2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 2

1866 5C Rays MS64 PCGS. Fletcher-9, an earlier die state without clash marks. The date is dramatically repunched, with fragments of the earlier logoty

1866 5C Rays MS64 PCGS. A light orange iridescence covers the moderately well struck fields. Numerous die cracks are evident on both the obverse and r

1866 5C Rays MS65 NGC. The final 6 in the date is repunched within the lower loop. Well struck and lustrous with exquisitely preserved surfaces. The o

1866 5C Rays MS65 PCGS. Even gray-gold patina. A sharply struck and lustrous Gem with well preserved surfaces. Both sides have multiple spindly die cr

1866 5C Rays MS65 NGC. A sharply struck Gem with flashy luster and clean surfaces. The borders have a few tiny planchet flaws, as struck.From the Jim

1867 5C Rays MS65 NGC. The 1867 is the scarcer of the two dates of Rays nickels, and it is a coin that is seldom located in Gem condition. The surface

1867 5C No Rays MS65 ANACS. A nicely struck and lustrous Gem that has pleasing surfaces. The obverse has several spindly die cracks, as struck. The ob

1867 5C No Rays MS65 NGC. Light golden wash to an otherwise steely patina. Lustrous and moderately well struck with a few tiny die cracks on the obver

1868 5C Nickel MS62 PVC Uncertified, muted gray patina with hints of slight dusky crimson, small PVC spots are evident around the shield and date on t

1868 5C MS66 NGC. Original gold and green-gray patina. A nicely struck and lustrous Gem with exquisitely preserved surfaces. The peripheries have seve

1869 5C MS65 NGC. The date is sharply repunched, with curves of the prior date visible within the loops of the 869. The fields have faint apricot pati

1870 5C MS65 NGC. Deep green-gray patina. Immaculately preserved with a good strike and moderate luster. There is a tiny planchet flaw (as struck) bes

1870 5C MS65 NGC. A few wisps of green-gray patina. A sharply struck and lustrous Gem that has a nearly pristine obverse. The obverse border has sever

1871 5C MS66 PCGS. The semi-key 1871 has a mintage of slightly more than half a million pieces and is elusive in all grades. While a handful of pieces

1872 5C MS65 NGC. Dusky gold patina. Well struck in the centers, although a couple of letters in the peripheral legend are softly struck. A carefully

1873 5C Open 3 Nickel AU55 ANACS, lustrous, bright steel surfaces with only a touch of wear on the highest points; 1873 Arrows Dime VG10 ANACS, dark g

1874 5C MS65 NGC. Light lemon-gold patina. A lustrous Gem with a pleasing obverse and a typical strike. The upper obverse has a pair of lengthy die cr

1875 5C MS65 NGC. Milky green-gray and lilac patina. A well struck Gem with flashy luster and impressive surfaces. IN GOD WE TRUST has a lumpy appeara

1876 5C MS65 NGC. A well struck Gem that possesses milky copper-gold patina. Lustrous with an undisturbed obverse. The borders have numerous spidery d

1879 5C MS65 PCGS. Honey hued and lustrous. Well struck, with only a couple of small blemishes on the Gem surfaces.From the Jim Joyner Collection. Imp