2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1908 $5 PR65 NGC. Undoubtedly, the Mint did not expect the negative reaction they received from the coin collecting public when they introduced the ma

1796 $10--Whizzed--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. B. 1-A, Taraszka-6, R.4. While 4,146 pieces were struck of the 1796 Eagle (a thousand or so fewer than

1799 $10 Small Stars Obverse AU58 PCGS. B. 4-E, R.3. One of the two "Irregular Date" varieties for the issue, this more obtainable die pa...

1843-O $10 AU50 PCGS. Weakly struck in the central areas with abundant remaining luster and a noticeable scratch in the right obverse field. While on

1845-O $10 AU53 NGC. The '45-O is a scarcer date among O-mint Tens and usually not located finer than VF. This bright green-gold example is wel...

1847-O $10--Sea Salvaged--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Breen-6881. The first two digits in the date show traces of repunching, directly south of the

1849 $10 AU50 ANACS. Breen-6886. The base of a secondary 1 crosses the upright of the 1 in the date. Breen considered this variety to be rare. From a

1849-O $10 AU55 NGC. A very rare date as well as one of the premier condition rarities in the No Motto series. Bright with prooflike surfaces in the p

1851-O $10--Obverse Tooled--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40.The green-gold surfaces retain an ample amount of mint luster, as befits the AU grade level.

1852 $10--Sea Salvaged--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The surfaces are minutely porous and have the look of a matte proof. The strike is very good, wi

1857-O $10 AU58 NGC. Sharply struck except for a few obverse stars. The ample luster connects the obverse stars but cannot penetrate deeply into the f

1858-O $10 AU55 PCGS. Despite its status as the most common No Motto Eagle from the New Orleans Mint, the '58-O is a challenging coin to locate ...

1858-O $10 AU58 ICG. Well struck except for a few of the obverse stars. The luster is virtually complete. The coin has two small peripheral planchet f

1861 $10--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A suitable coin for budget-minded type purposes, both sides are tinged in rich reddish-gol

1861 $10--Damaged--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Medium intensity green-gold color overlays the partially bright surfaces. There are a series of nearl

1861-S $10 AU55 PCGS. The '61-S Ten is a rare issue that is much more elusive than its mintage of 15,500 pieces would suggest. Even in XF Breen ...

1865 $10 AU55 PCGS. Ex: Bass. Formerly sold as lot 657 in Bass III, where it was described as, "Another great rarity in the Liberty eagle serie...

1865-S $10 865 Over Inverted 186 AU55 PCGS. Ex: Bass. A widely collected die variety that was created when a Mint employee punched the first three dig

1870 $10 AU58 PCGS. An exceedingly difficult P-mint Ten, both in absolute terms as well as conditionally, one of a mere 3,990 business strikes produce

1870-S $10 AU58 PCGS. Ex: Bass. The San Francisco Mint delivered just 8,000 Eagles in 1870, a year when Double Eagle production received a much higher