2002 July New York, NY Signature Sale - Day 3

1885 G$1 MS63 ANACS.<p>A well struck Gold Dollar that has prooflike fields and pleasing surfaces. The reverse has a tiny curly lintmark (as st...

1886 G$1 MS61 ANACS.<p>Fully struck with semi-prooflike fields and scattered small abrasions on each side which account for the grade. Import...

1886 G$1 MS62 NGC.<p>A near-prooflike finish in the obverse field. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 p...

1886 G$1 MS64 PCGS.<p>A well struck near-Gem that has flashy and mildly prooflike surfaces. Well produced and attractive. Struck from strongly...

1887 G$1 MS63 Prooflike ANACS.<p>A lovely cameo prooflike Gold Dollar that has a blush of apricot patina. Well struck and carefully preserved ...

1887 G$1 MS63 NGC.<p>Fully struck with green-gold surfaces and thick, satiny mint luster. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots a...

1887 G$1 MS65 PCGS.<p>A lustrous and razor-sharp Gem that has impressively clean surfaces. A small lintmark (as struck) crosses the left upper...

1888 G$1 MS62 NGC.<p>Impressive orange tones on the gorgeous surfaces. Several bagmarks exist in the fields before the forehead and at the bas...

1888 G$1 MS64 PCGS.<p>Lustrous and well defined overall with no trace of die clashing. A premium type coin. Important notice: We expect to be...

1888 G$1 MS64 NGC.<p>An attractively struck piece with smooth gold luster on the surface. Reddish tones can be seen in the fields when tilted....

1888 G$1 MS65 ANACS.<p>Despite a limited original mintage of 16,580 pieces, the 1888 Gold Dollar was saved in sufficient enough numbers that i...

1889 G$1--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS.<p>Unc Details, Net AU50. The obverse has four pinscratches, none of which impact the portrait. Both sides...

1889 G$1 MS62 PCGS.<p>Well defined and satiny with distinctive coppery-orange accents. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at t...

1889 G$1 MS64 PCGS.<p>Lustrous and very close to full Gem quality with even reddish-coppery color over each side. Important notice: We expect...

1889 G$1 MS66 PCGS.<p>A well struck and virtually pristine Gem that has flashy luster. The left reverse periphery has a faint but lengthy die ...

1889 G$1 MS66 PCGS.<p>A brilliant, lustrous, and exquisitely preserved Gem. The obverse field has a few tiny planchet flaws, as struck. The bo...

1889 G$1 MS66 PCGS.<p>This is a thickly frosted, Gem quality representative of this desirable final-year Gold Dollar. Both sides are fully def...

1869 G$1 PR65 Cameo PCGS.<p>A razor sharp Gem that has frosty devices and dark mirrored fields. The reverse field has numerous raised die poli...

1873 G$1 Closed 3 PR64 NGC.<p>The 1873 Closed 3 is one of the rarest Gold Dollars struck in proof format. It is estimated that only 10-12 piec...

1879 G$1 PR65 PCGS.<p>Ex: Bass. The description from the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection Part III read: "Very pale pinkish yellow gold with...

1882 G$1 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC.<p>Only 125 proofs were produced of this issue with 45-55 pieces believed extant today in all grades. However, a...

1887 G$1 PR64 PCGS.<p>An impressive near-Gem that has obvious (although undesignated) cameo contrast. A well struck coin that has exquisitely ...

1888 G$1 PR65 PCGS.<p>The 1888 Gold Dollar had a large proof mintage with 1,079 pieces produced. However, attrition took a heavy toll and thos...

1834 $2 1/2 Classic AU53 ANACS.<p>Boldly struck for the series. Hints of prooflike luster survive within the legends and devices. The eagle de...

1834 $2 1/2 Classic AU55 ANACS.<p>The surfaces are a bit bagmarked but the features are well defined throughout and show minimal evidence of w...

1834 $2 1/2 Classic AU55 ANACS.<p>Well struck for the issue, with abundant bright luster in protected areas. The fields are only lightly abrad...

1834 $2 1/2 Classic MS64 PCGS.<p>Ex: Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection. Small Head. Breen-6138. Formerly offered as lot 274 in the Bass II Sale, w...

1835 $2 1/2 MS60 Cleaned Uncertified.<p>Well struck for the issue, with prooflike fields that are lightly hairlined but not particularly abrad...

1836 $2 1/2 Script 8 XF40 PCGS.<p>Typically struck in the centers, but the stars have bold details. The borders have some dark brown patina. A...

1836 $2 1/2 Script 8 AU53 ANACS.<p>Head of 1837. There is a short pinscratch between stars 4 and 5. The strike is a bit soft above the ear and...

1836 $2 1/2 Block 8 MS61 PCGS.<p>Rich golden-brown patina. The right obverse field has a minor luster graze, but the surfaces are otherwise cl...

1837 $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS.<p>The reverse is surprisingly sharp, while the obverse has a softer strike and light rub on the forehead of Liberty. Th...

1838-C $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS.<p>The 1838-C has a small mintage of only 7,880 pieces, the lowest production by far of the Classic Head Quarter Eagle...

1839 $2 1/2 AU53 PCGS.<p>The date is clearly repunched, most notably on the base of the 8 and the top of the 9. Breen believed that this varie...

1839-O $2 1/2 AU58 NGC.<p>The only Classic Quarter Eagle produced in the New Orleans Mint, the '39-O is an immensely popular coin among So...

1840 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC.<p>The first-year 1840 is not common at any level of preservation. This is especially true in Mint State, and the two maj...

1843-C $2 1/2 Small Date Fine 12 ICG.<p>The '43-C Small Date has the smallest mintage of any Charlotte Quarter Eagle with only 2,988 piece...

1844 $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS.<p>Among the numerous important Quarter Eagles that we are offering in this sale is this Choice AU 1844, which is a note...

1845 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC.<p>Well struck with semi-prooflike fields and bright yellow-gold coloration. Important notice: We expect to be auctionin...

1845-O $2 1/2 XF45 PCGS.<p>The rarest Quarter Eagle from the New Orleans Mint. Although the strike is characteristically soft in the centers, ...

1846-O $2 1/2 MS61 NGC.<p>A much scarcer date than generally believed with most of the surviving examples in the VF grade range. This piece sh...

1847 $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS.<p>Ex: Bass. A long underrated issue, the 1847 has an extant population of perhaps 85-95 coins from an original mintage ...

1847-O $2 1/2 AU50 PCGS.<p>A softly struck example of this underappreciated issue. The surfaces are relatively clean, however. The obverse has...

1847-O $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS.<p>According to branch mint gold expert Douglas Winter, "the 1847-O Quarter Eagle is a much scarcer date than its...

1848 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC.<p>While the 1848 CAL is perhaps the most famous Quarter Eagle from this year, its "regular" counterpart is als...

1848 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC.<p>Curiously, we offer a second MS61 example of this scarcer P-mint Quarter Eagle. Obviously, in a sale of this size ther...

1849 $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS.<p>A pleasing example of this scarcer Philadelphia issue. Decent amounts of mint luster still remain, especially around ...

1850-C $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS.<p>Formerly offered as lot 7684 in our April 2001 Central States Signature Sale, where it was cataloged as: "The ...

1850-O $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS.<p>The strike is typically soft, with only the right side stars sharply struck. There is a well concealed scrape on th...

1850-O $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS.<p>The 1850-O is a lower mintage O-mint Quarter Eagle and it is an issue that gets progressively more difficult to obt...