-CC $20 AU53 NGC.</B></I> Numismatists would be fascinated to know that the combined mintage of all double eagles struck at...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (36,000.00) = 36,000.00
 
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1872-CC $20 AU55 PCGS3323 - 1872-CC $20 AU55 PCGS
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<B>1872-CC $20 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> The 1872-CC double eagle, coming from a mintage of 26,900 pieces, is a scarce issue. Douglas Win...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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1873-CC $20 AU55 PCGS3324 - 1873-CC $20 AU55 PCGS
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<B>1873-CC $20 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Doug Winter, in his definitive reference on the subject, <I>Gold Coins of the Carson City ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (16,000.00) = 16,000.00
 
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1873-CC $20 AU55 NGC3325 - 1873-CC $20 AU55 NGC
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<B>1873-CC $20 AU55 NGC.</B></I> Gold deposits peaked at approximately $5 million in 1873 at the Carson City Mint, according to Ru...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (12,500.00) = 12,500.00
 
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1875 $20 MS63 PCGS3326 - 1875 $20 MS63 PCGS
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<B>1875 $20 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Longacre's initials are obscured by a die file mark, as seen on other examples of this Philadel...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,250.00) = 8,250.00
 
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1877-S $20 MS63 Prooflike NGC3327 - 1877-S $20 MS63 Prooflike NGC
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<B>1877-S $20 MS63 Prooflike NGC.</B></I> The issues of 1877 marked the debut of the Type Three double eagles, which had the full ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (18,000.00) = 18,000.00
 
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1878 $20 MS64 NGC3328 - 1878 $20 MS64 NGC
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<B>1878 $20 MS64 NGC.</B></I> Though this early Type Three issue is readily available through higher circulated and even lower Min...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (20,000.00) = 20,000.00
 
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1879 $20 MS63 PCGS3329 - 1879 $20 MS63 PCGS
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<B>1879 $20 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> This P-mint double eagle issue is not at all common, but pieces are available in all grades up to M...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (13,000.00) = 13,000.00
 
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1879-CC $20 AU55 PCGS3330 - 1879-CC $20 AU55 PCGS
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<B>1879-CC $20 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> It is believed that a single set of dies were employed to produce 10,708 1879-CC double eagles. ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (16,000.00) = 16,000.00
 
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1879-CC $20 AU55 PCGS3331 - 1879-CC $20 AU55 PCGS
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<B>1879-CC $20 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> The 10,708 Carson City double eagles produced in 1879 were hard-working coins. Most existing exa...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (18,000.00) = 18,000.00
 
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1882-CC $20 MS60 NGC3332 - 1882-CC $20 MS60 NGC
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<B>1882-CC $20 MS60 NGC.</B></I> The 1882-CC double eagle is available in most grades from Very Fine to About Uncirculated, and wh...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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1888-S $20 MS65 NGC3333 - 1888-S $20 MS65 NGC
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<B>1888-S $20 MS65 NGC.</B></I> Although the 1888-S is among the most common S-mint double eagle issues from the 1880s, until this...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (48,750.00) = 48,750.00
 
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1891-CC $20 XF45 PCGS3334 - 1891-CC $20 XF45 PCGS
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<B>1891-CC $20 XF45 PCGS.</B></I> The 1891-CC double eagle is among the lowest-mintage emissions from the Carson City Mint, but du...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,000.00) = 9,000.00
 
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1891-CC $20 MS62 PCGS3335 - 1891-CC $20 MS62 PCGS
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<B>1891-CC $20 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> The low mintage of just 5,000 pieces for the 1891-CC double eagle is the second lowest for any C...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (42,500.00) = 42,500.00
 
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1896 $20 MS65 PCGS3336 - 1896 $20 MS65 PCGS
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<B>1896 $20 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Though the 1896 is considered one of the more available Type Three Liberty double eagle issues, it ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (19,500.00) = 19,500.00
 
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1904 $20 MS65 NGC3337 - 1904 $20 MS65 NGC
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<B>1904 $20 MS65 Prooflike NGC.</B></I> This lovely Gem double eagle has fully prooflike surfaces with exceptional design details ...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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1904 $20 MS66 PCGS3338 - 1904 $20 MS66 PCGS
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<B>1904 $20 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> As gold type collectors well know, the 1904 is the most frequently encountered Type Three double ea...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,501.00) = 11,501.00
 
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1904 $20 MS66 PCGS3339 - 1904 $20 MS66 PCGS
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<B>1904 $20 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> The ultimate Type Three Liberty Head double eagle, the 1904 P-mint was produced to the extent of mo...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (14,000.00) = 14,000.00
 
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1896 $20 PR66 Deep Cameo NGC3340 - 1896 $20 PR66 Deep Cameo NGC
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<B>1896 $20 PR66 Deep Cameo NGC.</B></I> Every nuance of the design motifs is boldly brought up on this exquisite Premium Gem proo...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (125,000.00) = 125,000.00
 
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1899 $20 PR63 Cameo NGC3341 - 1899 $20 PR63 Cameo NGC
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<B>1899 $20 PR63 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Lucky indeed is the successful bidder on this memorable coin. At first glance it appears signi...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (22,000.00) = 22,000.00
 
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1901 $20 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS3342 - 1901 $20 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS
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<B>1901 $20 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> A total of 96 proof double eagles were produced in 1901. Michael Fuljenz and Douglas Win...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (67,500.00) = 67,500.00
 
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1903 $20 PR63 Cameo NGC3343 - 1903 $20 PR63 Cameo NGC
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<B>1903 $20 PR63 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Only 158 proof twenties were struck in 1903. All were allegedly of the non-contrast variety of...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (20,000.00) = 20,000.00
 
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1906 $20 PR62 PCGS3344 - 1906 $20 PR62 PCGS
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<B>1906 $20 PR62 PCGS.</B></I> Both sides of this lovely proof example have brilliant yellow-gold surfaces with elegantly mirrored...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (16,000.00) = 16,000.00
 
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1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS60 ANACS3345 - 1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS60 ANACS
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<B>1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim--Rims Filed, Cleaned--ANACS. MS60 Details.</B></I> In the early days of coining the legendary Hi...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,500.00) = 9,500.00
 
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1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS61 NGC3346 - 1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS61 NGC
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<B>1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS61 NGC.</B></I> One wonders if the excellent research conducted and written up by numismatic a...
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to floor for (13,000.00) = 13,000.00
 
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