(g) NGC AU58 | USA, 'Liberty Head' Double Eagle of Twenty-Dollars, 1883 CC $20, Carson City, Type 3, by James Barton-Longacre, coronet Liberty head left, below halo of thirteen stars, rev. Eagle akimbo, motto above encircled by thirteen stars and rays, CC below scroll, edge milled, rims subtly shamfered, 33.44g, 6h (Variety 2-A; PCGS 8999; NGC ID #26BH), usual sporadic bagmarks from 'Bank Vault' storage, otherwise 'frosty' surfaces muted only by die wear to highest points, playfully lustrous, extremely fine, the mintmark always desirable, especially in this excellent state of preservation, in NGC holder, graded AU58 (Cert. #6380984-001).
Estimate: £5000 - £7000