2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 1

1875 5C MS66 PCGS. This issue has a respectable original mintage of 2 million coins, but it is not at all common in Mint State. After the 1880 and 187

1876 5C MS65 PCGS. Lovely apricot patina dominates, although the upper left obverse has blushes of violet and yellow-green color. A lustrous Gem with

1879 5C MS66 NGC. A lustrous and exquisitely preserved Gem with a magnificent strike and pleasing dusky gray-gold patina. The reverse has a tiny planc

1882 5C MS64 PCGS. Satiny luster with excellent nickel "sheen" particular to these coins. The reverse displays a pair of skittering luster...

1882 5C MS65 NGC. A well struck Gem that has magnificently preserved surfaces. Lustrous with faint green-gray patina. Curiously, the denticles attenua

1883 5C MS64 NGC. A well struck near-Gem that has light golden-gray patina. Both sides show numerous but extremely faint die cracks, as struck at the

1883 5C MS65 PCGS. A lovely satiny Gem, with above average luster. The central devices are nearly entirely struck up. Die cracks are seen on the perip

1883 5C MS66 PCGS. The margins have powder-blue patina, while the centers have green-gray color. Boldly struck aside from the left arrow feather. A lu

1883 5C MS66 NGC. Lightly toned, with a blush of dusky gold color in the center of the reverse. A boldly struck Gem that has flashy and mildly proofli

1883 5C MS66 PCGS. A brilliant and highly lustrous example. The center of the left side of the shield has a few unobtrusive pinscratches, and the bott