2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1926 $2 1/2 Sesquicentennial MS66 PCGS. Well struck with flashy, vivacious luster. Liberty has a tiny alloy spot on each shoulder. A faint die crack (

1849 G$1 No-L MS65 NGC. This issue is reportedly the first Gold Dollar produced at the Philadelphia Mint. Just 1,000 examples of the No L variety wer

1849 G$1 Closed Wreath MS65 PCGS. Satiny and intricately detailed in all areas including the denomination and date, details that are most often mushy

1849-C G$1 Closed Wreath--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. A scarce issue with an original mintage of 11,634 pieces, the 1849-C Closed Wreath i

1849-C G$1 Closed Wreath AU50 NGC. A difficult first year issue from a mintage of 11,634 pieces, a figure that includes those of its excessively rare

1849-D G$1 AU58 NGC. A bright yellow-gold example that lacks highpoint definition on Liberty's curls and loses all denticulation in the lower ri...

1849-O G$1 AU58 ANACS. The luster is flashy but not quite complete. A good strike with distinct peripheral details and slight weakness in the centers

1850 G$1--Scratched--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF45, a pinscratch in the left obverse field, otherwise very nice; 1861 G$1--Ex-Jewelry--ANACS, AU Details

1850 G$1 MS62 NGC. Satiny and reasonably sharp beneath pale olive and reddish patina. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

1850 G$1 MS64 PCGS. Well struck with bright, pleasing luster. The reverse has few tiny stains with russet color. There are no significant abrasions.

1850-O G$1 MS62 NGC. A boldly defined, yellow-gold example with semi-reflective luster that is characteristic of the mere 14,000 pieces struck. By a w

1851 G$1 MS68 NGC. For the first time since the inception of the denomination in 1849, Gold Dollar production at the Philadelphia Mint topped 1 millio

1851-D G$1 AU55 PCGS. Well defined for the issue with attractive orange accents that tend to downplay the underlying luster. Reverse bluntness on LLA

1851-O G$1 MS60 ANACS. Well struck for a product of the New Orleans Mint, this green-gold example displays subdued luster that accounts for the basal

1852 G$1 AU58 PCGS. The luster is pleasing but not quite full. The strike is not quite sharp in the centers, but is above average for the issue. Ther

1852 G$1 MS68 PCGS. In the immortal words of broadcasting legend Harry Carry "HOLY COW!." Every once in a great while a coin comes along t...

1852-C G$1 AU58 NGC. An elusive Charlotte mint gold dollar, one of just 9,434 pieces struck, but one that does occasionally surface in AU and even be

1852-D G$1 AU53 PCGS. Bright gold color with pleasing peripheral luster. The portrait is not sharply struck, and the obverse field in front of Libert

1852-O G$1 AU58 NGC. Luster fills the peripheries but cannot cross the field to reach the central devices. A typical strike that is sharp at the bord

1853 G$1 AU55 PCGS. The luster is flashy in the peripheries, but is broken by the fields. The strike is sharp in the centers, with one obverse star