2002 February Long Beach Signature Sale - Session 3

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

Certified 1895 Proof Set. While the lower denomination pieces are PR64 or less, the "money coin" is a solid Gem. Included are:Cent 1C PR6...

All the coins are here, from Lincoln Cent to Double Eagle. The pieces will be offered individually, leading off with:1914 Cent 1C PR66 Red and Brown P

1914 Nickel 5C PR64 PCGS. Intricately detailed and lightly toned with the granular surfaces one would expect from a proof. This is a fabulous, origina

1914 Dime 10C PR63 PCGS. Gray-golden toning covers each side with deeply reflective proof mirrors in the fields. This is a fabulous, original 1914 pro

1914 Quarter 25C PR64 PCGS. Deeply mottled cobalt-blue and purple toning covers most of each side but cannot subdue the mirrored flash in the fields.

1914 Half 50C PR65 PCGS. The bright, sometimes brilliant surfaces are overlaid by variegated olive-green, rose, and golden color on the obverse, while

1914 Quarter Eagle $2 1/2 PR63 PCGS. A scant 117 proof Quarter Eagles were struck in 1914, and we estimate that somewhere between 55 and 80 pieces exi

1914 Half Eagle $5 PR65 PCGS. It was recorded that 125 proof Half Eagles were struck by the Mint in 1914. Even though the literature for the series st

1914 Eagle $10 PR64 PCGS. A mere 50 proof Tens were produced by the Mint in 1914. Presumably by that time the Mint had grown weary of producing proof

1914 Double Eagle $20 PR65 PCGS. Mint records indicate that only 70 proof Double Eagles were produced in 1914, and probably even fewer were distribute