Watch List notes:

USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 coronet Liberty double eagle, 1861, NGC AU 55. Popular date as the first year of the Civil War, a time where gold coins circulated briefly before being hoarded (see the next five lots for smaller denomination gold from the same year). Lustrous, bright yellow piece with rose toning in recessed areas of Liberty's bust, numerous bagmarks as is typical for the type with very light surface friction for the grade. In older NGC slab. NGC #1650414-002.

Estimate: $2000-3000