2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1834 $5 Plain 4--Scratched--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Second Head, McCloskey 4-C, R.4. A bright pinscratch below the beak of the eagle confirms the

1834 $5 Plain 4 XF45 PCGS. Breen-6501, First Head, McCloskey 3-B, R.2. Strong hints of luster outline the stars and legends. Somewhat softly struck in

1834 $5 Plain 4 XF45 PCGS. Second Head, McCloskey 2-B, R.3. The surfaces have wispy slide marks, but there are no singularly mentionable abrasions. Ni

1834 $5 Plain 4 AU53 PCGS. First Head, Script 8, McCloskey 1-A, R.3. A variety identified by the high 3 within the crowded date. A well struck coin th

1835 $5 MS62 NGC. First Head. Breen-6504, McCloskey 1-A, R.3. Warm green-gold color dominates the outward appearance of this satin textured representa

1836 $5 MS63 NGC. Second Head, Large Date. Breen-6509, McCloskey 4-D, R.3. The 1836 boasts the second highest mintage (553,147 pieces) in the short-li

1838 $5--Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF30. Small Arrows, Large 5, McCloskey 2-B, R.2. A glossy and lightly hairlined example that has subdued but

1839 $5 XF45 PCGS. The devices are richly detailed, while a couple of the left side stars are flatly struck. Luster glimmers from protected areas. An

1843 $5 AU58 PCGS. A surprisingly well struck piece that has bright peripheral luster and only lightly abraded fields. The vertical shield lines exten

1843 $5 MS62 NGC. Although limited when compared to the mintage figures of many later dates in the Liberty Half Eagle series, the 1843 was produced in