Sale 46: The Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Collection

Lot 1221

1858 $20 Liberty. Extremely Fine. Couple small nicks on obverse. Mintage 211,714.
Estimate $1,250 - 1,500.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 1222

1858-S $20 Liberty. Extremely Fine. Mintage 846,710.
Estimate $1,250 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,800

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Lot 1223

1859-S $20 Liberty. Details of Very Fine/Extremely Fine. Cleaned. Mintage 636,445.
Estimate $1,250 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 1224

1860 $20 Liberty. Lustrous Almost Uncirculated. Mintage 577,670.
Estimate $1,250 - 1,500.

Realized: $3,000

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Lot 1225

1860-S $20 Liberty. Details of Very Fine. Cleaned, couple of scratches in obverse field. Mintage 544,950.
Estimate $1,250 - 1,500.

Realized: $1,600

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Lot 1226

1861 $20 Liberty. Extremely Fine/About Uncirculated. Mintage 2,976,453.
Estimate $1,250 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,500

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Lot 1227

1861-O $20 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-50. The New Orleans Mint produced half dollars and double eagles in the first few months of 1861 before Louisiana seceded, with additional examples struck under State authority and still more under Confederate authority. Mintage figures for each government are known including 5,000 double eagles for the United States; 9,750 for Louisiana; and 2,991 for the Confederate States. Those mintage figures derive from the Annual Report of the Director of the Mint for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1887. Mintage 17,741 (PCGS Pop. 12 in AU-50, 31 graded higher, the highest grade being two MS-60 examples, and a total of 104 in all grades, 9/24/11).
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000.

Realized: $37,500

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Lot 1228

1861-O $20 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. Bag marks at 5:00 & 7:00 on obverse & somewhat weak date at bottom of numerals

The 1861-O Liberty twenty was issued on the brink of the Civil War. Actually, the mintage of 17,741 pieces was issued under three different authorities:

1. Some 5,000 pieces were coined under the auspices of the United States government between January 1 and January 26, 1861.

2. The State of Louisiana minted 9,750 coins between January 26 and March 31, 1861.

3. The Confederacy issued 2,991 examples between April 1 and April 30, 1861.

Examples exist with strong and weak dates, and Winter believes the strong dates may be the coins issued by the Confederacy.

The 1861-O is a scarce issue with an estimated surviving population of 135-165 pieces in all grades. Most examples seen are in the VF-XF range. The surfaces retain much attractive mint luster. Mintage 17,741 (PCGS Pop. 27 in EF-45, only 43 graded higher with the highest graded being two MS-60 examples. A total of 105 specimens in all grades, 11/2/11).
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000.

Realized: $29,000

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Lot 1229

1861-O $20 Liberty. PCGS graded (Genuine, Graffiti), Details of Extremely Fine. Very minor trace of graffiti scratches mainly in field of obverse. Mintage 17,741.
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

Realized: $8,000

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Lot 1230

1861-S $20 Liberty. Extremely Fine. Still with some luster in devices. Mintage 768,000.
Estimate $1,250 - 1,500.

Realized: $2,600

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