Robertson Trading Post Gold Double Eagles

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Format is stock number (e.g. 1879A), heading, photos, then description on each $20 Liberty with pricing.

Pricing is by a multiple of the Gold Market Spot price for one ounce of Gold. We don’t mean to imply that a $20 Liberty contains an ounce of Gold. It doesn’t. Its actual metal content, according to U.S. law, is .9675 Troy Ounce of gold. Pricing, however, is done by a multiple of Spot Price, because we cannot constantly re-price every piece of metal we have in the house. Even if Gold Spot goes below $900.00 an ounce, our pricing will hold to at least a $900 basis.

Credit card companies charge all merchants around 2% or more just to handle credit card transactions. We cannot absorb 2% on these prices. So, if someone wants to use a credit card, there will be a 2% insurance and processing charge.

Since Double Eagles are the heaviest of the less uncommon gold coins, handling and storage are more unkind to them, particularly their obverses, than to smaller denominations. While we make no pretensions of being professional graders, we try to stay within parameters established by those who are. As we constantly reiterate, the ultimate grading decision rests with the purchaser, and we believe our photos and descriptions are clear enough for anyone to make an informed decision.

We have our $20 Libertys sorted by date: Pre-1880, 1880-1899, and 1900-1907.

I. 1900-1907

1900 A

$20 Liberty Gold Piece 1900 MS61

This $20 Gold Piece is an excellent representative from the Philadelphia Mint's issue of the first year of the Twentieth Century. Obverse has full lustre - if somewhat weak; and reverse has full strong lustre. Obverse has some nice toning near the rim. Bag contact marking is modest, slightly impacting the field in front of Liberty's face, her cheek and chin, headband letters and upper hairlines. There are tiny marks visible above the first 0 digit in the date. Hairlines are clear throughout, if weak at points. Reverse details are strong and excellent with minimal contact marks in the field. Reverse rim has some marking near the top and obverse rim similar from about 9 o'clock to 12 o'clock. We consider this coin to be an MS61, and think we're conservative on that. The ultimate judges, though, are prospective buyers, and we believe the photograph is sufficiently clear for them to judge for themselves. Own it for Spot + $100.00.

1900 B

1900 $20 Liberty Gold Piece XF

This $20 Liberty has considerable lustre remaining in the obverse's lower areas, and plenty of it on the reverse. Upper hairlines are about 60 percent visible above Liberty's headband. Letters and beads are weak toward the center. But ear and lower hair have excellent detail, and surface bag marking is only moderate. Reverse of coin is excellent, higher grade than its obverse. All details are strong on reverse, and it bears around 80 percent lustre by our calculations. We consider this Double Eagle to be a strong XF, perhaps even better, but photos should suffice for prospective buyers to grade for themselves. Own it for Ounce Spot + $40.00.

1900 C

$20 Liberty Gold Piece 1900 MS61

This $20 Gold Piece is among the first issued by the Philadelphia Mint in the Twentieth Century. It has full lustre and upon close inspection in offset light, a person can see a generous amount of rainbow-like toning on both obverse and reverse. Headband letters are clear on obverse with some bag marking near their tops. All hairlines are full. There is very modest bag marking on features and field. There's some that affect Liberty's Cheek and one tiny vertical mark, for example, on the upper hairlines. Reverse features are in full detail, with modest impact to letters and rim. We consider this one to be an MS 61, and think we're conservative with that grade. Prospective buyers, however, are the ultimate judges and we believe the photo is sufficient for an informed grading decision. Own it for Spot + $100.00

1900S A

1900-S $20 Liberty Gold Piece XF45 with Ding

This $20 gold piece is part of the San Francisco Mint's issue for the first year of the Twentieth Century. Obverse has considerable strength to hair details, but bead visibility peters out at about the letter E on Liberty's headband. Her upper hair has pretty much full lines but a weak area in the center. While bag marking is moderate, there are 3 small but visible scratches in the field Liberty is facing, and one more serious one near the rim from 5 o'clock to 6 o'clock. There are 2-3 more small short scratches on reverse to right of the Eagle. Apart from this, though, the reverse has excellent detail strength and majority lustre in its field areas. We consider this coin a strong XF, but urge interested parties to study the photos and arrive at their own conclusions about grade. Own it for Ounce Spot + $40.00.

