2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 1

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