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

1874 10C Arrows MS64 PCGS. Full white brilliance with the slightest hint of softness and light obverse abrasions that prevent Gem consideration. Impor

1875 10C MS66 NGC. Brilliant, snow white surfaces with excellent luster. Aside from a negligible distraction to the right of the E in DIME, this is a

1876-CC 10C MS63 NGC. Greer-102. The E in ONE and the E in DIME are die doubled. A lustrous representative with a reasonable strike. A few wispy abras

1877-CC 10C Dime MS63 ANACS, Type II Reverse, lightly repunched date, an impressive coin due to its crisp strike and seamless rich luster, struck from

1877-CC 10C MS67 PCGS. The Carson City Mint produced 7.7 million Dimes in 1877, the second highest total for the denomination at the Nevada coinage fa

1879 10C MS66 PCGS. Greer-101, Awash-2, "rare." The date is repunched southwest, most notably within the 9. An earlier die state than depi...

1880 10C MS64 PCGS. The borders are lightly speckled with green-gray patina. A lustrous and mildly prooflike near-Gem that has an above average strike

1881 10C MS64 Uncertified. Deep lilac and sea-green patina with an above average strike and exquisite surfaces. Just 24,000 pieces were struck, and hi

1882 10C MS65 NGC. Orange-brown and sea-green colors appear when the coin is rotated under a light. A well struck Gem that has clean surfaces and mode

1882 10C MS66 PCGS. Lovely sea-green and golden-brown patina. The flashy fields are mildly prooflike. A relatively unabraded Gem that is well struck i

1883 10C MS65 PCGS. A brilliant and lustrous Gem with a good strike and a well preserved obverse. The peripheries on each side have a couple of wispy

1884 10C MS65 NGC. Light gray surfaces with golden-russet peripheral toning, which is especially deep and uniform on the reverse. Reasonable strike, a

1884 10C MS66 PCGS. Speckled silver-gray and russet patina. Well struck except for the upper left cereal wreath. Lustrous and exquisitely preserved. P

1886 10C MS65 NGC. Intense gold and cobalt-blue patina. A lustrous Gem with a good strike and carefully preserved surfaces. The borders have a couple

1887 10C MS66 PCGS. The borders have bright copper-gold color. Lustrous and nicely struck with impressive surfaces. The peripheries on both sides have

1887 10C MS68 * NGC. This is a common date in an absolute sense, a fact that should come as no surprise if one considers the original mintage figure o

1890 10C MS65 NGC. Bright white surfaces that are lustrous and generally untoned, with a bit of underlying russet toning by the left obverse peripheri

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1859 10C PR66 Cameo NGC. Produced in an era when the U.S. Mint first started marketing proofs to collectors, the 1859 was not well received at the tim

1860 10C PR67 PCGS. Proof production of Seated Dimes amounted to 1,000 coins in 1860. Many of these specimens were melted, however, and the issue is s

1862 10C PR65 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Although produced in modest numbers (847,000 business strikes and 550 proofs), the 1862 is not a rare date in an ab

1863 10C PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. A single die pair produced just 14,000 business strike and 460 proof Seated Dimes in 1863. As important as this coin is

1866 10C PR67 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Ahwash-2. A tiny dot at the bottom of the obverse shield between stripes 6 and 7 is the most easily identifiable di

1869 10C PR65 PCGS. The cobalt-blue and rust-orange patina is both vivid and iridescent. A nicely struck Gem with immaculate preservation. A scarce pr

1870 10C PR66 Cameo NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Whereas many of the coins in the Kaufman Collection are richly toned, the present Gem offers a bright, silver

1872 10C PR66 PCGS. Light golden centers with charcoal-gray peripheral toning. The fields are deeply mirrored and no significant flaws are apparent. I

1873 10C Arrows PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. In an effort to place U.S. coinage on the metric system, the Mint Act of February 12, 1873 introduced new we

1874 10C Arrows PR64 PCGS. Deep lilac, violet, and apple-green patina. Exquisitely preserved with a good strike. The right arrow tilts awkwardly north

1874 10C Arrows PR66 PCGS. The second of only two proof deliveries of the 1873-1874 Arrows type, this coin offers solid technical quality as well as w

1877 10C PR68 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Virtually all proof 1877 Seated Dimes were produced from the Type Two Reverse hub. This is a simply gorgeous surviv

1879 10C PR66 Cameo NGC. Virtually untoned with desirable cameo contrast. The strike is noteworthy for the type, and, in fact, there are no areas of b

1880 10C PR68 NGC. One would be hard pressed to find a more pristine representative of this late date proof Seated Dime, even if one were actually kno

1881 10C PR67 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Lovely champagne-gray toning overlays much of the obverse, but there is also an incomplete crescent of electric-blu

1881 10C PR65 Cameo PCGS. A brilliant and nicely struck Gem that has irrefutable cameo contrast. Less than 1,000 proofs were struck, and the business

1883 10C PR65 NGC. Smooth, dark gray surfaces with an appealing underlying iridescent toning in the peripheries and fields surrounding the primary dev

1883 10C PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. This is a lovely Gem that is premium quality in all regards. Reflectivity in the fields shines powerfully forth as

1885 10C PR66 PCGS. Medium gray surfaces with an attractive, underlying iridescent blue toning throughout. There is a tiny mark before U in UNITED tha

1886 10C PR65 NGC. Well struck with mild cameo contrast and faint tan patina. The obverse is nearly pristine. Only 886 pieces were struck. Important n

1886 10C PR66 PCGS. A razor sharp strike with pleasing multicolored toning and one or two small abrasions in the right obverse field. Important notice

1887 10C PR63 ANACS. Attractive original toning in mottled shades of blue, russet, and salmon. The fields are lightly marked, but the overall appearan

1887 10C PR67 Cameo NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. With 11.2 million business strikes and 710 proofs delivered, the 1887 is among the more easily obtainable iss

1890 10C PR66 NGC. Lovely lemon patina. Well struck and exquisitely preserved. The center of the reverse has a few faint planchet flaws, as struck. On

1890 10C PR67 NGC. A coin of seemingly unsurpassable beauty and originality, the surfaces really need to be seen to be fully appreciated. The centers

1890 10C PR68 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Based on our records, no major auction house has offered a PR68 representative of the proof 1890 Dime since at leas

1891 10C PR66 Deep Cameo NGC. This is the first Deep Cameo 1891 Seated Dime that we have offered, and it is a truly glorious specimen. The lightest wh

1892 10C MS65 PCGS. Richly toned with deep shades of green, gold, and lavender colors. A lustrous Gem with extremely clean surfaces. A tiny planchet f

1892 10C MS66 PCGS. A lustrous Gem that has just a hint of lemon-gold color at the margins. A well struck and flashy first-year representative. Specta

1892 10C MS66 NGC. A wonderful Gem that looks as if it just fell from the dies. Brilliant, lustrous, and well struck, with a tiny die chip (as struck)

1892-O 10C MS64 PCGS. Golden-brown, rose-violet, and sea-green colors. A well struck near-Gem that has good luster and very impressive surfaces. Popul

1892-O 10C MS66 NGC. The first year of Barber Dime production at the Louisiana branch mint, the 1892-O was produced to the extent of 3.8 million coins