2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 1

1949 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. The bright red surfaces have a bit of scarlet interspersed which gives the coin a different, yet still

1949-D 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. Exceptional quality overall with full mint bloom. Population: 20 in 67, 0 finer (11/01). Important n

1950 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. Sharply struck with a semi-reflective appearance in the fields. Important notice: We expect to be auct

1950-S 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Thick, unmellowed mint frost covers each side of this Superb example.From the LaBute Collection. Important notice: We expec

1951 1C MS66 Red PCGS. The bright red surfaces are only interrupted by the presence of a fingerprint on the reverse.From the LaBute Collection. Impo

1951 1C MS66 Red PCGS. The cherry-red surfaces show a dab of lilac in the center of each side.From the LaBute Collection. Important notice: We expec

1951-S 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Original, bright reddish color with a hint of tan interspersed evenly over each side. Exceptional quality.From the LaBute Co

1952 1C MS66 Red PCGS. The deep cherry-red surfaces show significant amounts of lilac interspersed over each side.From the LaBute Collection. Import

1952-D 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Bright, shimmering surfaces. Population: 31 in 67, 0 finer (11/01).From the LaBute Collection. Important notice: We expect

1952-S 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. Exceptional color and preservation of surfaces characterizes this lovely piece. The only detracting e

1953 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Rich cherry-red luster covers each side of this splendid piece.From the LaBute Collection. Important notice: We expect to be

1953 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Another cherry-red example of this popular issue from the 1950s.From the LaBute Collection. Important notice: We expect to be

1953-S 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. Satiny red luster is evenly dispersed over each side. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning l

1954 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. The cherry-red surfaces show a dab of deep lilac in the center of each side. Important notice: We expe

1954-D 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. Bright and flashy, the surfaces are nearly flawless throughout. Important notice: We expect to be au

1954-S 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. Smooth, frosted surfaces with even, original color. Exceptional quality. Important notice: We expect

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1955/55 1C Doubled Die MS64 Brown NGC. This important Doubled Die Cent would make an attractive addition to either a collection of 20th century error

1955/55 1C Doubled Die MS63 Red and Brown PCGS. Steel-gray and brown patina covers most of each side with slight accents of original red around the p

1955-S 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. An immaculate example of this always-popular final year of issue. A memorable '55-S Cent. Impo...

1956-D 1C MS67 Red PCGS. The scintillating mint luster is only interrupted by a dab of pale lilac in the center of the reverse. Population: 13 in 67,

1958-D 1C MS67 Red PCGS. Ex: LaBute Collection. Even coloration and nearly perfect. Outstanding quality. Important notice: We expect to be auctionin

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1972/72 1C Doubled Die MS66 Red PCGS. Bright orange-gold in color with good luster and a sharp strike. A Gem representative of this spectacular mint

1972/72 1C Doubled Die MS67 Red NGC. Perhaps the single finest example of this popular overdate we have ever offered. The intense golden-red surfaces

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1983 1C Doubled Die Reverse MS67 Red PCGS. Sharply struck with untoned mint brilliance and noticeable obverse die striations. Important notice: We e

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1984 1C Doubled Die MS68 Red PCGS. Fully brilliant reddish-golden coloration with pinpoint striking and no apparent post-striking defects. Also known

1909 1C PR66 Red and Brown NGC. The strike is razor sharp and the matte surfaces display considerable golden luster with some brown patina and little

1936 1C Brilliant PR66 Cameo PCGS. The strike is bold and the surfaces virtually free of post-striking impairments. Both sides display visually appeal

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1971-S 1C Doubled Die PR64 Red PCGS. Breen-2262, FS-032. The doubled die is especially evident on LIBERTY. Bright and glossy orange-gold surfaces wit

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2001-S 1C PR69 Deep Cameo PCGS. Flawless surfaces.From the LaBute Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-2

1865 2C MS65 Red and Brown ANACS. With mottled medium brown patina over smooth, partially lustrous surfaces, this crisply impressed example would fit

1867 2C MS65 Red and Brown ICG. Very well struck with a uniform golden-tan color that is notable for its originality and pleasant appearance. Quality

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.

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

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.

1881 5C PR66 PCGS. An exquisite Gem with attractive bronze-gold patina and a very good strike. The reverse is virtually pristine. Important notice:

1882 5C PR66 NGC. The bright lemon-gold patina brightens the reflective fields. This is the so-called "1882/1" variety, which has a tiny ...

1883 5C PR65 PCGS. The hazy tan-brown patina does not subdue the bright reflectivity of the mirrored surfaces. There is a prominent lint mark (as str

1883 5C PR65 PCGS. Bright lemon-yellow patina with a blush of violet color in the upper reverse. A small scratch below the E in AMERICA is mentioned

1883 5C No Cents MS66 NGC. The upper obverse and the lower reverse are not well struck, although the portrait is richly detailed. Both sides have hea

1883 5C With Cents MS65 ANACS. Luster blasts through the subtle tan-gold and lilac patina. The strike is good, with only the left ear of corn and an

1884 5C MS65 ANACS. The light chestnut-brown patina does not impede the flashy cartwheel luster. The strike is very sharp except for trivial softness

1889 5C MS65 PCGS. Lavender and gold patina alternates on this lovely Gem. Very lustrous for a Nickel, with a good strike and an especially pristine

1891 5C MS65 NGC. Luster flows effortlessly through the light purple-brown patina. The strike is sharper than usual on the left ear of corn in the wr

1905 5C MS65 NGC. The green-gold surfaces have especially intense luster. The strike is good and the reverse in particular is uncommonly well preserv