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

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

1913 5C Type Two MS66 PCGS. Gentle green-gray and lilac patina. The strike is not quite full in the centers, but the surfaces are exquisitely preserve

1913 5C Type Two MS66 PCGS. A light honey example. Attractively undulating surfaces compensate for the somewhat late die state strike.From the Chesape

1913-D 5C Type Two MS65 NGC. Lilac and green-gray patina. A lustrous Gem that has a slightly soft strike on LIBERTY, but all other legends are bold. V

1913-D 5C Type Two MS66 PCGS. An incredibly lustrous example of this popular, first-year issue. Fully struck, each side is covered with vibrant lavend

1913-S 5C Type Two MS62 ANACS. A green-gray example that also has blushes of peripheral golden-brown color. Lustrous and well preserved for the grade,

1913-S 5C Type Two MS64 NGC. Vivid sea-green, lilac, and orange patina. A lustrous and well preserved near-Gem. The centers have light weakness of str

1913-S 5C Type Two MS66 PCGS. A very high grade and colorful example of this scarce early Buffalo Nickel. Sharply struck, the surfaces are bright and

1914 5C MS65 PCGS. Attractive golden patina with a slight powder blue wash of color especially evident on the reverse. A small finger smudge is barely

1914-D 5C MS64 NGC. Faint even golden patina overlying the steely surfaces. Strike doubled on the date to the West. From the Jim Joyner Collection. Im

1914-D 5C MS65 PCGS. Flashes of green on this otherwise golden patina. Though somewhat softly struck, this coin features very well preserved fields.Fr