The Pre Long Beach Auction

1864-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck and quite lustrous with plenty of frosty mint luster. A choice example with very few marks and cert

1865-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Brother Jonathan 781. A nice frosty uncirculated example. The 1865-S Brother Jonathan group is a perennially

1872-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. Lovely golden toning. An attractive golden double eagle from the Golden State, the home to the 19th century Gol

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck and frosty. Lovely reddish and golden toning. A wonderful choice coin for this grade and a co

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. NGC graded MS-62. Frosty and untoned. Housed in an Old Holder. Some obverse marks including a depression line in the hair wa

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. NGC graded MS-61. Normal quotient of bagmarks and one or two slight rim bruises. Of the 1866-76 Type 2 dates, 1873 is the on

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. NGC graded MS-61. Nice and frosty with antique golden orange toning. Scattered bagmarks as always, with some minor scuffs in

1873 $20 Liberty. Open 3. VF-35. We note a light rim bump. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1873-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Attractive original toning. An splendid original coin. And a marvel of well struck workmanship exhibiting lustr

1874 $20 Liberty. VF-35. Light to moderate handling marks. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1874-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. A brilliant untoned example. Lustrous. A small mark in the hair below the ear (PCGS # 8972) . Estimated Value $

1874-S $20 Liberty. EF-40. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1875 $20 Liberty. EF-40. Light to moderate handling marks. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1876 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-63. Nice original mint color. While 1876 is not especially rare in the absolute sense it is scarce to find one above M

1876 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Quite lustrous with brilliant golden color with a minor scuff in the hair above the hair bun. Crisply detailed.

1876 $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. Lightly toned and a lustrous example (PCGS # 8976) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1876-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Lightly toned with reflective surfaces, the quality is above average in its avoidance of the often-seen bagmark

1876-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Rich golden color. Final year for the desirable Type 2 motif, the last time the denomination is abbrievated as T

1876-S $20 Liberty. EF-40. We note some marks about the rims. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1877-S $20 Liberty. AU-50. Light to moderate handling marks on both sides. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1878 $20 Liberty. EF-40. Toned. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1878-S $20 Liberty. EF-45. Light to moderate handling marks on both sides. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1879-CC $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55. Lightly toned. As the relentless pursuit for rarities increases, the relative mintage figures might suggest, th

1882-S $20 Liberty. VF-30. Scattered marks from normal circulation. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1883-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Natural pinkish color mint luster (PCGS # 9000) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,300.

1884-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. A nice frosty example. Only 81,139 pieces struck. A satiny frosty AU with warm gold toned surfaces that includ

1884-S $20 Liberty. AU-50. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1885-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Lovely rich golden toning. Only 9,450 struck. If the 1882-CC to 1884-CC issues are encountered with some frequ

1885-CC $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. Some scattered marks here and there with a hint of light tone. Luster present in the devices. Only 9,450 struc

1885-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice light gold toning as on the $10 pieces, and again a lustrous example (PCGS # 9005) . Estimated Value $1,8

1885-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Lovely orange toning and lustrous (PCGS # 9005) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450.

1885-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Light gold toning, another frosty specimen which has only slight friction on the high points (PCGS # 9005) . E

1888-S $20 Liberty. AU-58. Light hairlines from an old cleaning. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1889-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Light pinkish toning (PCGS # 9012) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1892-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Reflective surfaces and bright, a pleasing S-mint twenty from this period (PCGS # 9021) . Estimated Value $1,5

1892-S $20 Liberty. AU-50. Some mint luster remains. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1893 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62+. Lightly toned and frosty (PCGS # 9022) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. Provenance: The Dr. Charles Richman

1894 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the "Mauve Decade," because William Henry Perkin's aniline...

1895 $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Quite frosty (PCGS # 9027) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1895-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-55 (PCGS # 9028) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1896-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Nice even gold toning. A lustrous S-mint issue (PCGS # 9030) . Estimated Value

1897 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Quite frosty if slightly bagmarked. There is a little impurity spot by the 13th star (PCGS # 9031) . Estimated V

1897 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Frosty and lightly toned (PCGS # 9031) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350.

1897-S $20 Liberty. AU-53. Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1898-S $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Rich golden toning. Only a handful of Premium MS64s are believed extant. Both

1898-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Nice gold toning. Old Holder. Seasoned collectors are careful to avoid the term "finest known." One ...

1898-S $20 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58 (PCGS # 9034) . Estimated Value $1,200 - 1,250.

1900 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Very frosty with light gold tone with some marks at the chin and a small graze in the luster below the hair bun.

1900 $20 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Lovely golden toning and similarly splendid luster; has a few light marks and one

1900 $20 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Nice golden luster (PCGS # 9037) . Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,350.