2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1847 S$1--Damaged--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The surfaces are generously graced with golden-brown patina. The obverse has a number of tiny depress

1847 S$1 AU58 ANACS. Very well struck save for the usual softness on the eagle's left wing, with bits of russet and violet peripheral toning on...

1848 S$1 AU50 ANACS. Typically struck with slate-gray patina and ample surviving luster. Moderately abraded, but without any marks that require indiv

1850 S$1--Corroded, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. One of the rarer dates in the Seated Dollar series, with a mintage of only 7,500 pieces. Th

1852 S$1 MS62 ANACS. Original. The 1852 is the second scarcest Philadelphia Mint Seated Dollar, closely following the exceedingly rare 1851. This issu

1856 S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF20. The effects of the cleaning are diminished by irregular steel-violet toning. Important notice: We ex

1856 S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. Both sides display an almost glassy luster from the cleaning, with orange-gold toning beginning to f

1857 S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Splotchy coppery-gold color is most likely an attempt to "tone down" an old cleaning. Occ...

1859 S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. The light cleaning did not leave obvious hairlines, but the surfaces are unnaturally bright. Sharply

1859-O S$1 AU50--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. Brilliant on both sides, but only the obverse has the unnaturally bright sheen associated wit

1859-S S$1--Corroded, Tooled--ANACS. Unc Details, Net XF45. Net graded 1859-S Dollars seem to be more of the rule than the exception for this more di

1860-O S$1 MS63 PCGS. Clearly a step above the normally seen MS60-62 example of this Treasury release issue. The frosty surfaces are essentially brill

1866 S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Somewhat harshly cleaned, but traces of the original luster glimmer from protected areas. From a good

1869 S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU55. Faint hints of tan patina encroach upon the otherwise untoned surfaces. A very good strike, but the

1869 S$1 MS60 ANACS. Repunched Date. The patina alternates between light and dark shades of milky-brown color. Sharply struck with prooflike fields w

1870-CC S$1--Rims Filed--ANACS. VF Details, Net Fine 12. The reverse is nicely detailed with most of the eagle's feathers clearly defined. All ...

1870-CC S$1--Graffiti, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF30. The "Cleaned" qualifier would more accurately be described as whizzed, as bo...

1871-CC S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. One of the premier rarities in the Seated Liberty Dollar series, struck from a minuscule mintage of

1873-CC S$1 AU50 PCGS. An elusive final year of issue and the rarest of the four Carson City issues in the Seated Dollar series. Even the tiny mintage

1859 S$1 PR63 PCGS. A solidly, if not conservatively graded specimen that possesses dazzling mirrors and appreciable contrast against the frosted appe

1859 S$1 PR64 PCGS. It is doubtful that all 800 proofs struck in this year were actually distributed. The number of pieces graded indicates that quite

1870 S$1 PR60 Artificial Toning Uncertified. Fully defined with a knife-like rim, the surfaces are deeply toned in curious charcoal and antique-coppe

1871 S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. Proof, Net PR58. A scuff mark in the right obverse field is more distracting than an old and relatively inoffensive cleanin

1872 S$1--Damaged--ANACS. Proof, Net PR55. What appears to be an aborted puncture attempt is visible between stars 12 and 13, and there is an overall

1873-S T$1--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net MS60. Faint lemon-gold color with the surfaces otherwise brilliant. Lightly cleaned, with a few more hai

1875 T$1 MS62 NGC. Rich golden-brown patina with deeper violet and sea-green color at the borders. The strike is very good, but the luster is subdued

1875-CC T$1 MS62 NGC. Well struck with flashy luster. Golden-brown and violet patina at the borders frames the brilliant centers. The fields have mod

1875-S T$1 PCGS MS61. The dusky brown patina partly subdues the full mint luster. Typically struck but with surfaces that are well preserved for the

1875-S T$1 MS62 PCGS. Lightly toned with speckles of tan-brown and grape-purple patina. The strike is very good, with a trace of weakness only on the

1876-S T$1 MS61 ANACS. Milky-brown patina with russet color at the peripheries. The strike is very good, but the luster is subdued. The surfaces are

1876-S T$1 MS62 NGC. Fully struck and brilliant throughout with a couple of light green specks on the reverse. Important notice: We expect to be auc

1877 T$1 MS62 NGC. Lustrous and brilliant except for a peripheral band of apricot-gold color. The reverse is sharply struck, but the obverse peripher

1877-S T$1 MS61 NGC. Well struck and lustrous with attractive gold patina. The reverse is especially pleasing, while the obverse has wispy and indivi

1878-CC T$1 XF45 ANACS. The attractive purple-brown patina has a lighter color on the highpoints of the devices. Most of the eagle's plumage is...

1878-S T$1 XF40 ANACS. The lavender-tinged fields frame the gray-brown devices. The surfaces are moderately abraded and show appropriate wear for the

1878-S T$1 MS61 NGC. Breen-5820. The rich golden-brown surfaces have iridescent violet, yellow, and green colors at the borders. The luster is comple

1874 T$1 PR62 Cameo PCGS. The bright lemon-gold patina glows across the highly reflective mirrored fields. The strike is very good with a trace of we

1875 T$1 PR63 Cameo PCGS. The contrast on this lightly patinated specimen is quite pronounced and the most obvious post-minting distraction is a seri

1877 T$1 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS. Except for the somewhat controversial 1884 and 1885 issues, the 1877 has the lowest mintage (510 pieces) of any proof d

1878 T$1 PR62 NGC. There is russet color at the borders, with the remainder of the example fully brilliant. Well struck with numerous die polishing l

1878 T$1 PR63 PCGS. Well struck with attractive rose-gold patina over most of the surfaces. The frosty devices have cameo contrast with the watery fi

1878 T$1 PR63 PCGS. Well mirrored surfaces display a few light splashes of milky patina on each side and a touch of golden at the margins. A vertical

1879 T$1 PR61 NGC. The rich maroon patina in the fields has mild contrast with the much lighter colored devices. Sharply struck with a few faint hair

1880 T$1--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. Proof, Net PR50. Untoned with strong reflective qualities still in evidence, but some rough handling (rim bumps

1880 T$1 PR66 NGC. Remarkably preserved and spectacularly untoned, the fields show unfathomable depth of mirrored reflectivity and the devices are hea

1881 T$1 PR62 NGC. The golden-brown patina is interrupted by vivid aqua-green and violet color at the margins. The reflective fields have individuall

1881 T$1 PR65 Cameo PCGS. Anyone who prefers their Gem quality proof type coins to be fresh and fully white really should inspect this glittering spec

1882 T$1 PR63 ANACS. Splotchy golden-russet and iridescent-blue toning tends to gather in the peripheral areas, and the reverse in particular boasts

1883 T$1 PR63 NGC. The milky lavender patina turns iridescent gold, violet, and blue colors when rotated under a light. A well struck example which h

1883 T$1 PR65 Cameo NGC. This attractive Gem is lightly patinated in golden iridescence. Every device rises powerfully above the glassy fields with an