2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1914-D $2 1/2 MS64 NGC. The strike is sharp on the reverse, while a few of the lower headdress feathers are indistinct due to the strike on the obver

1915 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Full, bright luster with sharply impressed features and minimal imperfections for the grade. A premium example. Important noti

1915 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. The surfaces are lustrous, and the devices have a good strike. A pinscratch in the lower right reverse field is mentioned for a

1926 $2 1/2 MS61 ANACS. Well struck with attractive luster. Numerous small contact marks on the Native American's portrait and in the fields ac...

1928 $2 1/2 MS64 NGC. Fully struck, the green-gold surfaces are satiny and remarkably clean for this normally heavily bagmarked type. Important noti

1928 $2 1/2 MS64 NGC. Lustrous and remarkably clean with light reddish patina. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-

1929 $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. An example with attractive, mildly prooflike fields. The strike is very good, but a few slide marks in the upper reverse field

1908 $2 1/2 PR65 NGC. The official mintage for proof 1908 Quarter Eagles was reported to be 236 pieces. It is possible that the Mint actually struck t

1860-S $3--Reverse Scratched--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Only 7,000 examples of this rare three dollar gold piece were coined at the San Francisco

1861 $3 MS64 NGC. Ex: Princess Collection. Well struck and very prooflike, with a few very faint slide marks in the obverse field that do not impact t

1865 $3 AU50 PCGS. The fields were undoubtedly prooflike when minted, but light circulation has muted the reflectivity. Attractive with sharp details

1871 $3 MS64 PCGS. Nicely struck and prooflike with rich orange and violet patina. The fields provide modest contrast with the devices. There are no i

1878 $3 AU58 ANACS. Mint luster flows across the devices and fields, and is very close to full. A good strike with a touch of rub on the portrait. Th

1878 G$3 MS61 PCGS. Creamy luster, a good strike, and an absence of mentionable abrasions add to the eye appeal. A good candidate for an Uncirculated

1881 $3 MS62 NGC. Ex: Princess Collection. The reverse has been struck from a clashed die. The fields have a warm prooflike glow, and the strike is s

1887 $3 PR62 PCGS. The mirrored surfaces on this more affordable proof three-dollar have taken on a delicate orange-gold tint, with only the slightest

1800 $5 MS63 PCGS. B. 1-B, Miller-42, R.4. Well defined with flashy, semi-reflective luster beneath a delicate overlay of reddish patina. Adjustment m

1808 $5 MS63 NGC. Normal Date, Wide 5 D. B. 4-B, Miller-107, R.3. The most common of the 1808 die pairings, but in this outstanding condition the scar

1810 $5 Small Date, Small 5 XF45 PCGS. Ex: Bass. B. 2-B, R.7. Formerly sold as lot 795 in Bass II, where it was described as, "In his Complete ...

1810 $5 Large Date, Large 5 MS63 NGC. B. 1-A, Miller-109, R.2. The most common die pairing of the year and of the design type, making the Large Date,