2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1855-C $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. The elusive 1855-C Quarter Eagle has the distinction of being one of the worst produced issues from the Charlotte Mint. Takin

1856-C $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. While not sharp, the strike is quite good for the issue, with noticeable deficiency only on the eagle's right claw. The...

1856-S $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. Virtually complete luster beneath blushes of light reddish patina. Softness on the eagle's neck feathers is attributabl...

1856-S $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. Of the 72,120 pieces produced of the 1856-S Quarter Eagle, it is estimated that only 110 examples are extant today in all gra

1858 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC. Nicely defined with some remaining luster and normal marks for the grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

1862-S $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. An almost completely lustrous example of this unheralded S-mint rarity from the Civil War era, one of just 8,000 pieces origi

1866-S $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. A well struck coin with modest luster and warm orange-gold color. The surfaces are very pleasing, as they lack the luster gra

1869 $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. This is a rare coin in an absolute sense that is also technically superior to virtually all known 1869 Quarter Eagles. Only 100

1873 $2 1/2 Closed 3 MS62 PCGS. The surfaces are bright and lustrous with slight reverse weakness on the eagle's leg and a pleasing overall app...

1873 $2 1/2 Closed 3 MS63 NGC. Greenish gold patina with noticeable reverse reflectivity and well formed devices. The scarcer of the two 1873 issues.

1873-S $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. Only 27,000 pieces were struck of this issue and it is seldom seen above VF. This piece is well defined on the obverse but t

1876 $2 1/2 MS60 NGC. Quarter Eagle production at the Philadelphia Mint ratcheted up slightly in 1876, but the total number of business strikes delive

1877 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Well struck with warm, prooflike fields. The surfaces do not offer any distractions. A very attractive coin that is worthy of it

1878 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. Soft, satiny luster covers both sides of this clean, near-Gem example. Just a bit weakly struck on the eagle's left (fac...

1878-S G$2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. Well struck with good luster and nicely preserved surfaces. A seemingly conservatively graded example, in an old small-size

1879 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Striking luster with a virtually flawless strike and the look of a higher graded coin. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

1895 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Sharply struck and lustrous with bright gold color. The fields have a few light luster grazes, but are pleasing for the grade.

1904 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. A lovely Gem with a razor sharp strike and flashy cartwheel luster. The devices are virtually pristine. Important notice: We

1894 $2 1/2 PR65 PCGS. Of the 122 proof Quarter Eagles struck in 1894, it has been estimated that fewer than half are extant today. The 1894 is also a

1898 $2 1/2 PR61 PCGS. Bright, watery mirrors display a rich golden color with a few faint handling marks visible in the fields. From an original mint