2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 2

1884-CC S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. A frosty and boldly struck Gem that has outrageously mirrored fields and beautiful copper-gold color at th

1884-CC S$1 MS66 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. If one is looking for a visually impressive representative of Morgan Dollar production at the Carson City

1884-CC S$1 MS66 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. A lovely Gem that has a razor-sharp strike and imposing mirrored fields. Golden-brown and lilac colors e

1885 S$1 MS64 PCGS, apple-green and faded ruby-red patina, nicely struck; 1885 MS64 PCGS, golden-brown and cobalt-blue color, well struck; 1885 MS65 P

1885 S$1 MS66 NGC. A thin band of bright golden-brown color visits the margins. A boldly struck and flashy Gem with exquisite surfaces. The lower left

1885 S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A boldly struck and lightly toned Gem that has both cartwheel and reflective luster. The reverse is especial

1885 S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. A boldly struck Gem that has stunning reflectivity across the mirrored fields. Lightly toned and impressively

1885 S$1 MS67 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. Brilliant and deeply mirrored with a moderate amount of mint frost over the devices. The surfaces are excepti

1885-CC S$1 MS62 ANACS. A sharply struck and seemingly prooflike example with medium apricot patina and an immaculate reverse. The cheek has a cluster

1885-CC S$1 MS64 PCGS. Ex: GSA. Blushes of powder-blue, mauve, and gold patina encroach upon the obverse center, while the reverse is snow-white in co

1885-CC S$1 MS64 PCGS. Ex: GSA. A lustrous near-Gem with a brilliant reverse and lovely bands of gold, violet, and sea-green color on the left obverse

1885-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. A nicely struck Gem that has a hint of silver-gray patina. The fields are both lustrous and semi-prooflike, and only the most t

1885-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. Both sides are boldly struck and lustrous, but, whereas the obverse is brilliant, the reverse is richly toned in overlapping go

1885-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. A lustrous and brilliant Gem that has a good strike and carefully preserved surfaces. A slightly better Carson City issue that

1885-CC S$1 MS65 NGC. Dusky gold patina visits the obverse periphery. A boldly struck Gem with semi-prooflike surfaces and a virtually pristine revers

1885-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. There is a dash below the second 8 in the date. A nicely struck Gem with pearl-gray color and potent luster. The nearly pristin

1885-CC S$1 MS65 Prooflike PCGS. Light gold patina visits the devices, with an additional blush of rose-violet color on the eagle's breast. Whil...

1885-CC S$1 MS61 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. A sharply struck and carefully preserved Morgan Dollar that has irrefutable deep mirror fields. A seemin

1885-CC S$1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A lightly toned near-Gem that has gorgeous white on black cameo contrast. A well struck coin with an imma

1885-CC S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A nicely struck and lightly toned Gem that has good contrast between the frosted devices and the mildly r

1885-CC S$1 MS66 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. Ex: Bill Lower. Formerly offered as lot 337 in our 1999 Pre-ANA Bullet Sale, where it was described as,

1885-O S$1 MS66 NGC. A needle-sharp Gem with lustrous and semi-prooflike fields. The obverse is dominated by champagne-rose color, with hints of gold

1885-O S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A lightly toned and razor-sharp Gem that has pleasing preservation. The deep reflectivity of the fields is

1885-O S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. Brilliant throughout and deeply mirrored with a moderate amount of frost on the devices. Well struck with

1885-S S$1 MS62 ANACS, sharply struck and brilliant except for a spot of toning on the obverse rim at 9 o'clock; 1889-O MS62 ANACS, satiny with ...

1885-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. Light lemon-gold patina. A boldly struck near-Gem that has flashy and mildly prooflike fields. A pleasing Morgan Dollar that has

1885-S S$1 MS64 NGC. Dusky apricot patina visits the peripheries of this sharply struck near-Gem. A carefully preserved coin with pleasing semi-proofl

1886 S$1 MS67 * NGC. Binion Collection. Like many of the coins from Ted Binion holdings, this coin has exceptional eye appeal. But what really sets th

1886-O S$1 MS60 NGC. The 1886-O is one of the premier rarities in the Morgan series with a prooflike finish in the fields. This piece is not labeled o

1886-O S$1 MS62 PCGS. A well struck and lustrous Morgan Dollar that is lightly toned and relatively clean for the grade. A scarce issue in Uncirculate

1886-O S$1 MS62 ANACS. Even though early New Orleans Dollars are plentiful and well produced, the 1886-O breaks that tradition. This piece has full, s

1886-O S$1 MS64 PCGS. The 1886-O is the first of the true condition rarities in the O-mint Morgan Dollar series. Whereas earlier issues such as the 18

1886-S S$1 MS62 ANACS. VAM-1, the borders have occasional golden-brown patina, lustrous and sharply struck with faint slide marks on the cheek, a low

1886-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. VAM-2. Top 100 Variety. The mintmark is repunched, with traces of the former mintmark visible on each side. A lustrous and light

1886-S S$1 MS65 PCGS. With only 750,000 pieces produced of this issue, it was bound to be a favorite among Dollar collectors. However, it wasn't...

1886-S S$1 MS60 Prooflike ANACS, mostly brilliant with a thin ring of golden color around the rims; 1890-O MS61 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS, brilliant

1887 S$1 MS63 NGC. The left reverse has bright bands of apple-green, violet, and gold patina, while the obverse must settle for a thin peripheral blus

1887 S$1 MS64 NGC. Competing swaths of slate-gray and olive toning yield to even more irregular rainbow colored undertones as the coin turns into the

1887-O S$1 MS63 NGC. VAM-5. DDO Stars. A Top 100 Variety. Brilliant and well defined with sparkling mint luster. Important notice: We expect to be auc

1887-O S$1 MS64 PCGS. VAM-5. A Top 100 variety. The obverse stars are die doubled toward the rim. Sharply struck and lustrous with wisps of tan patina

1887-O S$1 MS64 PCGS. Boldly struck aside from slight softness in the hair curl above the ear of Liberty. A lightly toned near-Gem with good luster th

1887-O S$1 MS64 NGC. VAM-5. Top 100 Variety. The stars after the date are lightly die doubled south. A lustrous near-Gem with a good strike and wisps

1887-O S$1 MS64 PCGS. The satiny surfaces are remarkably free from abrasions considering the grade. The obverse shows light golden patina that deepens

1887-O S$1 MS64 PCGS, lustrous with gorgeous surfaces, typically struck in the centers; and an 1888-O MS64 PCGS, nicely struck and lustrous with an im

1887-S S$1 MS62 ANACS. Pleasingly bright in the fields, both sides of this untoned survivor exhibit sharp striking detail. Scattered obverse abrasions

1887-S/S S$1 MS64 PCGS. VAM-2. Top 100 Variety. Both sides are sharply struck with otherwise frosty luster that thins to modest brightness in the fiel

1887-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. Dusky golden-brown patina at the margins. Nicely struck and carefully preserved with mildly reflective fields. The top of the 1

1887-S S$1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A well struck and brilliant representative that has a few luster grazes on each side. The deeply mirrored

1888 S$1 MS66 * NGC. Ex: Binion. The left obverse has gorgeous arcs of gold, ruby-red, and sea-green patina. A well struck and lustrous Gem with a mag

1888-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. A nicely struck and lightly toned near-Gem with pleasing luster and exquisitely preserved fields. Liberty's chin has a few...