1900S B

1900-S $20 Liberty Gold Piece AU 55

Despite extensive bag marking to its obverse, this specimen from San Francisco Mint's first year run of the Twentieth Century has nearly complete lustre on both obverse and reverse. Clear hair and feature details are visible on the obverse, and even more so on Reverse. We consider this coin to be a middling AU, and some would defensibly call it a BU. We believe we're being conservative enough on our grading with this coin, but photos should be clear enough for interested parties to judge grading for themselves. Price is Gold Ounce Spot + $55.00

1901S A

1901-S $20 Liberty Gold Piece AU50

Despite some lack of clarity on the obverse's highest point, this product of the San Francisco Mint - struck in 1901 - has considerable lustre and excellent hair and facial feature detail. Bag marking is moderate to the obverse, and a bit less so on the reverse. Eagle's feather details and mint mark are very sharp on reverse, and the tail side of the coin has some really pretty amber lustrous toning around its rim and letter area. We consider it to be something like an AU 50 or maybe more, but photo should be sufficient for interested parties to assess grade on their own. Own it for Gold Oz Spot + $50.00

1902S A

$20 Liberty Gold Piece MS60

This $20 Liberty Gold Piece, struck in San Francisco in 1902, has full lustre both sides. Bag marking is moderate on obverse, but has impacted Liberty's features at several points: edge of bust, throat, chin, cheek, eyebrow - and particularly the headband letters. Some contact evidence on date digits as well. Reverse has only modest marking, with one conspicuous mark to the Reverse edge at 12 o'clock. We consider this coin to be an MS 60, a minimal BU. But we believe there is sufficient detail to the photograph for interested parties to make their own grading assessment. Own it for Spot + $75.00

1904 B

$20 Liberty Gold Piece MS61

This 1904 $20 Liberty Gold Piece has full lustre on both sides. Reverse is dazzling. Obverse bag marking is moderate, but has hit tiny areas on Liberty's mouth and face. Headband letters are particularly heavy hit by bag contact marking. Slight but noticeable marking effects to field and rim directly above the point of the headband. Reverse is thoroughly excellent in detail and marking is minimal. We consider this coin to be an MS 61, but prospective buyers ought to be able to grade for themselves from the photo. Own it for Spot + $100.00

1904 C

$20 Liberty Gold Piece MS63

This $20 Liberty Gold Piece, struck in Philadelphia in 1904, has excellent frosty lustre on both sides. Bag contact is minimal to moderate, with the only conspicuous contact stress being the tops of the letters on the obverse headband. Rim edge condition is excellent, with the only conspicuous contact areas being the reverse at 10 o'clock and near 12 o'clock area. We consider this coin to be an MS 63, and believe we're conservative with that assessment. We urge interested parties, though, to study the photograph and decide grading for themselves. (sent to ANACs for Certification; eta available July 2008)

1904S A

1904-S $20 Liberty Gold Piece XF45

This coin is part of the San Francisco Mint's issue from 1904. Hair detail is excellent on obverse with only modest weakness to upper hair, beads and letters, high points of braid, and temple area. Excellent strong detail elsewhere and only modest bag marking indications. Reverse is excellent with near-complete Eagle Feather detail and generous lustre. Mint mark is very clear. We believe this coin ought to really grade an AU, but wish to stay conservative and opine that it is a strong XF. Interested parties, however, ought to be able to draw their own conclusions about grade from the photo. Own it for Ounce Spot + $40.00.

1905S A

1905-S $20 Liberty Gold Piece XF45

Part of San Francisco's issue from the year 1905, this $20 Liberty Gold Piece has a generous amount of amber lustrous toning around its edges and stars on obverse. Only slight wear indications on upper hair and higher areas of detail. Amber lustrous toning is as good or better on reverse, and feather details are strong. We consider this coin to be a strong XF. We believe we're conservative with that. Prospective buyers, however, ought to be able to study the photo and grade for themselves. Own it for Ounce Spot + $50.00.

