2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 1

1881 1C MS66 Red and Brown NGC. The gold-green surfaces are lustrous and seemingly pristine. The cheek has a hint of ruby-red color. A sharply struck

1881 1C MS66 Red and Brown NGC. Wonderfully muted and even chestnut red color. The fields are disturbed by only a few scattered carbon flecks and a sm

1881 1C MS65 Red NGC. Expectantly well preserved for the assigned grade, this lustrous, golden-orange Gem exhibits beautiful cartwheel luster effects.

1882 1C MS64 Red PCGS. Well struck and beautifully preserved with particularly bright gold color at the margins. The upper obverse rim has an interest

1883 1C MS64 Red PCGS. Lovely pink-orange color, with unabraded surfaces and a reasonable strike. A short planchet streak (as struck) is centered belo

1885 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. The obverse has deep sea-green and lavender patina, while the reverse has iridescent orange and mauve colors. Nicely s

1886 1C Type Two MS64 Brown NGC. The devices and legends have pleasing chocolate-brown color, while the periphery has golden-brown iridescence. A well

1886 1C Type Two MS64 Red and Brown NGC. Beautifully toned with gold, rose, and blue-violet colors. A lustrous near-Gem with a very good strike and an

1886 1C Type Two MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. The obverse has deep orange fields and a green-gray portrait, while the reverse has much original red color

1886 1C Type Two MS65 Red NGC. Much scarcer than the Type One variety, there are only a couple of handfuls of Gem Type Two Cents that have been certif

1887 1C MS64 Red PCGS. A lustrous near-Gem with nearly pristine surfaces and a typical strike. A couple of inconsequential carbon flecks do not distra

1888 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. Deep, lustrous orange-red surfaces with overall brown and iridescent undertones. A clean, well-struck specimen for the

1888 1C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. The obverse has luminous orange-violet color, while the reverse has tan patina on the wreath. A nicely struck Cent th

1888 1C MS64 Red, Questionable Color Uncertified. Creamy pale orange color. A nicely struck Cent with immaculate fields and a pair of tiny contact mar

1889 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Sharply struck and lustrous with unabraded surfaces. The wreath has a tiny toning spot near 11 o'clock. The reverse borde...

1890 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. Subdued red surfaces with bright crimson and violet highlights. A small mark runs underneath the NE in ONE but otherwi

1890 1C MS64 Red PCGS. The fields have blazing orange color, while the centers have olive-green hues. A lustrous near-Gem with a good strike and a cou

1891 1C MS64 Red NGC. This crimson-red example is uncommonly attractive even for the MS64 Red level of preservation. Both sides are well struck, and t

1893 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Snow-2, "scarce." The date is repunched, with remnants visible on the 893. Gorgeous orange-gold color. The upper he...

1893 1C MS66 Red NGC. The pink-red surfaces are fully original with undiminished mint bloom. A high end Gem, both sides are smooth with no distracting