The Pre Long Beach Auction

1853 $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Mostly untoned. A welath of detail includes full hair on Liberty, a sharp eagle and stars, and only scattered mark

1854. Small Date. NGC graded AU-55. Well struck and mostly untoned, this handsome offering displays nice satiny luster across Liberty's almost m...

1855 $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Nice reddish golden toning on both sides, with plenty of luster in the devices. Slanting 5s in the date only on th

1856-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-50. Nice golden toning on both sides. There are a few marks on the face. Ample luster confirms the AU50 grade assign

1857-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Gorgeous bright frosty luster, essentially "as struck" -- an incredible coin if you have never seen ...

1857-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58 PQ. Light golden toning. Well struck and frosty and an extremely attractive coin. This specimen has high suitabil

1858-O $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Light golden toning with some mint luster still evident. Only 35,250 pieces struck. Pleasant fields on which con

1858-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Nice light golden toning. Very nice for the grade since this issue rarely comes lustrous (PCGS # 8925) . Estima

1859-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. A hint of tone. An attractive coin. Very close to Mint State. The 1859-S double eagle is scarce in higher grades

1860 $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Lightly toned and frosty. Only 577,670 minted. A few slight abrasions and lines keep this from the choicer grade l

1861-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck and lightly toned. Normal light bagmarks and faint traces of circulation dulls the frost on the high

1870-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Nice luster still visible. Key date "CC" mint $20 Gold coin. Low mintage of 3,789 pieces struck wit...

1871-CC $20 Liberty. Signs of cleaning on both sides. A popular key date. With 17,387 minted, the 1871-CC is a well-regarded rarity in the series. The

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. NGC graded AU-58. A frosty example. The Coinage Act of 1873 changed the United States policy with respect to silver. Before

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. PCGS graded AU-55. Frosty and nice for the grade, and an ideal specimen to represent the Type 2 design. During the 19th cen

1873-S $20 Liberty. Open 3. NGC graded AU-55. Mostly untoned and a handsome offering, scarcer than the P-mint release of 1873. Also, the 1873-S twenti

1873-S $20 Liberty. Closed 3. PCGS graded AU-53 PQ. Nice golden toning. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Scarcer variety of the two yet it rarely carrie

1874-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded Fine-15. Evenly worn (PCGS # 8972) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050.

1876-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Untoned with semi-reflective surfaces. The 1876-CC double eagle is readily available in the grades such as VF a

1877 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. Light golden toning with semi reflective surfaces on both sides; normal bagmarks. Following introduction of the Ty

1879-CC $20 Liberty. Reverse rim filed, presumably to remove an edge bump. Only 10,708 pieces struck. A high quality example of this very scarce CC-mi

1882-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Frosty and mostly untoned. The 1882-CC double, with mintage of 39,140 pieces, is usually seen in grades from Ve

1883-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Lightly toned on both sides. Similar to the 1882-CC, the 1883-CC (mintage 59,962) is usually seen in grades fro

1884-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Frosty and mostly untoned with a few light hairlines in the obverse field. Much choicer surfaces than usually s

1884-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck and loaded with frosty mint luster; all, with a hint of light gold tone. 1884 is the year the eight-

1884-S $20 Liberty. Fine-15. Evenly worn and lightly polished at one time. Estimated Value $950 - 1,050.

1885-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice rich golden toning, satiny luster, and very choice for the grade. Two unrelated events mark the year 1885:

1888-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning. A beautiful coin for the grade that should have its next owner proudly examining it for h

1889 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Frosty with even toning. Only 44,070 double eagles minted at Philadelphia in 1889. It seems that there was a parti

1890-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Untoned with still some luster present. Normal light hairlines and marks for the grade, including a short chatt

1890-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Very lustrous (PCGS # 9015) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050.

1890-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58 (PCGS # 9015) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050.

1891-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Mostly untoned and frosty, the surface glowing with golden color (PCGS # 9018) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700

1892-CC $20 Liberty. Filed Rims. Our grade is AU-53PL. Lustrous, satiny surfaces display rich pale gold and semi-prooflike iridescence, with the overa

1892-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice golden toning, frosty. Well struck on all devices (PCGS # 9021) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700.

1893-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Nice golden toning, lustrous with some bagmarks (PCGS # 9024) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,400.

1894-S NGC graded Unc Details. Reverse damage. We still like this coin as a MS60 (PCGS # 9026) . Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050.

1895 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Rich golden toning over full mint frost (PCGS # 9027) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500.

1895-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60 PQ. Lovely golden toning atop lustrous surfaces (PCGS # 9028) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1896-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Nice golden toning on this Mint State example (PCGS # 9030) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700.

1896-S $20 Liberty. MS-60. Light golden toning. A meaningful amount of original luster gleams from the surface of this San Francisco Mint issue. Esti

1897-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Semi reflective surfaces (PCGS # 9032) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500.

1898-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Lovely golden toning. Lustrous frosted surface (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200.

1898-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Nice light even golden toning. A nice coin for the grade (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $2,100 - 2,200.

1898-S $20 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-60 Plus. We note some light hairlines on the obverse, otherwise, quite nice with smooth, satin-finish luster. Attr

1898-S $20 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-60 plus. We note some faint hairlines, still quite pleasing. Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150.

1898-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-60. Nice golden toning with some light marks in the obverse fields (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,150.

1899 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. Nice golden toning with frosty mint surfaces. In an old green label holder. The P-mint gold pieces this year o

1899 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. A frosty example (PCGS # 9035) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700.

1899-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Lovely golden toning with the cartwheel luster rolling around the fields (PCGS # 9036) . Estimated Value $1,60