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Session Four - Monday February 13, 2017 4:00 pm PST
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1899 $20 L
IBERTY
Enlargement
1367
1899 $20 Liberty PCGS Proof 64
.
PCGS graded Proof 64+DCAM PQ.
CAC APPROVED
. An amazing couin in hand which commands
attention not only for its stunning quality but also for its regal golden hue. Only 84 minted in proof and this one of the finer examples known
of an estimated population of approximately 30 pieces today. Retaining both memorable quality and ample contrst, this coin brings with it
considerable eye appeal. The double eagle or $20 coin is of course our highest regularly circulating coin of this era, the denomination itself
was borne out of the California Gold Rush of the late 1840s and 1850s. Gold came out of the ground and rivers in abundance from that state,
and gold coinage increased, topping off with the massive double eagle coin for general circulation. The even larger $50 gold pieces were
struck by the teritorial minters only in the early 1850s, but those coins were deemed too large for general circulation in the east. Here is a
particularly handsome examle of this ever popular design, and a coin which any numismatist will always cherish. A nice untoned example.
Pop 2; 3 finer in 65
. (
PCGS # 99115
)
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................$45,000 - 50,000
Ex. US Gold collection from a prominent midwestern family collection.
1368
1899-S
.
PCGS graded MS-63.
CAC APPROVED
. Lovely light
golden toning. (
PCGS # 9036
)
Estimated Value .............................................. $1,500 - 1,550
1369
1903
.
PCGS graded MS-63 PQ.
CAC APPROVED
. Mostly
untoned. Housed in an Old Green Holder. (
PCGS # 9043
)
Estimated Value .............................................. $1,250 - 1,300
The 1776 Paul Collector.
1370
1903-S
.
Sharpness of MS-60+.
Estimated Value .............................................. $1,150 - 1,200
1371
1904
.
NGC graded MS-65+ PQ.
CAC APPROVED
. A lovely
frosty coin. (
PCGS # 9045
)
Estimated Value .............................................. $2,100 - 2,200