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

1927-D 10C MS64 PCGS. Light apricot patina. Flashy and carefully preserved with a typical strike. Struck from slightly rotated dies. Less than five mi

1927-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Original luster interspersed with areas of muted burnt orange. A few minor blemishes sit on the near-Gem surfaces. Im

1927-S 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. The '27-S is much scarcer with full bands than the 1926-S; however, the 1927-S is not as well known or highly r...

1927-S 10C MS64 Full Bands ANACS. Peripheral freckles of golden-brown and rose-mauve patina. Well struck with flashy luster and numerous vertical die

1928 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Both sides have faint wisps of gold patina. A flashy Gem with an excellent strike and impressive surfaces. Important no

1928-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Both sides have wispy tan patina. A lustrous near-Gem with a pleasing strike and nearly pristine fields. Most branch

1928-S 10C MS66 PCGS. Small S mintmark. A sharply struck Gem that has attractive light gold and lilac patina. The obverse has faint die clash lines, a

1929 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. A highly lustrous and lightly toned Gem with that has nearly pristine surfaces. The strike is extremely sharp. Portions

1929-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. The final D-mint issue in the Mercury Dime series before 1931, the 1929-D was produced to the extent of 5 million pie

1930-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Lustrous with some slight crimson patination towards the peripheries. Average details with well preserved surfaces. A

1930-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Lustrous with a faint dusky crimson primarily on the reverse. A couple of faint luster grazes sit on the obverse devi

1931-D 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Rich steel-gray patina. A highly lustrous Gem with a bold strike and clean surfaces. Important notice: We expect to b

1931-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. A brilliant and flashy Gem with seemingly pristine surfaces. A vertical die crack (as struck) crosses the portrait. A

1931-S 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Pastel gold and rose colors. A sharply struck and lustrous near-Gem that has immaculate fields. No Dimes were struck

1934 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. The borders have variegated russet patina. A highly lustrous Superb Gem that has a crisp strike and nearly pristine fiel

1934-D 10C MS67 NGC. A flashy Superb Gem that has faint gold color and relatively clean surfaces. The 1934-D has one of the lowest mintages after seri

1935-D 10C MS65 Full Bands ICG. A stone white Gem that has flashy fields and a very good strike. Exquisitely preserved with excellent eye appeal. The

1935-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. A brilliant and lustrous Gem with immaculate surfaces. A few of the letters are somewhat softly struck, but the bands

1935-D 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. As one might expect for a post-1931 Mercury Dime with a sizeable original mintage of 10.4 million pieces, the 1935-D i

1935-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS, speckled golden-brown patina, immaculate fields; 1939 MS68 PCGS, carefully preserved, the bands are close to fully se

1936-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Milky green-gray patina. A lustrous Gem with a razor-sharp strike and clean surfaces. Important notice: We expect to

1936-S 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. A well struck, lustrous, and virtually pristine Superb Gem. Population: 42 in 67, 0 finer (7/02). Important notice: We

1936-S 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. Lovely light lemon-gold color. A flashy Superb Gem that has extremely clean surfaces and an exquisite surfaces. The re

1936-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. Lovely sunset-gold, aqua-blue, and magenta patina. A flashy Superb Gem with a bold strike and glorious preservation.

1937 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS, Golden peripheral toning with a couple of small abrasions on Liberty's cheek and in the right reverse field; 1941...

1937-D 10C MS68 Full Bands ICG. An otherwise readily obtainable Mercury Dime from the 1930s, the '37-D is a significant condition rarity at the ...

1937-S 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. A lustrous and essentially brilliant Superb Gem that has virtually pristine surfaces. Areas of prooflike surface surro

1938 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. Bright and lustrous with no apparent marks on either side, this coin is essentially perfect. Brilliant throughout. Popu

1938-D 10C MS67 Full Bands ICG. A brilliant and flashy Superb Gem with immaculate surfaces and a very sharp strike. A popular issue due to its low min

1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. A highly lustrous and essentially brilliant Superb Gem with nearly pristine surfaces. Hints of prooflike surface surro

1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. A flashy Superb Gem that is essentially pristine. Light yellow-green in color. The fields have many faint die polish

1940-D 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. A flashy and mildly prooflike Superb Gem that has pleasing surfaces. Exquisitely struck, and with a band of rich russ

1940-D 10C MS68 Full Bands ANACS. The strike, as one might imagine, is razor sharp and full luster gleams beneath superb green and gold toning. No exa

1940-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS, Rosy golden patina with a very distinct repunched mintmark West; 1942-D MS66 Full Bands PCGS, A lustrous specimen wit

1941 10C MS68 Full Bands NGC. Gorgeous cobalt-blue, champagne-gold, and rose patina. A sharply struck and lustrous Superb Gem with seemingly pristine

