2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 1

1931-S 5C MS66 PCGS.<p>Shimmering mint frost covers the surfaces along with ice-blue and golden patina. A special '31-S Nickel. Important...

1934-D 5C MS65 PCGS.<p>Raspberry and orange tones appear with a tilt in the fields of this attractive piece. With only nine graded higher (5/0...

1934-D 5C MS65 PCGS.<p>A lustrous, lightly toned, and beautifully preserved Gem. The centers are typically struck. A scarce low mintage issue....

1935 5C MS67 PCGS.<p>Golden toned with Superb surfaces. Fully defined with pristine surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lo...

1937 5C MS67 PCGS.<p>Brilliant and highly lustrous with Superb overall surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rat...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged Nickel Fine 12 ANACS, a silver-gray example that has a faint pinscratch on the cheek but is otherwise pleasing; 1880-S Silver D

1937-D 5C Three-Legged VF20 ANACS.<p>A problem-free example that has slate-gray devices and green-gray fields. The legends are sharp. Always p...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged VF25 PCGS.<p>The green-gray fields complement the lavender devices. A nicely detailed example that has a clear date and...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged--Corroded--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF40. A lavender-gray example of this eternally popular variety. There are several ...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged AU50 ANACS.<p>Slight wear on the Buffalo's head, along with numerous bagmarks on the reverse of the piece. Nice lus...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged AU55 NGC.<p>Iridescent golden-brown and violet patina. Lustrous and sharply struck, with a few trivial contact marks on...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged AU58 NGC.<p>Slight evidence of friction is evident over the highpoints. Well defined for the issue, each side is lightl...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS61 NGC.<p>A lustrous and lightly toned Nickel that has an above average strike and pleasing luster. The bison's h...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS61 NGC.<p>Rich green-gray patina. A well struck Nickel that has a few tiny contact marks on the hide of the bison. A ...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS62 NGC.<p>Light rose-violet and gray-green color. The base of LIBERTY is slightly strike doubled. The reverse rim has...

1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS63 NGC.<p>This popular error is often found weakly struck, but not so this piece. The strong striking characteristics...

1938-D 5C MS67 PCGS.<p>Repunched Mintmark. Fully struck with pale rose patina. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate ...

1938-D/S Nickel MS66 PCGS, the underlying S mintmark is bold, sharply struck; 1954-S Nickel MS66 NGC, softly struck; 1958-D Dime MS67 PCGS, dense copp

1913 5C Type Two PR65 NGC.<p>Intricately detailed with a vibrant, matte-like appearance beneath thin layers of dappled, occasionally streaky c...

1913 5C Type Two PR65 NGC.<p>Intricately detailed, the even gray patina shows a satiny undertone of rose over each side. A lovely example of t...

1913 5C Type Two PR67 NGC.<p>The Philadelphia Mint produced 1,514 proof 1913 Nickels of the Type Two variety. A carefully executed issue, the ...

1914 5C PR64 PCGS.<p>An especially vibrant Matte Proof with liberal splashes of reddish-golden toning and an occasional area of full brillianc...

1915 5C PR65 PCGS.<p>Lightly toned in blushes of golden-orange and rose-gray color, with underlying surfaces that display a satiny, hard metal...

1916 5C PR66 NGC.<p>An elusive Gem quality specimen, one of just 600 Proofs issued in the final official year of matte proof production. Apric...

1936 5C Type One--Satin Finish PR66 PCGS.<p>Intricately detailed with lovely orange-gold patina accenting the peerless, satin-textured surface...

1936 5C Type Two--Brilliant Finish PR66 NGC.<p>Untoned with more than adequate reflectivity in the fields. One of several Superb quality speci...

1936 5C Type Two--Brilliant Finish PR66 NGC.<p>Yet another high quality, fully mirrored specimen. These popular Proof type coins are still wel...

