2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 3

1874 $3--Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF45. A glossy yellow-green coin that has been lightly polished. Luster glitters within the legends...

1874 $3 AU58 ANACS.<p>Both sides have blushes of honey-gold color. The lower wreath is somewhat softly struck, but the details are otherwise s...

1878 $3 AU55 PCGS.<p>A pleasing, lustrous example of this common type coin. Light reddish patina surrounds the obverse devices.From the Midwes...

1878 $3 MS61 PCGS.<p>Deeply toned for a gold coin, with burnt-orange and violet patina. The strike is not razor sharp, but the luster is perva...

1878 $3 MS64 NGC.<p>Well struck with the excellent mint luster, as normally seen on this issue. The surfaces display rich reddish patina aroun...

1879 $3 AU58 PCGS.<p>The 1879 is somewhat underappreciated due to its proximity in date to the high mintage 1878 issue. However, only 3,000 pi...

1879 $3 MS60 NGC.<p>Flashy, semi-prooflike surfaces with just a trace of scuffiness in the obverse fields. The 1879 Three Dollar has long been...

1879 $3 MS64 PCGS.<p>Only 3,000 pieces were struck of the 1879 Three Dollar but examples can usually be found without too much difficulty. Thi...

1880 $3 MS63 NGC.<p>A very pleasing example of this popular, low mintage issue and the first of two pieces offered in this sale. The fields ar...

1880 $3 MS65 PCGS.<p>The 1880 Three Dollar had an original mintage of only 1,000 pieces. And while numismatic authors such as Akers and Tagli...

1889 $3 MS64 NGC.<p>Final year of issue for the denomination and one of just 2,300 business strikes, the 1889 is a popular type coin that was ...

1876 $3 PR61 PCGS.<p>Although not quite as rare as the 1875, the proof-only 1876 is an immensely popular issue that is well known among both d...

1887 $3 PR66 Cameo PCGS.<p>Formerly offered as lot 6640 in our 1999 ANA National Money Sale, and again as lot 8086 in our January 2002 FUN Sig...

1888 $3 PR66 Cameo NGC.<p>The penultimate year of three dollar production, 1888 witnessed the delivery of 291 proof specimens. With an extant ...

1889 $3 PR64 PCGS.<p>The 1889 is the final year of issue for the Three Dollar denomination. Only 129 proofs were issued and of that number it ...

1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1832, 1833, R.<p>3, 6, PR61 PCGS. The Four Dollar Gold Piece, or Stella, is a curious coin that was p...

1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1833, R.<p>3 PR65 Cameo PCGS. This is a wonderfully preserved Gem representative of Charles Barber...

1798 $5 Large Eagle, Large 8, 13 Star Reverse XF45 ICG.<p>B. 2-D, Miller-27, R.4. The leaf closest to the C in AMERICA is merely an outline, a...

1798 $5 Large Eagle, Large 8, 13 Star Reverse MS62 PCGS.<p>B. 1-B, Miller-25, R.3. Same obverse die used for the 1798 Small Eagle, with a heav...

1799 $5 Large Stars Reverse AU50 PCGS.<p>B. 3-F, Miller-37, R.6. Nine varieties are known for 1799 Half Eagles, with four obverse dies and nin...

1800 $5 MS64 NGC.<p>B. 1-D, Miller-44, R.2. Very well defined despite being struck from a more advanced die state, with a horizontal crack on ...

1802/1 $5 AU55 PCGS.<p>B. 2-H, Miller-54, R.4. The 1802 Half Eagle is known with two different obverses, both of which are overdated. There ar...

1803/2 $5--Whizzed--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF40. B. 1-C, Miller-56, R.4. Although both sides are affected, it is immediately obvious that t...

1803/2 $5 AU53 PCGS.<p>B. 2-D, Miller-58, R.4. The strike is above average, although the obverse stars do not have sharp centril details. The ...

1803/2 $5 AU58 PCGS.<p>B. 2-D, Miller-58, R.4. The 3 in the date is boldly punched over a 2. The portrait has traces of golden-brown patina. A...

