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

1884-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. Well struck and minimally abraded with mottled gold, green, and steel-blue obverse toning. Important notice: We expect to be au

1884-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. Lustrous white fields with a semi-prooflike appearance. There are some scattered luster grazes and field marks, as well as some

1884-CC S$1 MS66 PCGS. Well struck and mildly prooflike. The first C in the mintmark is lightly repunched east. Nicely preserved with pleasing eye app

1884-CC S$1 MS66 NGC. Hints of rose and golden-brown color visit the date and upper reverse. A sharply struck and lustrous Gem with gorgeous preservat

1884-CC S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. The portrait has a blush of gold patina. A sharply detailed Gem with flashy mirrored fields and an exquis

1884-O S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. VAM-6. Top 100 Variety. The mintmark is strongly repunched within the loop. Well struck and carefully pres

1884-O S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. VAM-6. Top 100 Variety. The mintmark is boldly repunched, visible both outside and inside the loop. Lovel

1884-O/O S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. VAM-6. Top 100 Variety. Incredibly deep, watery fields with light abrasions. The devices are heavily fr

1884-S S$1 AU55 PCGS. A lightly abraded example that has wisps of golden-brown color on the margins and devices. The borders have bright luster. Impor

1884-S S$1 AU55 PCGS. The margins have flashy luster. The fields and highpoints have light yellow-gray patina. A problem-free representative of this c

1884-S S$1 AU55 PCGS. Lustrous, pale steel surfaces with uniform gold and russet toning about the rims on both sides. There are a few areas of frictio

1884-S S$1 AU58 PCGS. A brilliant example that has impressive luster for the grade. The surfaces are only lightly abraded, and although the centers ar

1884-S S$1 AU58 PCGS. A brilliant example of this better date Morgan. Certainly lustrous for the grade, and with little evidence of rub on the devices

1885 S$1 MS65 ICG, well struck with multicolored obverse toning; 1886 MS65 PCGS, minimally abraded surfaces with attractive toning on both sides; and

1885 S$1 MS65 PCGS. Both sides have gorgeous patina. The obverse has a shimmering peripheral band of yellow-green color that frames the cobalt-blue an

1885 S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. A razor-sharp Gem that has attractive champagne-rose patina at the borders. Flashy and nicely preserved. Impo

1885 S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. The surfaces show light abrasions with a hint of golden patina and the strike is virtually perfect. The devi

1885-CC S$1 MS64 NGC. This richly frosted example reveals modest brightness in the fields. There are no areas of bothersome striking incompleteness, a

1885-CC S$1 MS65 PCGS. A brilliant and flashy Gem with beautiful surfaces and a razor-sharp strike. The reverse border has a lengthy wispy die crack,

1885-CC S$1 MS65 ANACS. Copper-gold and lilac patina. A nicely struck Gem with carefully preserved surfaces and flashy semi-prooflike fields. Importan

1885-CC S$1 MS65 ICG. Frosty surfaces with a few light contact marks, hint of golden patina, and a sharp strike. Important notice: We expect to be auc

1885-CC S$1 MS66 NGC. Blazing white mint frost with fully formed devices and surfaces that exhibit only a few tiny imperfections. Important notice: We

1885-O S$1 MS64 PCGS. The obverse has intense yellow-green and aqua-blue patina, while the reverse is brilliant. The top of the 5 is repunched. A lust

1885-O S$1 MS65 NGC. Slightly soft in the central areas with a mark or two on Liberty's face that prevent a higher grade. The obverse is toned i...

1885-O S$1 MS65 PCGS. A well struck and somewhat prooflike Gem with an immaculately preserved obverse. The obverse has a couple of faint fingerprint f

1885-O S$1 MS67 NGC. Beautiful satiny luster with slight central softness and near mark-free surfaces. The central areas are white and the peripheries

1885-S S$1 MS63 ANACS, flashy and mildly prooflike, well struck but lightly abraded; 1886-S MS62 ANACS, VAM-2, Top 100 Variety, repunched mintmark, hi

1885-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. A brilliant and lustrous near-Gem with pleasing surfaces. The eagle's breast has faint roller marks, as struck. Important ...

1885-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. A sharply struck near-Gem that has good luster and dense lilac patina. The obverse is especially well preserved. Important notic

1886 S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. A well struck Gem with flashy mirrored fields and luminous peripheral apricot patina. The obverse is immacu

1886-O S$1 MS62 PCGS. A flashy example that has faint and intermittent peripheral hints of copper-gold patina. Lustrous and relatively clean with a ty

1886-O S$1 MS63 PCGS. Unlike earlier O-mint issues in the Morgan Dollar series, the '86-O is a challenging coin to locate in all Mint State grad...

1886-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. Bright, satiny white surfaces with great eye appeal. A few luster grazes on the cheek and neck are noted for accuracy, as well a

1886-S S$1 MS65 PCGS. Only three-quarters of a million pieces were struck of this issue, making this a conditionally challenging issue in all grades o

1886-S S$1 MS65 PCGS. The majority of high grade survivors of this issue trace their pedigree to the holdings of LaVere Redfield. This coin may be fro

1886-S S$1 MS67 NGC. Formerly sold as lot 4197 in our Morris Silverman Collection, where it was described as, "While the 1886-S is not exactly ...

1886-S S$1 MS63 Prooflike ANACS. VAM-2, Breen-5588. Top 100 Variety. The mintmark is clearly repunched. The borders have champagne-gold patina, and th

1887 S$1 MS64 NGC. Stunning color in varied shades of steel-blue, green, gold, and silver. The strike is near-full and the surfaces display moderate,

1887 S$1 MS66 NGC. The obverse has deep aqua, gold, and turtle-green colors, while the reverse is essentially brilliant. A lustrous and mildly proofli

1887 S$1 MS66 PCGS. The base of the first 8 in the date is sharply repunched, but the eye appeal of this Gem comes from its delectable obverse bands o

1887 S$1 MS66 PCGS. The obverse has bright orange and powder-blue patina, while the reverse has rich aqua and gold colors. Somewhat softly struck abov

1887 S$1 MS67 PCGS. The 1887 is among the most common pre-1921 Morgan Dollars in Mint State, but the vast majority of coins display enough abrasions t

1887/6 S$1 MS66 Prooflike PCGS. This overdate variety was created when the Engraving Department at the Philadelphia Mint partially resurfaced a few 18

1887-O S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS. Formerly sold as lot 6494 in our June 2001 Long Beach Sale, where it was described as, "Moderately...

1887/6-O S$1 MS61 PCGS. A lustrous and lightly toned example that has a few unobtrusive luster grazes on the cheek. Softly struck in the centers. The

1887-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. The golden-brown patina is rich and original. Lustrous, well struck, and refreshingly unabraded. A couple of fingerprint fragmen

1887-S S$1 MS64 NGC. Cartwheel luster with white mint frost and a near-perfect strike. A few light abrasions keep this nice example from Gem considera

1887-S S$1 MS65 PCGS. The 1887-S was produced in modest numbers for a Morgan Dollar, and the issue was once considered to be a great rarity in Mint St

1888 S$1 MS66 PCGS. A lustrous and brilliant Gem with a bold strike and exceptional surfaces. The fields near the margins have an orange-peel texture,

1888 S$1 MS66 PCGS. Gleaming luster with a near-full strike and only a few minute imperfections. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at