1936 5C Type Two--Brilliant Finish PR66 PCGS.<p>Brilliantly reflective surfaces with golden highlights and a nearly perfect strike. Important...

1936 5C Type Two--Brilliant Finish PR67 ANACS.<p>Dusky concord-grape patina with a glossy surface. Exquisitely struck and seemingly pristine. ...

1937 5C PR64 NGC.<p>Deep olive-gold and lilac patina on the obverse has a tendency to thwart the efforts of highly reflective underlying surfa...

1937 5C PR66 NGC.<p>A nicely struck Gem that has a light blush of apricot patina. Beautifully preserved. Important notice: We expect to be au...

1937 5C PR66 NGC.<p>A well struck and glossy Gem that has beautifully preserved surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots a...

1937 5C PR66 NGC.<p>Sharply struck with light violet patina. A virtually pristine Gem. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at t...

1937 5C PR66 PCGS.<p>Another Superb Gem example, this piece being mostly brilliant and displaying ample reflective qualities. Important notic...

1937 5C PR68 NGC.<p>One would be hard pressed to find a finer proof 1937 Nickel, even if one were known to NGC. The ice-blue surfaces are unif...

1943-P 5C MS68 NGC.<p>A lustrous Superb Gem with bright yellow-gold patina. Although the stairs are not fully struck, the surfaces are immacul...

1943/2-P 5C MS64 NGC.<p>FS-028. Untoned with excellent luster and only a few trivial blemishes on Monticello that preclude a Gem rating. The o...

1943/2-P 5C MS65 Full Steps PCGS.<p>Essentially brilliant with incredible luster. Few overdate Jeffersons could match this piece for pizzazz. ...

1945-P Nickel--Doubled Die Reverse--MS64 ANACS, FS-30, Die 1, Breen-2697, the final letters in MONTICELLO and CENTS are die doubled with a strong sepa

1947-S 5C MS66 Full Steps PCGS.<p>A lustrous Gem with a powerfully impressed strike. Scarce in this level of preservation, with only 22 pieces...

1948 5C MS66 Full Steps PCGS.<p>Lustrous and well struck, this example has a few scattered abrasions that are only visible under magnification...

1951 5C MS66 Full Steps PCGS.<p>An impeccable, satiny example accented in golden patina. Currently scarce. Population: 8 in 66, 0 finer (5/02...

1952-D 5C MS66 Full Steps PCGS.<p>With no coins graded finer at PCGS, this virtually pristine Superb Gem should be obvious importance to Regis...

1954-D 5C MS65 Full Steps PCGS.<p>Brilliant. One of the more challenging issues in the Jefferson Nickel series with full step detail. Populati...

1994-P 5C SMS MS69 Full Steps ANACS.<p>While the obverse is untoned, the reverse of this sharp looking specimen is bathed in golden shades. Es...

1997-P 5C SMS MS68 Six Steps ANACS.<p>The lovely, nearly perfect surfaces are sharply detailed in all areas. Minimally patinated in golden iri...

1938 5C PR65 NGC; 1940 PR65 NGC; 1941 PR65 NGC; and a 1942 Type One PR65, all lightly patinated specimens that vary slightly in their depth of reflect

1938 5C PR66 NGC, lovely pastel overtones; 1940 PR66 NGC; 1941 PR66 NGC, delicate golden accents; and a 1942 Type One PR66 NGC, small planchet depress

1939 5C Reverse of 1940 PR65 NGC.<p>FS-023. The "Straight Steps" variety, the fields on this piece are deeply mirrored and the surfa...

1942 Type One Nickel PR65 NGC, some gold patina on the reverse, a faint contact mark on the jaw; 1942 Dime PR64 NGC, well struck, an interesting horiz

1942 5C Type One PR68 NGC.<p>The pastel gold and purple patina is attractive. A nicely preserved and well struck Superb Gem. Population: 3 in ...

