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...