2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 3

1873 T$1 MS64 NGC. This is one of the most significant Trade Dollars in this sale. The first-year 1873 is a low mintage issue with just 396,635 busine

1873 T$1 MS64 NGC. The present sale notwithstanding, the 1873-P is a noteworthy condition rarity in grades above the BU level of preservation. Both si

1873-CC T$1 MS61 NGC. The Carson City Mint inaugurated Trade Dollar production in 1873 with a rather stingy delivery of 124,500 coins. Like its simila

1873-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. Unquestionably original, the mostly lavender-gray surfaces reveal speckled russet shadings in the more protected areas around th

1873-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. Sharply struck with full luster beneath mottled russet toning. Close examination reveals light abrasions that detract little fro

1874 T$1 MS64 PCGS. While the total mintage of the 1874 is not on the large side for the Trade Dollar series, it is impressive for a coin of this type

1874-CC T$1 MS63 PCGS. Medium CC. Despite the fact that the '74-CC is a well known rarity at this level of preservation, we are pleased to be of...

1874-CC T$1 MS63 PCGS. Medium CC. Trade Dollar production at the Carson City Mint ratcheted up to 1.3 million coins in this, the second year of issue

1874-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. Large S, No Period after FINE. Breen-5785. Damage to the reverse hub omitted the period after FINE. Both sides of this richly fr

1874-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. The '74-S is surprisingly scarce in upper grades, with most of the mintage having been shipped to the Orient and heavily c...

1874-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. Even though 2.5 million pieces were struck of this issue, it is surprisingly scarce, especially in Uncirculated grades. Untoned,

1875 T$1 MS61 NGC. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. Breen-5788. The left pointing ends of the obverse ribbon upon which LIBERTY is inscribed and the p

1875 T$1 MS62 NGC. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. Due to their proximity to the Orient, the San Francisco and Carson City Mints bore the brunt of b

1875-CC T$1 AU58 NGC. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. Tall CC, the only known mintmark style. Breen-5797. By a sizeable margin, this is the rarer of

1875-CC T$1 MS63 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. A lightly toned and lustrous representative that has just a few unimportant abrasions in the f

1875-CC T$1 MS64 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. While the '75-CC is one of the more obtainable CC Trade Dollars, it is still conditional...

1875-S T$1 MS62 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. Large S. Breen 5793. The obverse is overlaid in sparkling golden iridescence, and there are wh

1875-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. A nice coin for the Mint State type collector, this frosty-white example is sharply struck in a

1875-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. Large S. This variety is noted by Bowers in the 1993 book Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of t

1875-S T$1 MS65 NGC. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. Large S. Although this coin is the same hub and mintmark variety as the Choice 1875-S Trade Doll

1875-S/CC T$1 MS60 NGC. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse, the only known hub variety. Large S. FS-012.5, Breen-5792. This is the variety of the 1875-S/

1876 T$1 MS63 NGC. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. A razor-sharp and lightly toned Trade Dollar with good luster and a few wispy handling marks in th

1876 T$1 MS63 ANACS. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. Light golden-brown patina. A well struck piece with good luster and relatively unabraded surfac

1876 T$1 MS64 NGC. Type One Obverse / Type One Reverse. Excellent for type purposes, this piece has soft, frosted mint luster and the devices are full

1876 T$1 MS64 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. The 1876 (453,850 business strikes produced) is the most plentiful P-mint Trade Dollar in Mint S

1876-CC T$1 MS61 NGC. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. Tall CC. An interesting coin, the nearly untoned obverse contrasts markedly with the dappled o

1876-CC T$1 MS62 NGC. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. Micro CC. Breen-5804. According to both Breen and Bowers, the mintmark on the 1876-CC Micro CC

1876-CC T$1 MS62 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. Tall CC. This coin was previously offered as lot 4112 in our April 2002 sale of the Morris Si

1876-CC S$1 Doubled Die AU50 ANACS. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse, the only known hub variety. Tall CC. Die One. FS-014, Breen-5805A. The discovery

1876-S T$1 MS62 NGC. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. Minute S. This hub variety of the '76-S is, in the words of Q. David Bowers, "consid...

1876-S T$1 MS64 NGC. Type II Obverse / Type II Reverse. Micro S. Breen-5803. This is a prooflike near-Gem whose golden tinged surfaces are pleasingly

1876-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type I Reverse. Large S. Breen-5800. Despite large scale exportation to the Orient, the 1876-S was produced in

1877 T$1 MS63 PCGS. Normal Date. Breen-5809. This is an uncommonly attractive coin even for the Select BU level. Rich golden-apricot iridescence blank

1877 T$1 MS63 NGC. Excellent mint frost with a dab of golden toning and nice definition. A very nice example of the grade.From the Andy Geosits Collec

1877-CC T$1 MS62 NGC. The first 1877-CC Trade Dollars were not produced until June of that year (the Carson City Mint had not struck any coins of this

1877-S T$1 MS61 ANACS. A nicely struck representative with extensive luster and lovely peripheral golden-brown patina. The fields have a few wispy abr

1877-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. Large S, Heavy Date. Breen-5810. The first two digits in the date are joined. This is a common variety, and numerous minor date

1877-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. The mint frost is thick and readily apparent beneath the mottled russet-golden toning that covers each side. Fully struck, there

1877-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. More than 9.5 million 1877-S Trade Dollars were produced, and one might assume it to be a rather common issue. However, even tho

1877-S T$1 MS65 NGC. The rich peripheral apricot-gold patina cedes to silver-gray centers. Stars 7 through 10 have minor softness of strike, while the

1878-CC T$1 AU55 NGC. The '78-CC is very rare in all grades, and unlike many so-called "rarities" in U.S. coins, we don't often ha...

1878-CC T$1 AU58 NGC. Breen-5824. Federal records indicate that 97,000 Trade Dollars were struck at the Carson City Mint in 1878. However, 44,148 undi

1878-S T$1 AU58 ANACS, Doubled Die Reverse, remnants of original luster cling to certain areas on both sides of this moderately toned, silver-gray and

1878-S T$1 MS62 NGC. Doubled Die Reverse. FS-015. At the time the book Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia

1878-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. Sharply struck with full luster beneath a light golden-russet haze. The surfaces exhibit light abrasions and there is a small da

1878-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. The luster is a bit subdued, but this coin is very clean overall and well defined. Just the slightest overlay of patina is prese

1878-S T$1 MS66 NGC. Clear S. Breen-5820. The right extension of the 4 in 420 GRAINS is barely perceptible. The '78-S is the final Trade Dollar ...

1873 T$1 PR64 Cameo PCGS. Struck from an early die state of the so-called "Patched Letters Reverse," the diagnostics of the die are: 1. Ra...

1874 T$1 PR64 Cameo NGC. "Patched Letters Reverse," as are most extant proof 1874 Trade Dollars. After the first-year 1873, the 1874 is th...

1875 T$1 PR64 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. Breen-5789. Only about 38% of the proof Trade Dollars delivered in 1875 are believed to be of th