The Pre Long Beach Auction - January 2012

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. CAC Approved. Frosty and untoned. A bright and satiny golden specimen with choice luster and a nuance

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. CAC Approved. Frosty and untoned. Certainly should be MS63. Far from being your everyday Open 3 specim

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. CAC Approved. Untoned and frosty. The luster on this double eagle charges in like a wild mustang and n

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-62. CAC Approved. Untoned and frosty. Nice for the grade. If you stare at this piece long enough, its brillia

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Untoned and frosty. Some minor marks on the obverse (PCGS # 8967) . Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200. Pr

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty and untoned. An nicely lustrous coin. The obverse resonates with golden iridescence while the reve

1875-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Nice light golden toning. We note some discoloration cross Liberty's nose and face as well as on the reve...

1875-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Hints of light toning, lustrous but moderately bagmarked as on most in this grade designation (PCGS # 8974) .

1875-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Original toning on both sides. Much original luster graces satiny both sides with its lively golden frostiness.

1876-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. Housed in an OGH. Nicely toned (PCGS # 8977) . Estimated Value $1,900 - 2,000.

1877-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Light golden toning. Only 42,565 struck. The mintage of the 1877-CC dropped noticeably in this year, resulting

1882-CC $20 Liberty. NGC AU Details, obv improperly cleaned. We note some obverse marks and stains. Only 39,140 minted of which merely 1,167 examples

1883-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53. Lightly toned with hints of semi reflective surfaces. Pop 79 (PCGS # 8999) . Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300.

1884-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Frosty and lighty toned, a problem-free example of this affordable date. Only 81,139 minted of which merely 252

1884-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Nice light gold toning (PCGS # 9002) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650.

1885-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Nice golden toning. Only 9450 minted of which merely 393 examples are estimated to have survived. Well struck w

1890-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-40. Nice even wear. Only 91,209 minted (PCGS # 9014) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,900.

1893-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. Housed in an OGH. Nicely toned. Only 18,402 pieces struck. Anyone appreciating original gold will rejoice when

1895-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely golden toning. Pop 167; 15 finer, 8 in 64+, 7 in 65. The U.S. Double Eagles, whose net

1895-S $20 Liberty. AU-50. Moderate contact marks (PCGS # 1909) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,550.

1897 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Light golden toning and frosty. Double Eagles in this era of the gold standard served as backing for gold certifi

1897 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. Well struck and frosty (PCGS # 8737) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,550. Provenance: The William H & Beuela...

1898-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Brilliant and untoned (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650.

1898-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Mostly untoned (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $1,550 - 1,600.

1899 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty luster (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650.

1899 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Frosty and lightly toned (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650. Provenance: The William H & Beu...

1899 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Bright and frosty (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $1,550 - 1,600. Provenance: The William H & Beuelaress...

1901-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Mostly untoned, bright, lustrous. It is interesting to see, as well, that it was struck from well-prepared dies

1903 $20 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 64. A dazzling, totally brilliant untoned Proof specimen and quite choice for the given grade. Although 158 were st

1903 $20 Liberty. NGC Unc Details, rev scratched (PCGS # 9043) . Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,550. Provenance: The William H & Beuelaress K. He...

1903-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice light golden toning. Choice, well struck example struck at the San Francisco Mint (PCGS # 9044) . Estimat

1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely uniform golden toning. Tremendous eye-appeal for the focused collector from a very positive strike, which n

1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Nice even gold toning. A thrilling example of this always-popular Type. This exceptional coin is glowing and very

1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. CAC Approved. Nice prooflike surfaces on both sides, gleaming as the viewer tilts the coin back and forth unde

1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Brilliant golden colors and untoned (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,850.

1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Light hint of gold tone. Well struck. Creamy gold surfaces eddy and churn with almost "frothy" luster...

1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely golden toning, this is a relatively blemish-free case in point of the Liberty double eagle in this grade:

1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. CAC Approved. Nice mirror surfaces. As we've mentioned elsewhere, it is believed that only the first few...

1904 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Light gold toning tops lustrous surfaces (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650.

1904 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. A nice coin for the grade (PCGS # 9045) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650. Provenance: The William H & Be...

1904-S $20 Liberty. Sharpness of Extremely Fine. Cleaned. Estimated Value $1,450 - 1,500.

1905 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 58. CAC Approved. Minor hairlines on both sides. Only 92 pieces struck. For mintages of Liberty double eagles at P

1906-D $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Attractive golden toning (PCGS # 9050) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,650.

1907 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice and frosty, this is the last year for the venerable Liberty double eagle, a coin whose production spanned th

1907. NGC graded MS-63. Attractive golden color (PCGS # 9052) . Estimated Value $1,800 - 1,850.

1907-D $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. Light gold toning. Final year of the Liberty Type, second issue ever from the then-newly opera

1907-D $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely golden toning. Nice and problem-free with flaxen to shimmering-gold metallic patina over each side. An e

1907-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. Untoned (PCGS # 9054) . Estimated Value $1,550 - 1,600.

1877-S and 1879. Both grade VG-8. Lot of 2 coins. Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,100.

1893-S $20 Liberty. Each NGC Unc Details, improperly cleaned. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 9024) . Estimated Value $2,900 - 3,000. Provenance: The Willia