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$20 Gold
1958
1851
.
NGC graded AU-53
. Nice golden toning, reddish
amber at the circumferences. Well struck with some light field
abrasion. (
PCGS # 8904
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,600 - 2,700
1959
1853
.
ANACS graded AU Details, Net EF-40, Rim Dam-
aged.
Mostly untoned. Housed in an Old Style Holder.
Estimated Value .............................................. $1,700 - 1,750
1960
1855
.
NGC graded AU-55
. Frosty and lightly toned, this issue
features Mint Engraver James Longacre's artistic slanting 5s in
the date. Part of the Type 1 series (1850-66) is lacks the motto
IN GOD WE TRUST, which wasn't adopted until the mid-1860s.
Pop 80; 81 finer at NGC.
(
PCGS # 8914
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$3,000 - 3,200
1961
1861
.
PCGS graded EF-45
. Well struck with very few light
surface abrasions. Desirable No Motto date, struck the year the
nation split in two and rebellion broke out. (
PCGS # 8932
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,200 - 2,300
1962
1861
.
ICG graded AU-50
. Some luster still visible and this
generally choice Double Eagle featuring the Type One (No
Motto) reverse of 1850 to 1866. Some light abrasions in the
field and there is a scuff line in the cheek from Liberty’s temple
almost to the lower jaw. The reverse displays slightly more lus-
ter than the other side, and fewer marks.
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,000 - 2,100
F
ROSTY
U
NC
1865-S $20 L
IBERTY
1963
1865-S Brother Jonathan 472
.
PCGS graded MS-64
.
Frosty and starting to tone. Ex Brother Jonathan shipwreck
group. This frosty, boldly struck $20 likely traces to the
hoard of the Brother Jonathan shipwreck that was sold by
Bowers and Merena Galleries a few years ago. It is one of
the most attractive we have seen in its MS64 category, a
coin that exhibits sharp rims without bad blemishes, plus
golden-bright luster whose glow and radiance is enjoyable
to examine. There are a few dark specks on the obverse,
and stars 1-2-3 struck poorly and are somewhat rounded.
Nothing out of the ordinary in the way of marks. On the
contrary, the coin is decidedly choice in whatever way you
choose to gauge it.
The Deep Sea Research group of entrepreneurs found and
recovered 1,207 coins from the wreck of the Brother Jona-
than, mostly in the form of 1865-S double eagles. Today,
these are available in frosty Mint State grades. Considered
one of the most historic offerings available to American
numismatists.
Pop 128; 25 finer, 1 in 64+, 22 in 65, 2
in 66
. (
PCGS # 8944
)
Estimated Value .....................................$17,000 - 18,000
