2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

1843-C $2 1/2 Small Date AU50 NGC. The scarcer of the two varieties of the year, the '43-C Small Date has the smallest mintage of any Charlotte...

1843-O $2 1/2 Small Date XF40 PCGS. The obverse is sharper than the reverse. The remaining luster is very subdued and the surfaces are minutely porou

1846-C $2 1/2 XF45 NGC. Even though it successfully reopened after the July 28, 1844 fire, the Charlotte mint managed to strike only 4,808 quarter eag

1846-C $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. The rarity of this difficult Charlotte issue is easily explained. First, only 4,808 pieces were produced. Second, the Charlot

1849-C $2 1/2 VF35 PCGS. Softly detailed on the central devices, with characteristic green-gold color. The '49-C, one of 10,220 pieces struck, ...

1849-D $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS. The first of two About Uncirculated representatives of this difficult D-mint Quarter Eagle. Better struck than most survivors

1852 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Subdued luster with nice definition and light marks. An affordable example of this early issue. Important notice: We expect to

1852 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Well defined with a dash of reddish-orange patina and an obverse contact mark in the field by Liberty's nose. Important ...

1852-O $2 1/2 XF40 PCGS. Portions of the original mint luster have survived and are especially evident on the reverse. The central reverse has been t

1854 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. Sharply struck except for slight weakness on the eagle's left leg. Lustrous with clean surfaces for the grade. The obver...

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

1908 $2 1/2 Quarter Eagle--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU50, perhaps unnaturally bright but very attractive for the grade, the eagle's faci...

1909 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. The strike is sharp on the obverse, with above average details in the lower headdress. The reverse shows the usual slight weakn

1911 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. The surfaces display a few light marks with sparkling luster and bold definition. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1911 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Bright, lustrous, and well struck with pleasing surfaces for the grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at t

1911 $2 1/2 MS63 ANACS. The surfaces glow with luster and have only scattered trivial abrasions. The reverse has a needle sharp strike, but the obver

1911-D $2 1/2--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Lightly buffed with unnaturally bright and glossy surfaces. The fields have some minor abrasions

1911-D $2 1/2 MS61 ANACS. Sharply struck with pleasing, satin-like luster and peppered with numerous small, but individually insignificant abrasions o

1911-D $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Attractively toned with honey-gold color on the devices. The strike is very good, and the luster is pleasing. The surfaces hav

1912 $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. A nice coin for the grade, with ample glowing luster in the fields and surfaces that are without distracting abrasions. Impor

1912 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. Full, gentle luster covers this well struck, upper-end example. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate

1913 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Blazing mint luster with notable light marks in the obverse field below the Indian's chin. Important notice: We expect t...

1913 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Well defined and lustrous with no more marks than one might expect of the grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1914 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Lightly marked as normal for the grade with full luster and slight weakness on the Indian's headdress. A scarce issue and...

1914 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. Sharply impressed, except on the lowest feather of the headdress, the surfaces are rich and satiny with a subtle variation in t

1914 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. Highly lustrous and sharply struck with a few grade-limiting abrasions on each side. Important notice: We expect to be auction

1914-D $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Lustrous with a good strike. A pair of pinscratches are well hidden in the Indian's upper plumage feathers, but the fie...

1914-D $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. The strike is good, with sharp details everywhere except the lower plumage of the headdress. The obverse has good eye appeal

1914-D $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. Full mint brilliance with near-perfect definition. A premium example of the grade. Important notice: We expect to be auctio

1914-D $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Full, but slightly muted luster, with an above average strike and normal marks for the grade. Important notice: We expect to

1914-D $2 1/2 MS64 ICG. Choice quality type collectors would be wise to take full advantage of the opportunity that this ICG-certified Indian Quarter