2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 2

1884-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. Brilliant with a hint of banana-yellow patina. A very good strike with satiny surfaces that have flashy cartwheel luster. A re

1884-CC S$1 MS66 PCGS. A splendid, heavily frosted, and nearly abrasion-free example of this elusive type coin (in high grade). The surfaces are bril

1884-CC S$1 MS65 Prooflike NGC. Well struck with brilliant, snowy devices that appear to float above the reflective fields. Both sides have strong ca

1884-CC S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. Lightly toned with reflective and lustrous fields. A very sharp strike with a small lamination and faint

1884-O S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. The golden-brown and violet color is especially vivid at the borders. A sharply struck example. The upper

1884-S S$1 MS62 PCGS. Very well struck with bright mint luster that tends to be muted by soft golden-brown accents over both sides. The surfaces are l

1885 S$1 MS65 NGC, well struck with light lemon-gold color, a nice coin; 1898-O MS65 NGC, brilliant with a very good strike, nicely preserved; 1899-O

1885 S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. Ruby-red peripheral patina frames the brilliant centers. The fields are deeply reflective and also have stro

1885 S$1 MS66 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. Peripheral tobacco-brown patina brightens the otherwise brilliant surfaces. Well struck with refreshingly

1885-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. A brilliant, well struck, and lustrous Gem with uncommonly well preserved fields. Both sides have a few spindly die cracks (as

1885-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. A hint of peripheral rose color brightens the otherwise brilliant surfaces. A lustrous Morgan Dollar with a very good strike.

1885-CC S$1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. Heavily contrasted between the fields and the devices, this essentially untoned example is typically wel

1885-CC S$1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. Moderately frosted and cameoed on each side, the peripheries are richly toned while the interior portions

1885-O S$1 MS67 PCGS. A striking white appearance with notable reflectivity and heavily frosted devices that yield some cameo contrast. Important no

1885-O S$1 MS66 Prooflike NGC. Brilliant and nicely mirrored with a good portion of mint frost on the devices. Scarce in such a superior grade. Popul

1885-S S$1 MS64 ANACS. This is a fully frosted and vibrant near-Gem whose devices are crisply struck in all areas. A thin ring of champagne iridescen

1886 S$1 MS65 PCGS, well struck, gold patina at borders, a lovely Gem; 1886 MS65 PCGS, well struck and brilliant, an unquestioned Gem; 1897 MS65 PCGS,

1886 S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. A narrow band of cobalt-blue, crimson, and gold patina encircles the lightly lemon-gold centers. Well stru

1886-O S$1 MS63 PCGS. A especially bold striking with satiny, untoned centers and occasional accents of golden peripheral color. Trivial facial marks

1886-O S$1 MS64 PCGS. While easily located in AU and marginal Uncirculated grades, high grade examples of the '86-O are very elusive. This piece...