1803/2 $5 MS63 NGC.<p>B. 1-C, Miller-56, R.4. Pleasing golden-brown patina, with a hint of violet color on AT in STATES. Lustrous and well pre...

1804 $5 Small 8 Over Large 8 AU58 NGC.<p>B. 1-A, Miller-59, High R.4. Large 1 over Small 1, Small 8 over Large 8. The 0 in the date has also b...

1805 $5 AU50 PCGS.<p>B. 3-B, Miller-71, 72, and 74. R.5. The multiple listings from Miller appear to represent the same reverse die, even thou...

1807 $5 Bust Right AU53 PCGS.<p>B. 2-B, Miller-87, High R.6. An extremely scarce variety that was not offered in the Bowers and Merena sales o...

1807 $5 Bust Left XF45 ICG.<p>B. 5-D, Miller-101, R.3. The obverse has a minor rim ding at 1 o'clock, and the reverse has a small rim brui...

1807 $5 Bust Left MS61 NGC.<p>B. 5-D, Miller-101, R.3. Sharply struck with good luster and a few faint slide marks in the field. 1807 was the ...

1808/7 $5 AU50 PCGS.<p>B. 2-A, Miller-104, R.5. The hair curl above the 0 in the date is attenuated, as struck due to die polish. The 5 D in t...

1812 $5 AU55 ANACS.<p>B. 1-B, Miller-118, R.3. Widely spaced 5D variety. Luster connects the stars in a bright band. The eagle is not quite sh...

1812 $5 MS64 NGC.<p>B. 1-B, Miller-118, R.3. A lovely near-Gem that has extensive luster and pleasing surfaces. Well struck except for PL in P...

1818 $5--Edge Filed, Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF40. B. 1-A, Miller-123, R.5. The least rare of the three varieties of the ...

1834 $5 Plain 4 XF45 ANACS.<p>As nice as this coin can possibly be for the grade, the green-gold surfaces are free from any troubling abrasion...

1834 $5 Plain 4 AU55 NGC.<p>This yellow-gold example is generally bright with warmer green-gold undertones. The overall definition is bold, an...

1835 $5 XF45 ANACS.<p>A bright and lightly circulated example. IB in LIBERTY is repunched. The upper obverse has a couple of faint abrasions, ...

1835 $5 MS60 NGC.<p>Very scarce in strict mint condition and a worthwhile type coin as such. This piece is fully struck with bright semi-proof...

1835 $5 MS64 PCGS.<p>This coin was formerly offered as lot 7749 in our April 2001 Central States Signature Sale, where it was described as: &q...

1836 $5--Damaged--ANACS.<p>AU Details, Net XF45. The left obverse field and the upper right reverse field have some shallow scrapes that accou...

1836 $5 AU50 ANACS.<p>A bright, yellow-gold specimen. A couple of hairlines are noticed in the obverse along with slight wear accounting for t...

1838-D $5 MS61 NGC.<p>This coin was previously offered as lot 8110 in our January 2002 FUN Signature Sale, where it was cataloged as: "Al...

1840-C $5 AU50 PCGS.<p>Struck from the same die state as the AU50 in our 1999 FUN Sale, with the reverse die crack through the arrowheads to t...

1840-D $5 Narrow Mill MS60 NGC.<p>The 1840-D Half Eagle is an important first year of issue that is very underrated in high grades. Only 12-14...

1840-O $5 Narrow Mill AU58 NGC.<p>While not difficult to locate in lower grades, AU and better '40-O Half Eagles are legitimately scarce. ...

1841-D $5 Small D--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>XF Details, Net VF30. A lightly cleaned example that has even wear and relatively unabraded su...

1842-C $5 Small Date--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>XF Details, Net VF30. The Charlotte Mint produced just 4,595 Small Date Half Eagles in 1842...

1844 $5 XF45 ANACS.<p>The wings, hair tresses, and borders have bright luster. The eagle has bold plumage details, and the stars are also shar...

1844 $5 MS61 NGC.<p>The 1844 is considerably rarer than both the 1843 and the 1847, and is generally encountered in VF or lower condition. Thi...