2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 1

1876 5C PR66 NGC. Peripheral flecks of lilac color accompany the lovely tan-gold patina. Sharply struck with numerous die polishing lines (as struck)

1877 5C PR66 PCGS. A lovely Gem with lemon-gold color on the reflective fields. A thin die crack (as struck) connects the ball of the 5 to the upright

1877 5C PR66 Cameo NGC. Gold patina glows across the bright, mirrored fields. Well struck with several curly lint marks (as struck) in the reverse fie

1878 5C PR65 PCGS. Well struck with reflective mirrors that have light gold patina. Both sides have a few lint marks, as struck. The coin has a faint

1878 5C PR66 NGC. Attractive chestnut-brown patina evenly graces both sides. The fields are seemingly pristine. A nearly unimprovable Gem. As is the

1879/8 5C PR65 PCGS. Sharply struck with minutely speckled green-gold patina. The surfaces are beautifully preserved. The lower reverse has several m

1879/8 5C PR66 NGC. Very lightly toned with an especially near-pristine obverse. Sharply struck with a small lamination above the denomination. The h

1879/8 5C PR67 Cameo PCGS. A phenomenal, untoned specimen, with fields that show unfathomable depth of mirrored reflectivity and heavily frosted devi

1880 5C PR65 PCGS. Lightly toned with a very good strike and a prominent lint mark (as struck) in the lower reverse. The reverse has many tiny lamina

1881 5C PR66 NGC. Vividly toned with shades of purple, orange, yellow and powder-blue patina. There is a lint mark (as struck) below the S in TRUST.