1941-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. Essentially brilliant, but the portrait has faint powder-blue color. A razor-sharp Superb Gem with flashy luster and

1941-S 10C MS67 Full Bands ANACS. Both sides are lightly freckled with gray-green patina. Lustrous and exquisitely preserved, with a sharp strike in t

1942/1 10C XF40 ANACS. A Lovingly circulated example of this popular overdate. Numerous small abrasions dot the surfaces, but none are singularly dist

1942/1 10C XF45 ICG. Gently circulated with no major impairments and still retaining a small amount of luster. Important notice: We expect to be aucti

1942/1 10C AU55 ANACS. An olive-gray example that has just a few miniscule contact marks. The borders and devices have silvery luster. The overdate is

1942/1 10C MS62 NGC. A lustrous and brilliant representative that has a good strike, although the central bands show only partial separation. A few wi

1942/1 10C MS63 PCGS. This is an excellent representative of this scarce overdate issue and it represents good value for the collector. While not desi

1942-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. Lustrous well preserved surfaces with dark rainbow coloration towards the peripheries. Good full band detail. Importa

1942/1-D 10C XF40 ANACS. Russet-gold patina lurks in protected areas, while the fields and portrait have silver-gray color. The obverse field has a wi

1943-S 10C MS67 PCGS. Pleasing subtle rainbow toning radiating darker towards the peripheries. An incredibly attractive piece with good full band deta

1943-S 10C MS67 * Full Bands NGC. This moderately semi-prooflike example offers considerable eye appeal even for the Superb Gem level of preservation.

1943-S 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. A flashy Superb Gem that has faint yellow-green color. Well struck with pleasing eye appeal and a seemingly pristine r

1944 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. This richly frosted Superb Gem is richly toned in overlapping swirls of ice-blue, salmon-pink, and orange-russet colors

1944-D 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. A brilliant and lustrous Superb Gem that has a nearly full strike and nearly perfect surfaces. Population: 34 in 68,

1944-D 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. Blazing white with shimmering luster. An essentially flawless example. No coins have been certified finer by the two

1944-S 10C MS67 Full Bands ANACS. The otherwise brilliant surfaces are interrupted by a few streaks of russet patina. A lustrous and razor-sharp Super

1944-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. Bright silver surfaces with excellent luster and strike, and full bands. A very attractive, problem-free coin with gr

1945 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. The 1945-P Dime is arguably the best known strike rarity of the 20th century. Very few coins are known today in any grad

1945 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. During World War II, the Philadelphia Mint churned out enormous numbers of Mercury Dimes. In 1944 quality began to slip

1945-D 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. Brilliant, well struck, flashy, and carefully preserved. This Dime looks much like it did when it first fell from the

1945-D 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. The borders have luxurious speckled golden-brown and cobalt-blue patina. A lustrous and well struck Superb Gem with un

1945-S 10C Micro S MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Lustrous with a few spots of crimson in the reverse fields. A couple of small luster grazes spot the surfaces

1936 10C PR64 PCGS. A well struck near-Gem with milky gray patina. First year proofs are much scarcer than those of subsequent issues. Important notic

1936 10C PR65 PCGS. Light gold patina, with a burst of dusky tan color on UNITED. A razor-sharp Gem that has seemingly unimprovable surfaces. Importan

1936 10C PR67 NGC. One of two Superb Gem 1936 proof Dimes in this sale, this coin exhibits a uniformly brilliant sheen that is devoid of both apprecia

1936 10C PR67 PCGS. The premier proof issue in the Mercury Dime series, the 1936 is also a key date with just 4,130 pieces produced. In addition to sm

1936 10C PR67 NGC. Rarely encountered in Superb condition, as most of the 4,130 proofs struck were mishandled in some way or cleaned. This is an origi

1938 10C PR66 NGC. The abundant pale apricot patina is interrupted with russet hues near the portrait. Exquisitely preserved, with a miniscule toning

1939 10C PR66 PCGS. Deep rings of rose and sea-green patina frame the brilliant obverse center, while the reverse has lighter golden-brown and ruby-re

1939 10C PR66 PCGS. Light lemon-gold patina. A razor-sharp and seemingly pristine Gem. The fields have fairly heavy metal flow lines, as struck and in

1939 10C PR66 Cameo PCGS. The lightest blushes of golden iridescence overlay both sides of this impressive proof Mercury. Delicate mint frosting accen

1939 10C PR67 Cameo PCGS. The 1939 is not the rarest proofs in the Mercury Dime series, but the vast majority of coins display uniformly brilliant sur

1941 10C PR66 PCGS. The borders have light lime-green patina. Well struck and attractive. The lower left obverse field has a wispy handling mark. Impo

1942 10C PR66 NGC. A well struck Gem that has speckled gray-brown and russet patina at the borders. Beautiful and seemingly pristine. Important notice