1942-P 5C Type Two PR65 NGC.<p>Olive-gold toning over well mirrored surfaces. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate o...

1942-P 5C Type Two PR67 NGC.<p>A superlative example of this one-year Proof type, with natural gray-gold patina framing each side. Important ...

1942-P 5C Type Two PR68 NGC.<p>The lemon-gold fields complement the lilac devices. The surfaces have surprising cartwheel luster. Exquisitely ...

1794 H10C AU53 PCGS.<p>V-3, LM-3, R.4. A later die state, the reverse die cracks that Logan and McCloskey describe for this variety are well a...

1795 H10C VF20 ANACS.<p>V-5A, LM-8, R.3. Light gray-green and violet patina. Both sides have a couple of tiny depressions, and there are faint...

1795 H10C--Cleaned, Retoned--ANACS.<p>XF Details, Net VF20. V-4, LM-10, R.3. Outrageous gold, cobalt-blue, sea-green, and rose-violet patina. ...

1796 H10C Fine 12 PCGS.<p>V-1, LM-1, R.3. The obverse devices have blue-violet patina. Both sides have light slide marks. There is a small scr...

1796 H10C VF30 ANACS.<p>V-1, LM-1, R.3. One of just two varieties for the year, easily attributed by a leaf tip touching the final A of AMERIC...

1803 H10C Small 8 VF30 PCGS.<p>V-3, LM-1, R.6. A scarce variety, this is the first piece we have offered in more than two years. While graded ...

1829 H10C MS66 NGC.<p>V-2, LM-3, R.2. Although V-2 is among the more easily obtainable die marriages of the 1829 Capped Bust Half Dime, Logan ...

1832 H10C AU53 ANACS.<p>V-5A, LM-8.4, R.3. Violet, lime-green, and golden-brown patina at the margins, while the centers are brilliant. There ...

1832 H10C MS61 NGC, originally toned in dappled olive-russet shades that appear to drift toward the borders; and an 1834 MS61 NGC, this is a sharply d

1832 H10C MS64 PCGS.<p>V-1, LM-3, R.1. Star 12 is recut, 5C is repunched. A brilliant near-Gem that has extensive luster. Well struck except f...

1834 H10C MS65 NGC.<p>V-1, LM-2, R.1. Boldly defined under splashes of rich golden-steel toning. Other than a pinpoint facial mark, the frosty...

1835 H10C Small Date, Large 5C MS64 NGC.<p>V-5, LM-8.1, R.2. Frosty and reasonably well struck, with delicate golden accents. Faint die clashi...

1837 H10C No Stars AU55 ANACS.<p>The obverse has golden-brown and sea-green patina, while the Seated Liberty is brilliant. A problem free exam...

1837 H10C No Stars--Scratched--ANACS.<p>Unc Details, Net AU55. The light golden-brown patina is attractive. Well struck and lustrous. The left...

1837 H10C No Stars MS64 PCGS.<p>A boldly struck near-Gem that has deep concord-grape and cobalt-blue patina. Beautifully preserved with modera...

1837 H10C No Stars MS66 NGC.<p>Large Date. The curvature of the date, the tall peak of the 1, and the repunching on all digits confirm this co...

1838 H10C No Drapery MS64 ANACS.<p>Red and blue toning in the fields of this darkly colored piece. Sharply struck, the piece has a die crack r...

1838 H10C No Drapery MS66 PCGS.<p>The No Drapery, Stars Obverse Seated Half Dime is a short-lived type that was produced at the Philadelphia a...

1840 H10C No Drapery MS63 NGC.<p>Fully struck, the centers are lighter in hue while most of each side is surrounded by deep golden-russet or c...

1840 H10C No Drapery MS65 NGC.<p>A well struck Gem that has dusky lilac-gray patina. The obverse is essentially pristine, and the luster is pl...

1841 H10C MS65 NGC.<p>The light violet and blue-green patina is original and attractive. A lustrous and well struck representative that would ...