1906-S A

1906-S $20 Liberty Gold Piece VF35+

This San Francisco Double Eagle was struck in 1906 and is in excellent condition. Despite considerable wear to Liberty's upper hair, the beads and motto, and the high points on her lower hair, there is impressive detail and even lustre near the stars. Reverse is very well struck with clear lines throughout. We think we're being quite conservative to list this coin as a VF, but after all one buyer will be the ultimate, more important judge, and we believe the photos will suffice for an intelligent assessment. Own it for Ounce Spot + $30.00.

1906S B

1906-S $20 Liberty Gold Piece XF45

We urge prospective buyers not to fixate on the extensive bag marking to this 1906-S Double Eagle's obverse. Despite some conspicuous wear to obverse, Liberty's hair details are excellent as well as her facial features. Reverse, as with sooo many other cases, actually grades higher than the obverse. Reverse Eagle Feathers and shield lines are excellent and - most important - reverse is pretty much full lustre. We consider this coin to be a strong XF, and believe it's even better than that; the photos, however, should serve well enough for interested parties to assess grading for themselves. Own it for Ounce Spot + $50.00.

1907 A

$20 Liberty Gold Piece AU 58

This $20 Liberty Gold Piece, struck in Philadelphia in 1907, has very clear, excellent details but its lustre is quite subdued. Bag marking is only moderate, and the hardest-hit area is the usual upper Headband letters on the obverse. Upper hairlines above the band are about 80% visible. Hair next to Liberty's ear and braid are fully detailed. Field marking is largely confined to area in front of Liberty's throat, and the 3 o'clock to 6 o'clock obverse area. Eagle's feathers on Reverse have excellent detail, with only an extremely thin indication of wear in the center of the bird's left wing and on its head. We consider this coin a high AU, but photo should suffice for interested parties to determine the extent of their agreement with us. Own it for Ounce Spot + $80.00.

1907 B

$20 Liberty Gold Piece AU50

This is a very nice representative of Philadelphia's 1907 $20 Gold Pieces. It has a considerable amount of lustrous toning on obverse. Hairlines are visible if weak beneath the Headband, and about 80% visible above it. Bag- or contact marking is negligible to modest on obverse, with a few tiny marks on Liberty's face and in the fields. Reverse Eagle's left wing is clearly detailed with two tiny wear marks at midsection, and the Eagle's cheek area and lower neck feathers have some flattening. We consider this coin to be a low AU, but the photo should suffice for prospective buyers to draw their own conclusions as to grading. . Own it for Ounce Spot + $60.00.

1907S A

1907-S $20 Liberty Gold Piece XF

This is an excellent coin. The photos show the weakness to about half of the upper hair and to the tops of the crown letters. Despite wear to the high points, Liberty's eyebrow is well defined and there's considerable hair detail around her ear. Obverse surface has only moderate bag marking. Reverse is excellent, even lustrous. There is some wear on the Eagle's right wing - to the viewer's left. We consider this San Francisco-struck Double Eagle from that Mint's 1907 issue to be a strong extremely fine, but after all, the prospective buyer can form an opinion about grading from the photograph. Own it for Ounce Spot + $50.00.

1907S B

1907-S $20 Liberty Gold Piece XF45

On the strength of its considerable lustre on its edge area, consistent hair detail, letter clarity and strength of Liberty's facial features, we consider this product of San Francisco Mint in 1907 to be an XF, and we believe we're conservative with that opinion. Reverse has excellent details, but close inspection reveals wear indications on areas like the Eagle's head feathers and the horizontal shield lines. The main thing is the photo, and we believe it's clear enough for interested parties to draw their own conclusions as to grade. Own it for Ounce Spot + $50.00.

Shipping rates: $10.00 per coin, USPS Priority Mail, insured. $5.00 each for combined or additional purchases.

Tennessee residents furnish resale certificate or add 9-3/4% Sales Tax. After $1500, rate goes to 7% on Tennessee Tax, but only on individual items. A set or collection can sometimes be considered an individual item.

Return policy: we offer a full money-back return policy so long as the customer notifies us within 3 days of her or his receipt of the merchandise and returns it immediately. Breaking our security seal on coins will void the return privilege. Metal market fluctuation is not a valid reason to return a gold or silver coin. We are not responsible for return postage, only on what we charge, on returns.

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