2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1873 $2 1/2 Closed 3 MS63 NGC. Ex: Bass The strike is relatively bold, with only a hint of weakness on the left side stars and the left (facing) leg.

1874 $2 1/2 AU55 ANACS. Luster rolls across the borders and devices. A well struck and bright example that has a couple of minor abrasions in the fiel

1878 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. A lustrous and well struck example with medium reddish-golden color. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the ra

1878 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. A lustrous near-Gem with bright honey-gold color and beautifully preserved surfaces. The obverse is especially close to pristin

1887 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. A scarce, low mintage year with only 6,160 business strikes produced of this denomination. This is an exceptional coin that exh

1888 $2 1/2 AU58 ANACS, well defined with almost complete luster remaining and a slightly deeper spot of color on the eagle's lower left (facing...

1893 $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS. Rich olive-gold patina. Well struck and lustrous with surprisingly unabraded surfaces. Only 30,000 pieces were struck. Importan

1895 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS. A well struck and mildly prooflike example of this underappreciated issue. The fields are clean for the grade and lack contact

1899 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. Well struck aside from the reverse denticles near 11 o'clock. A beautifully preserved and lustrous Gem that has attractiv...

1902 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. A well struck near-Gem with bright orange-gold color and flashy luster. The obverse is carefully preserved, and the reverse is

1903 $2 1/2 MS67 NGC. When compared to other issues in the long-lived Liberty Quarter Eagle series, the 1903 is a common coin. Still, the original bus

1905 $2 1/2 MS66 * NGC. A well struck and lustrous Gem that has nearly pristine surfaces. The star on the NGC insert that follows the grade indicates

1906 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC. A gorgeous Gem with a needle-sharp strike and flashy orange-gold surfaces. A beautifully preserved coin that belongs in a gold t

1907 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. A lustrous honey-gold near-Gem with an excellent strike and exceptionally clean surfaces. A seemingly conservatively graded coi

1907 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS. Breen-6329. The base of the 7 in the date is lightly repunched. A razor-sharp and lustrous near-Gem of this final year issue; t

1907 $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS. Needle-sharp and flashy with immaculate surfaces and bright lemon-gold color. The date has a heavy upward slope, with the base

1907 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS. The surfaces have intermingled yellow-green and orange color. The obverse is beautifully preserved. Well struck except for a de

1890 $2 1/2 PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC. As a date, the 1890 is immensely popular among gold specialists as only 8,813 pieces were produced. The proof varian

1897 $2 1/2 PR65 Cameo NGC. This issue was produced to the extent of just 136 pieces. While the proof 1897 is no rarer than most other proof Quarter E

1911 $2 1/2 MS63 NGC. Richly detailed and lustrous with carefully preserved surfaces. An appealing representative of this popular type. Important noti