(FUN) Signature Sale - Session 6

1866 $3 MS62 PCGS.<p>With a low mintage of only 4,030 coins, it is little surprise that the 1866 $3 becomes a rare and very difficult variety ...

1868 $3--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF40. Both sides are toned in rich reddish-gold shades that highlight the ample remaining definitio...

1868 $3 MS61 NGC.<p>Light, milky patina over both sides, with faint scuffiness in the more exposed areas of the otherwise reflective fields. A...

1869 $3 AU53 NGC.<p>This lot represents an important opportunity to acquire an About Uncirculated survivor of this low mintage (2,500 business...

1870 $3 AU55 NGC.<p>The Philadelphia Mint produced just 3,500 business strike and 35 proof Three Dollar gold pieces in 1870. This Choice AU su...

1871 $3--Ex: Jewelry, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net VF20. A former jewelry piece, both sides have been polished with a bright, honey-gold ...

1874 $3 AU53 ANACS.<p>Still quite lustrous, with mushiness beyond wear on the tips of the headdress and at the base of the wreath. Important ...

1874 $3 MS61 NGC.<p>This is a well struck and attractive example of this popular date, with good luster for the grade and only modestly abrade...

1874 $3 MS62 PCGS.<p>Among the more common issues in this series, the present example would fit comfortably into a Mint State type set. This r...

1878 $3 AU58 NGC.<p>Mild golden luster can still be seen in the fields on this coin despite its use in circulation. The highpoints of the elem...

1878 $3 MS63 PCGS.<p>Lightly abraded, the surfaces are heavily frosted and each side shows a light accent of reddish patina. Important notice...

1880 $3--Reverse Repaired--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net VF20. Both sides are bright with ample remaining evidence of a prooflike finish. Sharply s...

1883 $3--Ex: Jewelry, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net VF20. The glossy textured surfaces are curiously bright with olive-gold color and hazy...

1888 $3--Ex-Jewelry, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Unc Details, Net XF40. Both the luster and color appear to be a trifle "off" as a result of t...

1888 $3 MS64 PCGS.<p>With an extant population of perhaps 500 coins, the 1888 is one of the more easily obtainable Three Dollar gold pieces de...

1889 $3--Ex: Jewelry, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net VF20. Green-gold in color, the reverse contrasts with the golden-rose obverse. The obv...

1887 $3 PR65 PCGS.<p>An instantly appealing proof Three Dollar the fields have an unfathomable depth of mirrored reflectivity and provide a &q...

1887 $3 PR65 Cameo NGC.<p>A lovely golden-orange example with medium cameo contrast. The strike is razor sharp, and only after close inspectio...

1887 $3 PR66 Cameo PCGS.<p>Formerly offered as lot 6640 in our 1999 ANA National Money Sale, where it was described as, "Only 160 proofs ...

1795 $5 Small Eagle AU55 NGC.<p>B. 8-I, Miller-12, R.7. This variety was once designated R.8, but a few more example have surfaced since Breen...

1802/1 $5 MS61 NGC.<p>B. 2-I, Miller-54, R.4. This is an exceptionally well struck coin with boldly separated hair strands on the obverse port...

1803/2 $5 VF35 PCGS.<p>B. 1-D, Miller-57, R.2. This is a pleasing coin for the grade that would fit nicely into a mid-grade type set. Neither ...

1803/2 $5 AU55 NGC.<p>B. 2-C, Miller-58, R.7. A much scarcer die variety with a wholly different underdigit beneath the 3 in the date than the...

1803/2 $5 AU55 ANACS.<p>B. 2-C, Miller-58, R.7. Much prooflike luster is extant. A sharply struck coin with more detail present than is often ...

1803/2 $5 AU58 NGC.<p>B. 1-D, Miller-57, R.2. The 1803/2 is similar in rarity to the 1806 Round Top 6, and both issues are highly favored amon...

