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

1854 1C MS66 Brown NGC. Glossy chocolate-brown patina, with hints of original red color in protected areas. A well struck Gem that has complete centri

1854 1C MS66 Brown NGC. Deep reddish-olive color. A well struck Gem with nearly pristine surfaces. An impressive late date Large Cent. Important notic

1854 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. A lustrous Gem that is much closer to full Red than to Brown. Well preserved and very attractive. The strike is simply

1854 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. The reverse in particular has bright orange-red color, while the obverse border has just begun to tone and has a faint

1854 1C MS66 Red and Brown NGC. N-11, R.1. Attractive darker surfaces coming alive with vibrant mint luster red near the devices. Fully struck with go

1855 1C Upright 5s MS64 Red and Brown, Questionable Color Uncertified. Orange and rose in color, with a light iridescent lilac patina on the devices.

1855 1C Upright 5s MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. Variegated subdued red color with dark violet gradations. A few smaller dark toning spots are the only dis

1855 1C Upright 5s MS65 Red PCGS. Brilliant, lustrous, and fully red. Excellent strike and eye appeal, with smooth and original surfaces. There are a

1855 1C Slanting 5s MS65 Red PCGS. This is the only 1855 Slanting 5s Coronet Cent graded MS65 Red by the two major grading services, and there are non

1856 1C Slanted 5 MS64 Brown PCGS. The rich medium brown patina is relieved by occasional hints of the original orange color. Well struck except for t

1856 1C Slanted 5 MS65 Red and Brown NGC. N-1, R.1. Both sides have extensive faded red mint luster. The surfaces are lustrous, glossy, and essentiall

1857 1C Small Date MS63 Brown NGC. N-2, High R.1. Medium chocolate-brown patina, with traces of faded crimson color in protected areas. The strike is

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1856 1C PR64 Red and Brown NGC. Only one variety is known for proof 1856 Large Cents, from the Newcomb-5 dies. This die pairing shows a slanting 5 and

1856 1C AU55 NGC. S-3. Probably 20% or so of the 1856 Flying Eagle Cents are from this die pairing. Snow estimates that somewhere between 500 and 700

1857 1C--Scratched--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU55, attractively toned, a scratch below the eagle's head; 1860--Polished--ANACS, Unc Details, Net ...

1857 1C MS62 PCGS. A sharply struck Cent that has deep golden-brown color. Both sides have traces of verdigris, but the luster is good and there are n

1857 1C MS62 ANACS. FS-1, Snow-2. The "Obverse of 1856" letter style, which includes a rectangular shape to the field within the O in OF. ...

1857 1C MS64 PCGS. Rich two-tone golden-brown color. Well struck in the centers, but with a hint of weakness of strike on the tail feathers. A lustrou

1857 1C MS64 PCGS. A lustrous near-Gem with an above average strike. Both sides have wisps of gold patina. The leaf below the C in CENT is attenuated,

1857 1C MS64 PCGS. A good chestnut red patina on this moderately struck near gem coin. A few small luster grazes keep this coin from a higher grade. A

1857 1C MS64 PCGS. A nicely struck near-Gem with flashy luster and a well preserved obverse. A small planchet flaw (as struck) is noted above the ON i

1857 1C MS64 PCGS. Honey-tan surfaces with a slight red iridescence. Only a few wispy marks detract from this coin's otherwise attractive surfac...

1857 1C MS64 PCGS. Snow-4, DDO 2-O-I. Lightly die doubled across the entire obverse, which is perhaps most noticeable below the beak of the eagle. Pal

1857 1C MS65 PCGS. The obverse eagle exhibits razor sharp definition over all features. There are some streaks of medium brown color over the upper ob

1857 1C MS65 PCGS. Doubled Die Obverse. Snow-4. The doubling is most readily evident on the eagle's head and the first three letters of the word...

1857 1C MS65 PCGS. Lovely sandy-tan color shimmers on both sides of this frosty finished Gem. The smooth, problem-free surfaces and powerfully brought

1857 1C MS65 PCGS. Ex: Newcomb. The 1857 is anything but rare in an absolute sense, but high grade survivors are always in demand among collectors who

1857 1C MS65 PCGS. Far better struck than the typically offered survivor of this popular Small Cent delivery, there are no areas of incomplete definit

1857 1C MS65 NGC. Delicate champagne tinting overlays the otherwise honey-tan surfaces of this well preserved Flying Eagle Cent. There are no mentiona

1858 1C Large Letters--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU55, softly struck at the margins; 1858 Small Letters--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF40,

1858 1C Large Letters MS64 ANACS. Attractive rose-violet and green-gold patina. A nicely struck and mildly prooflike near-Gem. The surfaces are essent

1858 1C Large Letters MS65 PCGS. This is a bright, colorful Cent whose fully lustrous surfaces are possessed of gorgeous cartwheel visual effects. The

1858 1C Small Letters MS62 ANACS. The obverse has gorgeous bands of gold, violet, and yellow-brown patina. The strike is not quite sharp in the center

1858 1C Small Letters MS64 PCGS. The borders have bright gold color with a hint of rose patina. A well struck near-Gem with good luster and pleasing s

1858 1C Small Letters MS65 NGC. Radiant with coruscant mint frost, the surfaces are awash in bright golden-tan color. Modest hints of brightness are e

1856 1C PR62 PCGS. Snow-9. The most frequently encountered proof variety of this issue, Snow-9 is also the most common 1856 Flying Eagle Cent in today

1856 1C PR63 ANACS. Snow-9. This crisply impressed example is a no-questions proof representative of the fabled 1856 Flying Eagle Cent. Every feature

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1856 1C PR64 PCGS. Snow-9. One of several 1856 Snow-9 Cents in this sale, the surfaces display rich tan and apricot colors on the obverse that yield t

1856 1C PR65 PCGS. Snow-9. An outstanding representative of this die marriage, this lovely Gem exhibits uncommonly bold reflectivity in the fields. Th

1857 1C PR65 NGC. Diagnostically correct according to Snow; however, some of the diagnostics are very weak, such as the die file marks above NI in UNI

1857 1C PR65 PCGS. PR2. Despite a paltry original mintage of perhaps 50 coins, the proof 1857 Flying Eagle Cent is known in three different die variet

1858 1C Small Letters PR64 PCGS. PR-2. Examples of this die marriage are believed to have been produced at the same time as the 1856 Snow-4 Flying Eag

1859 1C Cent--Scratched--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF40, Repunched Date, Snow-2, hints of original luster peer through tan-brown toning, there are a few

1859 1C MS63 ANACS. Deep green-gold and champagne patina. A well struck example with rich luster and clean surfaces. The bottom half of the E in STATE

1859 1C MS63 PCGS. Well struck and lustrous with pleasing gold and tan-brown color. A tiny spot below the T in CENT, otherwise a splendid example of t

1859 1C MS63 ANACS. The otherwise honey-tan surfaces display an area of mahogany-brown color in the center of the reverse. Both sides are sharply stru

1859 1C MS64 PCGS. Light tan-gold color. A lustrous near-Gem that has pleasing surfaces. The strike is sharp even on the normally soft tips of the hea

1859 1C MS64 PCGS. Even smooth golden-tan surfaces with underlying flashes of red. The fields are particularly clean with only a few minor scattered m