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

1909-S 1C MS63 Red ANACS. A lustrous orange-gold example that has a good strike and pleasing surfaces. The lowest business strike mintage Small Cent i

1909-S 1C MS64 Red NGC. Attractive red honey patina with remarkably clean fields. Somewhat softly struck and with some scattered carbon specks but sti

1909-S 1C MS64 Red PCGS. Fulsome golden-orange luster shimmers over both sides of this frosty textured near-Gem. The strike is bold, if not sharp in a

1909-S 1C MS64 Red PCGS. A nicely struck near-Gem with subtle honey-gold color and flashy luster. A couple of tiny toning freckles, but virtually free

1859 Cent--Cleaned--ANACS, Net PR55, well struck with rich color but the obverse is hairlined, a one-year type; and a 1937 Dime PR60 ANACS, a glossy a

1859 1C PR64 PCGS. An important proof type coin as this design was only struck in one year, 1859. This is a deeply mirrored example that has even red

1859 1C PR66 PCGS. Government records indicate that the Philadelphia Mint delivered 800 proofs in this, the first year of production for James Barton

1861 1C PR60 ANACS. Bright yellow-green, rose-violet, and gold patina. A well struck proof Cent that is remarkably clean for the grade. Important noti

1862 1C PR66 PCGS. We do not know exactly how many proof Indian Cents were produced in 1862, but both the 2002 Guide Book and Rick Snow (1992) agree t

1863 1C PR64 PCGS. A razor-sharp near-Gem with pleasing field reflectivity and undisturbed surfaces. The reverse is lightly strike doubled. The left o

1864 1C Copper-Nickel PR64 NGC. The milky tan surfaces turn gold and violet colors when rotated under a light. A well struck and exquisitely preserved

1864 1C Copper-Nickel PR64 PCGS. The gold surfaces also have intermittent milky tan patina. An impressive near-Gem that has deeply reflective fields.

1864 1C Copper-Nickel PR65 PCGS. The final-year proof in the copper-nickel Indian Cent series, the 1864 was produced to the extent of approximately 37

1864 1C Copper-Nickel PR64 Cameo PCGS. Unlike the coin in the previous lot, this near-Gem displays bold contrast between the frosty finished devices a

1864 1C Copper-Nickel PR64 Cameo PCGS. A scarce Copper-Nickel proof, the 1864 has an extant population of no more than 100 coins from an original mint

1864 1C Copper-Nickel PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. We are pleased to be offering several high grade representatives of this proof issue. The present example

1864 1C Bronze PR65 Red and Brown NGC. When the Mint produced proof sets in July 1864, they struck off approximately 100 Bronze Cents for inclusion in

1865 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. The second-year of Bronze Cent production, 1865 witnessed the delivery of at least 500 proofs at the Philadelphia Min

1866 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. A well struck near-Gem with luminous gold color at the margins and some lilac patina in the centers. Essentially pris

1866 1C PR64 Red and Brown PCGS. The fields have deep purple-russet patina, with a much lighter green-gold color on the devices. A well struck and car