1942 10C PR66 NGC. Brilliantly reflective surfaces with variegated streaks of golden, russet, blue, and lavender toning on both sides. Excellent strik

1942 10C PR67 PCGS. The margins have ruby-red and golden-brown patina, while speckled gold and sea-green colors visit the centers. A well struck Super

1942 10C PR67 PCGS. A brilliant Superb Gem that has remarkably undisturbed surfaces. The final proof issue of the series, and the Roosevelt design rei

1942 10C PR67 PCGS. The borders offer richly speckled yellow-green and champagne-gold patina. A razor-sharp and seemingly flawless Superb Gem from the

1942 10C PR67 PCGS. The fields have wispy chocolate-tan color. A seemingly pristine Superb Gem that is fully struck aside from a hint of weakness on t

1970 10C No S PR68 PCGS. Gorgeous golden-brown and mauve-violet patina. Well struck and essentially pristine. The first modern proof rarity, caused wh

1875 20C MS63 PCGS. Deep sea-green and orange-gold patina. Sharply struck with modest luster and a few wispy abrasions in the obverse field. Much scar

1875-CC 20C AU50 PCGS. Slightly weak in the central areas with golden-russet toning and a superior overall appearance for the grade. Important notice:

1875-S 20C MS63 Uncertified. This coin was previously offered as lot 5759 in our June 2002 Long Beach Signature Sale, where it was described as: &qu...

1875-S 20C MS64 PCGS. The obverse has dusky silver-gray patina, while the reverse is mostly brilliant. Well struck except for the right side stars. A

1875-S 20C MS65 NGC. One of several high grade '75-S Twenty Cent pieces in this sale, this coin is fully original with a richly frosted sheen. C...

1875-S 20C MS66 PCGS. Despite a limited original mintage (in the wider context of U.S. coinage history) of 1.1 million coins, the 1875-S is the most r

1875-S 20C MS66 PCGS. We are pleased to be offering two premium quality Gem representatives of this, the most sought after Twenty Cent issue among typ

1876 20C MS63 PCGS. A well struck example that strongly resembles a cameo proof. Light gray patina at the reverse border, with a few wispy slide marks

1876 20C--Cleaned--ANACS. Net PR58. Reflective, bright white surfaces with razor sharp strike. Light russet toning in the lower right peripheries on t

1876 20C PR64 NGC. The second of only four proof deliveries in the Twenty Cent series, the 1876 was produced to the extent of 1,260 coins. While not t

1876 20C PR64 NGC. Undeniably original, the uniformly reflective surfaces are bathed in cobalt-blue peripheral toning with lighter, tan and champagne

1876 20C PR63 Cameo PCGS. Warm frosting over the devices and shimmering reflectivity in the fields explain the Cameo designation. Antique-copper shade

1876 20C PR66 Cameo PCGS. The finest of several proof 1876 Twenty Cent Pieces in this sale, this is quite possibly the most attractive survivor that w

1877 20C PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. This is the first of two years at the end of the Twenty Cent series in which only proofs were produced. The Philade

1796 25C Fine 15 ICG. B-2, R.3. Smooth, attractive pale gray surfaces. Very well struck; the eagle's head is quite bold, which is very unusual a...

1796 25C XF40 PCGS. B-2, R.3. Authorized by the Mint Act of April 2, 1792, the Quarter was not, however, produced until 1796. A mere 6,146 pieces were

1805 25C XF40 ANACS. B-3, R.1. Lovely and original golden-brown patina, with some additional aqua-blue color on the reverse border. A nicely detailed

1806 25C AU58 NGC. B-2, R.4. Pale silver surfaces that are quite lustrous for the grade. A few touches of wear, most noticeably at the neck and should

1807 25C MS64 PCGS. B-1, R.2. The fourth and final Quarter of the Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle type, the 1807 was produced in the largest numbers (220,

1818 25C VF30 ANACS, pleasingly original, the slate-gray centers give way to orange and blue tinged colors around the peripheries, the wear is evenly

1821 25C AU50 ANACS. B-4, R.2. The margins have rich aqua-blue and violet patina, while the centers have golden-brown color. A nicely detailed example

1821 25C MS64 PCGS. B-5, R.4. With the exception of "B-6," of which only two coins are believed extant, B-5 is the scarcest variety of the...

1824/2 25C MS62 NGC. B-1, R.3. Although this is the only variety of the year, it is always popular because of its overdate and scarcity. Reflective, m

1832 25C MS64 NGC. B-2, R.2. A beautiful, untoned specimen with lustrous, bright silver surfaces. There are a few scattered minuscule luster grazes, a

1835 25C AU53 PCGS. B-5, R.3. Pale gray surfaces with darker gray peripheral undertones. Well-struck with a somewhat subdued appearance. Important not