2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 1

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...