1804 $5 Small 8 MS64 PCGS.<p>B. 2-C, Miller-63, R.7. This beautiful early Half Eagle is from the rare Small Date, Large Berries variety. A hai...

1805 $5 AU58 PCGS.<p>Unlisted in Breen, Miller-74, R.7. A rare variety that features a close date and an arrowhead on the reverse that nearly ...

1805 $5 MS64 PCGS.<p>Unlisted in Breen, Miller-74, R.7. This scarce variety is distinguished by the presence of die rust (as struck) throughou...

1806 $5 Round Top 6, 7x6 Stars--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF40. B. 5-E, Miller-84, R.2. Well struck with a few tiny abrasions and heav...

1807 $5 Bust Right MS60 ANACS.<p>B. 1-B, Miller-86, High R.5. As an issue, the 1807 is one of the more easily obtainable Capped Bust Right Hal...

1807 $5 Bust Left MS62 PCGS.<p>B. 5-D, Miller-101, R.3. This year witnessed the eclipse of Robert Scot's Capped Bust Right Half Eagle by J...

1808 $5--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF40. B. 4-B, Miller-107, R.3. This variety is often found die clashed and in higher grades, but t...

1810 $5 Large Date, Large 5 AU58 PCGS.<p>B. 1-A, Miller-109, R.2. This pleasing, lightly circulated Capped Bust Half Eagle has much remaining,...

1811 $5 Tall 5--Scratched--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF40. B. 1-A, Miller-115, R.4. Both sides retain ample mint frost with green-gold color. S...

1813 $5--Ex.<p>Jewelry, Tooled--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF30. The first and most available date of this scarce type, this is a bright and attra...

1823 $5 MS62 NGC.<p>B. 1-A, Miller-146, the only known dies, High R.5. The Capped Head Right Half Eagles of 1813-1829 are the most challenging...

1834 $5 Plain 4--Rim Filed, Tooled--ANACS, XF Details, Net VF20, both sides exhibit olive-gold color with scattered abrasions and smoothed over fields

1834 $5 Plain 4--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF40. This well detailed example exhibits not unattractive green-gold color. Lightly abrade...

1834 $5 Plain 4--Rim Filed--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF45. Both sides are mostly lustrous with a bright, satiny finish. The overall definition...

1834 $5 Plain 4 AU58 PCGS.<p>Bright, semi-reflective surfaces exhibit relatively sharp definition in the centers. Some crimson-red color is sc...

1834 $5 Plain 4 MS61 NGC.<p>The first year of the Classic Head design, the 1834 Plain 4 is a popular issue among Mint State type collectors. A...

1834 $5 Plain 4 MS63 PCGS.<p>The Mint Act of June 28, 1834 reduced the weight of all gold coins, thereby making them worth more in face value ...

1838-D $5 MS61 NGC.<p>Although less rare than its mintage of 20,583 pieces might suggest, this issue is the first D-mint half eagle and, as su...

1840 $5 Narrow Mill AU58 PCGS.<p>This early Liberty Half Eagle has plenty of luster and sharp detail, with light rub in the fields accounting ...

1840 $5 Narrow Mill MS61 NGC.<p>Well struck for this early date, with the stars fully detailed and slight weakness of strike only on the arrow...

1842-D $5 Large Date XF40 NGC.<p>The 1842-D Large Date was considered by Akers to be the rarest Dahlonega Half Eagle and he stated some twenty...

1842-D $5 Large Date AU53 ICG.<p>A second and even finer representative of this elusive issue, this is a sharply defined piece that shows espe...

1843 $5 AU53 PCGS.<p>Exceptionally sharp with crisp detail overall and an abundant amount of luster remaining. Important notice: We expect to...

1844-O $5 XF45 ANACS, a nice coin with good luster and detail for the grade, the reverse has a die crack (as struck) from the rim to the eagle's...

1846 $5 Small Date MS60 NGC.<p>Writing in 1988, Breen notes that the Small Date variety of this issue is "prohibitively rare above VF.&qu...