2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1899 $5 MS63 ICG. A boldly struck and lustrous piece with immaculate fields that at first glance appear to deserve a higher grade. A faint pinscratch

1899 $5 MS65 NGC. With richly colored, reddish-gold surfaces and powerfully impressed devices, this lovely Half Eagle would fit comfortably into a Gem

1899-S $5 MS64 PCGS. Fully struck throughout and very nearly of full Gem quality. The golden-reddish surfaces show soft mint frost and there are very

1900 $5 MS63 NGC. Sharply defined with bright, satiny mint luster. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the rate of 200-250 per hour.

1901 $5 Half Eagle--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU55, a minor numismatic tragedy, as this well struck, lustrous, and unabraded coin would surely

1901 $5 MS65 PCGS. Fully struck throughout with rich mint frost over surfaces that show virtually no abrasions. One of the more commonly encountered i

1901-S $5 MS63 NGC. A lustrous lemon-gold representative. Well struck except for the final three stars. A solitary luster graze between stars 3 and 4

1901-S $5 MS63 PCGS. A boldly struck coin with greenish-gold color and a pleasing luster. The surfaces are refreshingly free from notable abrasion. Im

1905-S $5 MS61 NGC. A lustrous and lightly abraded piece that has a well struck reverse. The hair curls above the coronet and a couple of obverse star

1905-S $5 MS62 NGC. Fully struck with bright reddish tinted satiny luster. Surprisingly scarce in mint condition with only 17 pieces so graded with 27

1906 $5 MS65 PCGS. From an original mintage of 348,820 pieces comes this conditionally scarce, Gem quality Liberty Half Eagle. The peripheries are dre

1906 $5 MS66 NGC. One of the finest survivors of this otherwise common P-mint Half Eagle, this premium quality Gem is alive with rich, swirling mint f

1906-D $5 AU58 NGC, nicely struck and surprisingly unabraded with extensive mint luster; and a 1907-D AU58 NGC, sharply struck, a clean cheek, a small

1906-D $5 MS64 NGC. Well defined with satiny mint luster and a light, even overlay of reddish patina over the green-gold surfaces. Important notice: W

1907 $5 MS63 PCGS. A bright and boldly struck representative that has flashy luster and carefully preserved surfaces. An attractive coin that may soon

1907 $5 MS65 NGC. Fully struck with smooth, bright, lustrous surfaces that show only the slightest abrasions (certainly none could be considered troub

1884 $5 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS. This is a simply breathtaking near-Gem whose richly colored surfaces are bathed in reddish-gold and orange-gold shades.

1908 $5 MS62 PCGS. Well struck aside from the shoulder of the eagle. A minor pinscratch crosses the R in TRUST, but this lightly toned piece has ample

1908 $5 MS63 PCGS. A needle-sharp coin with golden-brown color and beautifully preserved surfaces. An attractive first-year example. Important notice:

1908 $5 MS63 PCGS. Deep lemon-gold color, with a few areas of dark gray color near the margins. A short scratch precedes the L in LIBERTY, with the su