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

1904 5C MS65 PCGS. Steely grey surfaces with pastel yellow and violet undertones around Liberty's hair. A few small blemishes offer only slight ...

1904 5C MS65 PCGS. Pleasing blue and gold luster. Somewhat weakly struck along the stars. A small planchet flaw as struck is below the wreath.From the

1905 5C MS65 NGC. Lustrous with lovely lilac and rose toning over each side.From the Jim Joyner Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioni

1911 5C MS65 PCGS. Gold and blue iridescence shimmer over the obverse while the reverse has just a few areas of color along the high points. Somewhat

1912 5C MS65 PCGS. Superb brilliance and definition with a dash of golden toning and the appearance of a higher graded coin. Important notice: We expe

1912 5C MS65 NGC. Olive-golden toning covers each side with strong underlying mint frost.From the Jim Joyner Collection. Important notice: We expect t

1912-D 5C MS64 NGC. Chestnut patina with flashes of crimson and blue. A couple of wispy abrasions on the otherwise near-Gem surfaces.From the Jim Joyn

1912-D 5C MS65 NGC. A lovely example for the toning enthusiast, rainbow colored target toning frames more tame, lilac and powder-blue centers. The str

1912-D 5C MS65 NGC. Attractive Golden russet patina. A few small toning spots distract only slightly on the otherwise Gem surfaces.From the Jim Joyner

1912-S 5C MS63 PCGS. Dove-gray patina. The fields are well preserved, while the portrait has a couple of tiny contact marks. A popular low mintage bra

1912-S 5C MS63 NGC. This final-year branch mint example is warmly toned in tan-gray shades with mottled powder-blue and lilac tinged undertones. The b

1912-S 5C MS64 PCGS. A rather prooflike near-Gem of this low mintage key date, which is also the first S-mint issue of the Nickel composition denomina

1912-S 5C MS64 NGC. There are no areas of bothersome striking incompleteness on either side of this richly toned, mostly olive-gray example. In fact,

1883 5C No Cents PR65 NGC. Gloriously toned in rich shades of gold, violet, and sea-green colors. A seemingly pristine Gem with a bold strike. A coupl

1883 5C No Cents PR65 Cameo PCGS. Almost flawless mirrors with well frosted devices. Far better struck than average. Important notice: We expect to be

1883 5C No Cents PR66 Cameo PCGS. A brilliant and flashy Gem with an impressive strike and exquisitely preserved surfaces. Currently rare in Gem with

1883 5C No Cents PR66 Cameo PCGS. This first-year Gem is toned in warm olive-orange iridescence that deepens ever so slightly to a bisecting swath thr

1883 5C With Cents PR65 ANACS. Original golden-brown patina. The strike is razor sharp, and the surfaces are carefully preserved. The lower reverse le

1883 5C With Cents PR65 Cameo NGC. Bold mirror surfaces, with the semi-frosted devices contrasting nicely with the reflective fields. Great strike. Th

1884 5C PR64 NGC, FS-13.8, Breen-2539, crimson and green patina with the date especially sharply repunched under the one; 1895 PR63 NGC, very faint go

1884 5C PR65 NGC. Reflective, bright steel surfaces with a number of scattered, micro carbon flecks on both sides. Important notice: We expect to be a

1884 5C PR65 Cameo PCGS. Pleasingly cameoed with a faint pearly crimson yellow patina. Population: 4 in 65 Cameo, 2 finer (7/02). Important notice: We

1884 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. A very slight golden patina lends a warm cast to this subdued but attractive cameo. The attractive mirrored fields contrast n

1886 5C PR64 NGC. The outer left edge of the upper loop of the second 8 in the date is recut. A well struck near-Gem with peach patina and well preser

1887 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Very lightly toned with hints of lilac patina. A well struck Gem that has a seemingly pristine obverse. The lowest mintage pr

1888 5C PR64 PCGS. Light silver-gray patina. The 188 in the date is repunched southwest, most obviously on the base of the 1. A wonderfully preserved

1889 5C PR65 PCGS. Both sides are dominated by iridescent honey-gold patina, with a blush of lavender color in the reverse center. A flashy Gem that h

1891 5C PR66 NGC. Pleasing pastel violet and gold patina. Well struck except for the left ear of corn. The portrait has a couple of tiny lintmarks, as

1891 5C PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS. Well struck and nicely preserved, but it is the impressive deep cameo contrast that distinguishes this proof Nickel. Imp

1892 5C PR65 NGC. Golden blue patina with a few russet streaks and a light frost on the main devices. Well struck throughout. There are a few imperfec

1893 5C PR65 NGC. Beautiful yellow-green and apricot patina. The strike is razor-sharp, and the reverse is immaculately preserved. Important notice: W

1893 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. A brilliant razor-sharp Gem that has outstanding cameo contrast. Carefully preserved, and extremely attractive. Important not

1894 5C PR66 NGC. Breen-2556, "Rare." Light yellow-gold patina. The 4 in the date is sharply repunched. Well struck, and seemingly separat...

1897 5C PR66 PCGS. Light apricot, gold, and lilac patina. A razor-sharp Gem with virtually pristine surfaces. While nearly 2,000 proofs were struck, m

1897 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Lilac fading to green at the peripheries. Good cameo contrast exists between the lightly frosted devices and deeply mirrored

1898 5C PR65 Cameo PCGS. Brilliant lustrous mirrors with slight frosting on the devices. Well struck with near pristine fields. Important notice: We e

1899 5C PR65 NGC. Boldly struck with deeply mirrored, watery fields. The surfaces are bathed in a spray of light golden patina and the only noticeable

1903 5C PR65 PCGS. A razor-sharp Gem with seemingly pristine surfaces. The obverse has dusky lemon color, while the reverse is visited by lilac patina

1904 5C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Brilliant throughout and deeply mirrored with slight contrast between the fields and devices. An unusual date to locate with

1907 5C PR66 NGC. A well struck and brilliant Gem that has immaculate surfaces and pleasing eye appeal. Only the lack of frost on the cheek and neck o

1909 5C PR66 ANACS. The mirrored fields reveal pleasing pastel violet and gold colors. Well struck except for the often weak left ear of corn. The por

1910 5C PR66 NGC. A brilliant Gem with surfaces that are essentially as struck. The strike is excellent, with complete definition on the often suspect

1910 5C PR67 PCGS. Razor sharp definition characterizes both sides of this glassy and wholly original Superb Gem. Delicate golden-gray iridescence is

1911 5C PR65 PCGS. Light crimson blue patina sits over this coins nicely preserved surfaces with only a few very tiny carbon specks. A small amount of

1913 5C Type One MS66 PCGS. Pleasing champagne coloration. The surfaces show some orange peel texture in the later die state piece which none the less

1913 5C Type One MS66 PCGS. Lovely peach patina with a few subtle flashes of blue. Somewhat softly struck on the obverse Legends, but with good detail

1913 5C Type One MS67 NGC. Lustrous with golden overtone. The reverse shows a somewhat pleasing orange peel texture. Though somewhat weakly struck on

1913-D 5C Type One MS65 NGC. Champagne patina with a few subtle violet highlights. Somewhat softly struck along the obverse legend, but otherwise very

1913-S 5C Type One MS65 PCGS. The centers have steel-gray color, while the borders have light gold patina. A well struck Gem with flashy luster and im

1913-S 5C Type One MS66 PCGS. Crimson and gold wash over the pleasing surfaces devoid of all but the most trivial carbon specks. From a later die stat