2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1875-S 20C MS66 PCGS. Fully struck in all areas, the surfaces are highly lustrous with cartwheel sheen that is suggestive of Silver Dollars struck at

1876 20C--Cleaned, Retoned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Brightly toned with golden-brown, violet, and aqua patina. The knees of Liberty have rub from

1876 20C MS67 NGC. Formerly sold as lot 5842 in our Atlanta 2001 ANA Sale, where it was described as, "Produced for only four years from 1875-1...

1875 20C PR66 NGC. Only 2,790 proofs were produced of this issue, a significant number for sure for proofs from this era; however, survivors are scarc

1876 20C PR66 NGC. Only 1,260 proofs were struck of this scarce, second-year issue. The fields are very deeply mirrored and considerable mint frost is

1877 20C PR64 PCGS. The Twenty Cent piece had become so unpopular with the public by the summer of 1876 that a bill was introduced in Congress in July

1877 20C PR66 PCGS. The 1877 is the first of two proof-only issues at the end of the Twenty Cent series. Mint records show that 510 pieces were produc

1877 20C PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Formerly offered as lot 6464 in our recent Long Beach Sale, where it was described in part as, "Although two...

1878 20C PR66 NGC. The 1878 is the final year of issue for the historic and highly collectible Twenty Cent series. Like the other proof-only issue, th

1796 25C Fine 15 NGC. B-2, R.3. Browning-2 is the more frequently encountered die marriage of the 1796 Quarter, and it is readily identifiable by a hi

1804 25C--Damaged--ANACS. Good Details, Net AG3. B-1, High R.3. Rich lavender patina. Surprisingly detailed for the grade, with the majority of the le

1804 25C VF30 PCGS. B-1, High R.3. While not a one-year type like the 1796, the 1804 is often mentioned in the same breath as that first-year issue. T

1806 25C XF45 NGC. B-3, R.1. Die State II. Weakly struck in the centers, the surfaces are mostly brilliant with a bit of golden color scattered around

1806 25C AU55 NGC. B-9, R.1. A later die state, the obverse exhibits a bisecting crack (as struck) from the rim outside the E in LIBERTY to the rim be

1807 25C Fine 15 ANACS. B-1a, R.4. This is a fully original example with rich, deeply set, lavender-charcoal toning. There are clashmarks (as struck)

1815 25C--Tooled, Cleaned--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF20. B-1, R.1. Yellow-green, gray, and mauve colors. A harshly cleaned example that also has faint

1819 25C Small 9 VF30 ANACS. B-3, R.1. The die state is between I and II, with a die crack (as made) to star 11 that does not extend to the bust. The

1825/4/3 25C MS64 NGC. B-2, R.2. While very scarce as a type, the B-2 is the most frequently encountered variety of this date, and it is easily the mo

1828 25C 25/50C VG8 ANACS. B-3, R.4. The crudely repunched 25 over 50 details are bold. A scarce variety that recycles the same reverse from an 1822 p

1831 25C Small Letters XF45 ANACS. B-4, R.1. A die crack (as made) through the C in 25 C attributes the variety. The eagle has a tongue, and the 5 is