2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 1

1878 3CN PR66 PCGS. Superior quality for this proof-only issue, being mostly untoned with clean fields and lightly frosted devices. Important notice

1880 3CN PR66 PCGS. The golden flash of the mirrored fields is slightly subdued by an original, variegated lilac patina. Sharply struck with uncommon

1882 3CN PR66 PCGS. Well struck and immaculately preserved with gold-tinged mirrored fields that have a dusting of tan-brown patina. Important notic

1883 3CN PR67 PCGS. Expertly struck with lilac-gray surfaces. The obverse field has a pair of tiny lint marks (as struck), otherwise the surfaces are

1883 3CN PR67 ICG. Beautiful, untoned, deep mirror surfaces with bold devices only a couple of tiny flaws visible under magnification. Important not

1885 3CN PR65 NGC. Well defined with deeply mirrored fields and a spray of golden toning. There is a notable obverse spot by Liberty's lips. I...

1866 5C Rays MS65 NGC. Lightly toned with a blush of golden-brown color. Lustrous and well struck with an especially near-pristine obverse. Both side

1869 5C MS65 PCGS. Bright steel-gray in color with flecks of lavender patina. Typically struck with excellent luster and uncommonly abrasion-free sur

1880 5C AU55 PCGS. Nicely defined with light gray patina. The lowest mintage (16,000) business strike issue of the Shield nickel series. Population:

1883 5C MS65 NGC. The attractive grape-purple patina is interrupted by golden-brown color on the reverse. Lustrous with a sharp strike on the reverse

1866 5C Rays PR65 PCGS. Essentially a one-year type coin, the Rays design is generally only available in this year as the 1867 is so rare. Somewhere b

1867 5C No Rays PR65 NGC. Deeply mirrored and fully struck throughout, the surfaces are almost completely brilliant. The devices are nicely frosted an

1868 5C PR65 Cameo NGC. Well struck with bright gold color in the mirrored fields. The fields have an occasional lavender haze. The surfaces have man

1870 5C PR65 PCGS. The highly reflective mirrored fields have specks of lilac patina. The reverse has heavy die polishing lines, as struck. A pair of

1871 5C PR66 NGC. The gold patina is attractive, the devices are sharply struck, and the reflective fields are seemingly pristine. A virtually unimpr

1872 5C PR65 PCGS. Sharply struck with tan-gold patina and an occasional spot of pastel lilac color. The upper obverse is deceptively strike doubled.

1873 5C PR65 PCGS. Well struck with faint lavender haze on the reverse mirrored field. A pair of very short scratches in the upper obverse are mentio

1874 5C PR65 PCGS. The tan-gold patina is interrupted by streaks of lilac color on the reverse. There are prominent raised die lines (as struck) in t

1875 5C PR65 NGC. The milky tan-brown patina has streaks of gold color and a few specks of lime-green patina. A well struck Gem. A faint pinscratch t

1876 5C PR65 NGC. Breen-2506. The bright mirrored fields have light chestnut-brown patina. The obverse has low relief strike doubling, but the date i