2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1856-D $5--Repaired, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF30. The 1856-D is well known to collectors as the third rarest D-mint Five after the 1842-D Lar

1857-C $5 AU53 PCGS. A bright example with abundant luster and a few unimportant contact marks. A small planchet flaw (as made) is located above the o

1858-C $5 AU50 NGC. The 1858-C is the most commonly available Half Eagle from this popular Southern mint. However, in terms of the total number of coi

1866-S $5 No Motto AU53 PCGS. A richly detailed example that has golden-brown color and abundant bright peripheral luster. The fields are free from di

1866-S $5 Motto AU53 NGC. The 1866-S Motto is easier to locate in all grades than its No Motto counterpart. However, it is a conditionally challenging

1868-S $5 AU58 NGC. This coin was previously offered as lot 9179 in our July 2002 New York Signature Sale, where it was described as: "Well def...

1869 $5 AU58 NGC. The Philadelphia Mint required only a single day (February 5) to produce its entire delivery of 1869-dated Half Eagles. Undoubtedly,

1873 $5 Open 3 AU55 NGC. A Choice AU example of this scarcer issue. Sharply struck, the orange-gold surfaces retain good portions of mint luster and e

1873 $5 Closed 3 MS61 PCGS. A nicely struck example that has extensive bright luster and a carefully preserved reverse. The obverse field has a couple

1873-S $5 AU50 PCGS. This coin was previously offered as lot 1566 in our June 2002 Long Beach Bullet Auction, where it was cataloged as: "An el...

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1874-S $5 AU55 NGC. An early Motto Liberty Half Eagle from the San Francisco Mint, the 1874-S was produced to the extent of just 16,000 pieces. Surviv

1877 $5 MS61 NGC. The 1877 is a widely recognized rarity. Only 1,132 business strikes were produced, which is the second lowest mintage of all P-mint

1877-S $5 AU58 NGC. This coin retains an uncommon amount of luster for this often extensively circulated date. Ample remnants of a satiny finish are s

1879 $5 MS64 NGC. The 1879 is a surprisingly scarce issue in Mint State, even though more than 300,000 pieces were struck. This coin has smooth, lustr

1879-S $5 MS61 PCGS. The date was originally entered too low, largely effaced, and repunched. Remnants of the original logotype are visible within the

1880-S $5 MS63 PCGS. A sharply struck and lustrous piece that has bright color and only lightly abraded surfaces. An attractive representative of the

1880-S $5 MS63 NGC. Sharply defined throughout with bright, semi-prooflikeness in the fields and reddish-golden colored surfaces. Important notice: We

1881 $5 MS63 PCGS. Richly toned and without any notable contact marks. A well struck coin with extensive luster and good eye appeal for the grade. Imp

1881/0 $5 MS62 NGC. Ex: Ted Clark. FS-005. Formerly offered as lot 7031 in our April Central States Sale, where it was described in part as, "F...