2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 1

1871 2C--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU55. DDO, FS-005. Sharply struck and retoned a reddish-brown color with few visible marks. Important noti

1867 2C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Bright tan-gold in color with violet highlights in the reverse center. Well struck with many raised die polishing li

1870 2C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. The mirrored fields flash bright orange-gold color with variegated violet patina. Expertly struck with a few lines of

1871 2C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. Well struck with orange-brown surfaces and reflective mirrored fields. The obverse legend is strike doubled. A short

1871 2C PR65 Red and Brown NGC. The obverse mirrored field flashes bright orange-red when confronted with light, while the reverse surfaces are an ir

1873 2C Closed 3 PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. While only modestly reflective, the golden-tan surfaces of this final year proof-only issue only narrowly m

1854 3CS MS65 ICG. Fully brilliant and well struck for the issue with somewhat grainy surfaces and the look of a higher graded coin. An attractive ex

1855 3CS AU58 NGC. An average strike with patchy russet toning on the obverse and traces of luster. The scarcest date of the Type Two Silver Three Ce

1856 3CS MS63 ANACS. Purple and yellow-gold patina alternate across both sides. Typically struck with nice luster and pleasing surfaces. The reverse

1856 3CS MS64 PCGS. Mostly brilliant and irregularly struck with softer details on the right portion of each side, probably a result of misaligned di

1859 3CS MS64 NGC. Iridescent violet, sea-green, gold, and crimson patina brightens the prooflike surfaces. A very good strike with only a few of the

1859 3CS PR62 PCGS. Lightly toned with bright, reflective mirrored fields and a very good strike. The upper reverse has a small lamination and a patc

1862 3CS PR65 NGC. Bright golden centers with blue-gray peripheral toning and fully brought up devices. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1867 3CS PR64 PCGS. Breen-2954. The golden-brown centers are framed by bands of violet, cobalt-blue, and sea-green patina. Well struck with a tiny la

1867 3CS PR64 NGC. Sharply struck and deeply mirrored with cobalt-blue and golden-olive patina. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

1868 3CS PR62 ANACS. Deeply toned in speckled charcoal and golden-steel shades. In this waning year of the type, 600 proofs were produced out of a to

1873 3CS PR63 PCGS. The obverse has rich golden-brown, yellow, and aqua-blue patina, while the reverse is even more vivid with bright yellow color th

1867 3CN Three Cent Nickel--Whizzed--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF40, well detailed with clashmarks (as struck) in the fields and a bright, golden-gray sh

1871 3CN MS67 PCGS. Untoned and brilliant with near-flawless surfaces and a razor sharp strike. A striking example and the first that we have had the

1885 3CN XF45 ANACS. This is an originally patinated, olive-gray example of a Three Cent Nickel with a business strike delivery of just 1,000 coins.