2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 3

1853-C $5 AU58 PCGS.<p>The 1853-C is one of the more frequently encountered Charlotte Half Eagles and can even be located with some degree of ...

1854 $5 MS62 PCGS.<p>The 1854 is considerably scarcer in mint condition than most of the other P-mints from this decade, and at the MS62 level...

1855 $5 AU58 NGC.<p>The strike is not quite sharp in the centers, but the stars are well struck. Both sides have pleasing luster. Lightly abra...

1856-S $5 XF45 PCGS.<p>Rich golden-brown patina. Hints of debris occasionally outline the devices, but also speak for the originality of this ...

1857-O $5 AU58 PCGS.<p>Formerly offered as lot 1562 in our recent June Long Beach Bullet Sale, where it was described as, "Similar in ove...

1858-C $5 AU55 NGC.<p>A popular Southern gold issue, the '58-C is the most common C-mint Half Eagle above the XF grade level. The surfaces...

1858-D $5 AU55 PCGS.<p>Noted branch mint gold expert Douglas Winter considers the 1858-D to be the fifth rarest overall of the 26 Dahlonega Mi...

1859 $5 MS63 NGC.<p>The single finest graded example of this scarce Philadelphia Half Eagle, with an impressively low mintage of only 16,814 p...

1860 $5 AU55 NGC.<p>The 1860 is generally not located above the VF-XF grade range, and it is scarcer than any of the P-mint issues from 1843-5...

1862-S $5 AU50 PCGS.<p>Only 9,500 Half Eagles were struck in San Francisco in 1862. As with the silver coinage of the same era, gold pieces al...

1868-S $5 AU58 NGC.<p>Well defined on the obverse, with more noticeable flatness on the eagle's neck feathers. Liberal portions of luster...

1869 $5 VF35 NGC.<p>The 1869 has one of the lowest mintages in the series of With Motto Half Eagles, with a scant 1,785 pieces originally stru...

1871-CC $5 XF45 PCGS.<p>The 1871-CC is a challenging Carson City Half Eagle but not quite as difficult as the other Half Eagles from this mint...

1874 $5 MS61 PCGS.<p>The 1874 Half Eagle is a very elusive issue with an original mintage of only 3,508 business strikes. It is an important c...

1874-CC $5 AU55 PCGS.<p>The 1874-CC has the highest mintage (still only 21,198 pieces) and is one of the least challenging of the Carson City ...

1876 $5 AU55 NGC.<p>The 1876 is a very rare and desirable issue in the Coronet series. With a mintage of only 1,432 pieces, there are very few...

1879 $5 AU58 Lightly Cleaned Uncertified,<p>lightly abraded with a hint of rub on the eagle, the reverse has a few short pinscratches; and a 1...

1879-S $5 MS60 Prooflike ANACS.<p>A sharply struck example that has flashy mirrored fields. The obverse is moderately abraded, while the rever...

1879-S $5 MS61 NGC.<p>A nicely struck example that has abundant luster and moderately abraded surfaces. A surprisingly scarce issue in Mint St...

1881 $5 MS63 PCGS.<p>Rich golden orange tones radiate from the fields. A few trivial bagmarks are noticeable in the fields of the obverse of t...