2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1861 G$1--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU50, rich orange patina, sharply defined with a pinscratch through the lower reverse; 1908 $2 1/2--Scratch

1861 G$1 AU58 ANACS, a very good strike with bright luster and pleasing surfaces for the grade, struck from strongly clashed dies; and a 1914 $10--Dam

1861 G$1 MS64 PCGS. A uniform reddish-orange patina covers noticeably striated surfaces. Several light pinscratches on the neck preclude a Gem ratin

1862 G$1 MS65 NGC. The strong strike and especially vibrant luster atone for a healthy dose of die clashing on both sides, but particularly the rever

1862 G$1 MS67 PCGS. The Philadelphia Mint delivered a sizeable total of 1.3 million Gold Dollars in this, the second year of the Civil War. Long cheri

1863 G$1 MS66 PCGS. A paltry 6,200 business strikes issued this year during the height of Wartime uncertainty. As a result, hard assets were routinely

1864 G$1 MS68 PCGS. It is estimated that 85 or so business strike 1864 Gold Dollars are extant in all grades, and, despite the paucity of this total,

1865 G$1 MS67 PCGS. This final-year Civil War issue has a paltry original mintage of 3,700 business strikes and 25 proofs. As one might expect, coins

1866 G$1 MS68 NGC. Although not quite as rare as the 1864 and 1865, the 1866 (7,100 business strikes produced) is anything but common in an absolute s

1867 G$1 MS67 NGC. Despite a lower mintage (5,200 business strikes vs. 7,100 business strikes), the 1867 is equally as rare as the 1866. No more than

1868 G$1 MS66 PCGS. An uncommonly fine Mint State representative of this unheralded, but difficult P-mint Gold Dollar. Although its mintage of 10,500

1869 G$1 MS68 NGC. We are pleased to be offering several stellar Gold Dollars in this sale, among which is this unsurpassable 1869. A typically well p

1870 G$1 MS68 NGC. This is the single finest certified 1870 Gold Dollar (1/02), and it is superior to every other representative of this issue that th

1870-S G$1 MS66 PCGS. The 1870-S is the final Gold Dollar struck in a branch mint. It is also quite scarce in all grades, as its tiny mintage of 3,000

1871 G$1 MS66 PCGS. Another low mintage year in the Gold Dollar series, with a business strike production of only 3,900 coins. As might be expected of

1873 G$1 Open 3 MS65 NGC. Only a small portion LIBERTY is seen on the headband and a vertical die file mark extends down the length of Liberty'...

1873 G$1 Open 3 MS66 PCGS. With smooth, frosty surfaces and pleasing yellow-gold color, this lovely example would fit nicely into a high quality type

1874 G$1 MS68 NGC. While readily obtainable in grades up to and including the MS64 level of preservation, the 1874 (198,800 pieces produced) is scarce

1875 G$1 MS65 PCGS. As is the case with many Gold Dollars from this era, the majority of extant examples from the 1875 delivery are Mint State, and a

1876 G$1 MS66 PCGS. A mere 3,200 business strikes were produced of this date, making it the rarest Gold Dollar struck after 1875. Very few survived, e