1845 H10C MS66 PCGS.<p>Lovely olive-yellow and violet color. A well struck Gem that has flashy luster and impressive surfaces. Population: 10 ...

1847 H10C MS66 NGC.<p>A sharply defined little jewel that is essentially untoned and shimmers from side to side with intense, satiny luster. M...

1853 H10C Arrows MS64 PCGS.<p>Brown patina covers most of the obverse of this decently struck piece. The reverse is quite attractive with subt...

1853 H10C Arrows MS67 ICG.<p>While we frequently offer lower grade representatives of this three-year type, seldom are we given the opportunit...

1854 H10C Arrows MS66 NGC.<p>Among the more common Arrows Half Dimes in an absolute sense, the 1854, however, is difficult to locate in grades...

1855 H10C Arrows MS65 NGC.<p>This Gem quality type candidate is warmly patinated in orange-gray shades that appear to dance across the lustrou...

1856-O H10C MS62 ANACS.<p>A much better date. Light peripheral golden-brown patina. A sharply struck example that has extensive luster and una...

1858 H10C MS66 NGC.<p>A brilliant Gem that has flashy luster and a reasonable strike. The portrait is lightly marbled due to die rust, as stru...

1858-O H10C MS64 PCGS.<p>A well struck and pleasingly original near-Gem that is overlaid in antique-copper and lavender-gray toning, with sea-...

1860 H10C MS67 NGC.<p>Despite a not overly generous delivery of 799,000 pieces, the 1860 is not a difficult coin to locate in most grades. The...

1861 H10C MS66 NGC.<p>A lustrous and lightly toned Gem that has virtually pristine surfaces. The strike is somewhat soft on the left wheat ear...

1863 H10C MS67 NGC.<p>The suspension of specie payments during the Civil War doubtless explains the Philadelphia Mint's limited delivery o...

1867 H10C MS65 NGC.<p>With the exception of the 1870-S, the 1867 boasts the lowest mintage (8,000 business strikes) in the Seated Liberty Half...

1870 H10C Half Dime MS60 ANACS, rich peripheral color, faint slide marks in the fields; and an 1875 Dime MS61 ANACS, golden-brown, rose, and sea-green

1873 Half Dime MS63 Uncertified, rich lavender patina, well preserved but a bit subdued; and an 1854-O Arrows Half Dollar MS60 Cleaned Uncertified, li

1873-S H10C MS65 NGC.<p>Closed 3. A brilliant and lustrous Gem. Well struck, and with a carefully preserved obverse. The final year of the ser...

1859 H10C PR65 PCGS.<p>Intricately detailed with mirrored fields that glitter forcefully through the deep, multicolored toning. An exceptional...

1859 H10C PR64 Cameo PCGS.<p>The date is boldly repunched at the base of the 1, and the 9 is also clearly repunched. This near-Gem specimen is...

1863 H10C PR65 NGC.<p>Boldly struck with delicate golden accents and heavily striated fields, seemingly a hallmark of Proofs from this difficu...

1864 H10C PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS.<p>A well struck Gem that has faint gold color. A lintmark has been struck into the date, and the fields have n...

1869 H10C PR65 NGC.<p>Lovely aqua-blue and gold patina. Well struck except for the often seen weakness on the upper left portion of the wreath...

1796 10C VF25 PCGS.<p>JR-1, R.3. First year of issue for the denomination and the most commonly encountered variety of the year. The diagnosti...

1796 10C--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Unc Details, Net AU55. JR-6, R.3. The so-called "hyphenated date" because of the die crack through the d...

1805 10C 4 Berries VF30 PCGS.<p>JR-2, R.2. Deep purple-brown patina. The obverse has a few faded pinscratches, while the reverse is nicely pre...

1805 10C 4 Berries--Cleaned, Retoned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF40. JR-2, R.2. The obverse has attractive if artificial yellow and blue patin...