2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 2

1888-S S$1 MS64 NGC. The reverse has a diagonal pair of golden-brown toning streaks. A nicely struck and lustrous near-Gem that has relatively clean s

1889 S$1 MS64 ANACS, rich gold, ruby-red, and aqua patina, a couple of obverse fingerprints; 1889 MS64 ANACS, dusky golden-brown and crimson patina, w

1889 S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. With more than 21 million pieces struck of this issue, one would think that DMPL coins would be somewhat ava

1889-CC S$1 Fine 15 PCGS. Generally slate-gray in color, but trace amounts of charcoal patina outlines the devices. Richly detailed for the grade, and

1889-CC S$1--Cheek Repaired, Whizzed--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF20. The cheek is sunken and smoothed, while the fields have the unnatural luster and ap

1889-CC S$1 VF20 ANACS. Lightly toned with even wear over the highpoints. A pleasing example of this key issue that shows all the major design element

1889-CC S$1--Altered Surfaces--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Slate-gray in color with a hint of tobacco-brown patina. Abundant luster outlines the devi

1889-CC S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A not unattractive representative, the surfaces have retoned nicely in rich steel-gray and antique-

1889-CC S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. A lightly cleaned but richly detailed example of this desirable Carson City issue. Lightly toned wi

1889-CC S$1--Damaged--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The cheek has numerous minor contact marks. Bright luster shimmers in the peripheries, and the fiel

1889-CC S$1 AU50 ANACS. A pearl-gray example of this important key date. The centers have light rub, and both sides have a few wispy slide marks. Subt

1889-CC S$1--Cleaned, Retoned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. An important Mint State survivor of this conditionally challenging, key date Morgan, the

1889-CC S$1 AU50 ANACS. Direct light angles reveal considerable mint luster still in evidence on both sides of this originally preserved, golden-gray

1889-CC S$1 AU53 PCGS. This is the finest of several '89-CC Morgans in this sale. The surfaces are problem-free for the assigned grade with a ty...

1889-O S$1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A lightly toned and sharply struck piece with impressive mirrored fields. The upper reverse rim has tiny c

1889-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. This crisply detailed near-Gem combines an untoned reverse with a peripherally patinated obverse. Both sides are bright with fro

1889-S S$1 MS65 PCGS. A well struck and lustrous Gem with faint tan patina. The surfaces are exquisitely preserved. A small planchet flaw (as struck)

1889-S S$1 MS65 PCGS. Brilliant throughout with flashy mint frost and sharply struck throughout. One of the scarcer Redfield issues, and worthwhile in

1889-S S$1 MS65 PCGS. The hair curls below the coronet have a hint of gold color. A sharply struck Gem that has flashy luster and impressive preservat

1889-S S$1 MS65 NGC. A well struck, brilliant, and flashy Gem that has beautifully preserved fields. The lower cheek has a few faint roller marks, as

1889-S S$1 MS65 ANACS. A sharply struck Gem that has flashy semi-prooflike fields and attractive tobacco-brown peripheral patina. The upper left obver

1889-S S$1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. Wisps of gold-gray patina brighten the surfaces. A bold example with deeply reflective fields that could

1890 S$1 MS65 NGC. Not far from fully brilliant, but the lower reverse has a wisp of gold color. A well struck and lustrous Gem with relentlessly clea

1890-CC S$1 MS63 ANACS. The 1 in the date is lightly repunched at the peak, and a spindly die crack (as made) crawls across the lower obverse. The dus

1890-S S$1 MS64 PCGS, lightly toned and highly lustrous with pleasing preservation; and an 1891-S MS64 PCGS, attractive peach patina, well struck and

1890-S S$1 MS65 NGC. The 90 in the date is lightly repunched north. Well struck, lightly toned, and lustrous with beautifully preserved surfaces. A sc

1890-S S$1 MS65 NGC. Both sides have the barest hint of tan patina. A well struck and frosty Gem that has intense luster and an especially immaculate

1890-S S$1 MS66 PCGS. The first of two MS66 examples of this conditionally challenging issue, this piece has the same sparkling mint frost as the next

1890-S S$1 MS66 NGC. Quite a few MS63-65 examples of the 1890-S became available when LaVere Redfield's holdings were released onto the market 2...

1891 S$1 MS64 PCGS. A band of aqua color frames the lavender centers on the obverse, while the reverse has an electric-blue border with a golden-brown

1891 S$1 MS64 NGC. Wisps of dusky apricot patina enrich each side. A sharply struck and mildly prooflike near-Gem. The reverse is essentially pristine

1891 S$1 MS64 NGC. Pale wisps of copper-gold color visit the lower reverse. A lustrous near-Gem with a good strike and clean fields. Important notice:

1891 S$1 MS65 NGC. Even though 8.6 million pieces were struck of this issue, very few were present in the Treasury Department releases from the early

1891-CC S$1 MS62 ANACS. Not fully struck in the centers, but with good luster and attractive apricot-rose peripheral patina. The cheek has a pair of m

1891-CC S$1 MS63 PCGS. VAM-3. Top 100 Variety. The popular "spitting eagle" variety. The obverse devices are outlined by powder-blue patin...

1891-CC S$1 MS63 ANACS. VAM-3. Top 100 Variety. Silver-gray in appearance, the suitably lustrous, frosty textured surfaces are sharply impressed in al

1891-CC S$1 MS63 PCGS. Highly lustrous with somewhat of a weak strike in the centers and showing just a dab of pale tan patina over Liberty's ha...

1891-CC S$1 MS64 PCGS. Excellent mint luster and untoned throughout, each side is sharply defined and shows a few grade-limiting abrasions. Important

1891-CC S$1 MS65 NGC. Whereas most earlier CC-mint Morgans with lower mintages are easily obtainable at the Gem grade level, the 1891-CC (1.6 million

1891-O S$1 MS64 PCGS. The center of the reverse has faint milky tan patina. A nicely struck and lustrous near-Gem with relatively clean surfaces. The

1891-S S$1 MS65 PCGS. A well struck, brilliant, and moderately prooflike Gem that has magnificently preserved surfaces. An exceptionally attractive Mo

1891-S S$1 MS66 PCGS. Although the '91-S was not represented in the Treasury Department releases of the 1960s to any great extent, this date is ...

1891-S S$1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. Unfathomably deep mirrors with sufficient frost on the devices to give the coin a moderate cameo appearan

1891-S S$1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. Rich golden-brown and aqua peripheral patina, with a short area of milky-gray color in the upper reverse. A

1892 S$1 MS64 PCGS. Hues of golden-brown color endow each side, while the upper left reverse has a blush of powder-blue color. Lustrous with a good st

1892 S$1 MS64 NGC. A lustrous near-Gem that has wisps of tan patina. Well struck with immaculate fields. The obverse rim has a small planchet flaw (as

1892 S$1 MS64 ICG. One of several high grade survivors of this conditionally challenging P-mint issue in this sale, this ICG-certified near-Gem is unt

1892 S$1 MS65 PCGS. The 1892 began a four-year slide in Silver Dollar production that didn't resume again until 1896. Just over a million coins ...

1892-CC S$1 MS61 ANACS. Sharply struck with otherwise untoned surfaces, the obverse reveals some dappled olive-russet peripheral shadings. There are r

1892-CC S$1 MS62 ANACS. A boldly struck and flashy Carson City Dollar. The intermittent copper-gold patina improves the eye appeal. While the reverse