2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 4

1855-C G$1 AU53 ICG. Only 9,803 pieces were struck of the 1855-C Gold Dollar. As a result, it is a very scarce issue in all grades with XF-AU pieces e

1855-O G$1 AU58 ANACS. The 1855-O is doubly popular because it is not only a one-year type coin, but it is also the final year of production for this

1856 G$1 Slanted 5--Cleaned--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF45, sharply detailed but obviously hairlined; 1873 Open 3--Cleaned--ANACS, Unc Details, Net AU50

1857-C G$1--Damaged--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The obverse field has a small depression below IT in UNITED. A few wispy abrasions, but altogether a

1858-D G$1 AU53 PCGS. Even though only 3,477 pieces were struck of the 1858-D, it is among the more readily available Type Three Gold Dollars from thi

1859 G$1 AU58 PCGS, a lustrous and bold example that many would consider Mint State, a few light pinscratches; and an 1885 MS62 PCGS, well struck and

1859-S G$1--Scratched--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Not to differ with the good people at ANACS, but this coin has been cleaned, not scratched. The de

1859-S G$1--Scratched--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The cheek has a vertical pinscratch, with a second pinscratch in the field near the profile. Nicel

1859-S G$1 XF45 ANACS. Nicely struck, with light rub and faint slide marks. Much luster persists. An older ANA cache holder, which has a hologram that

1860 G$1 MS67 PCGS. The 1860 Gold Dollar is the rarest Philadelphia Mint issue prior to 1863. Less than 40,000 pieces were struck, and unlike the late

1861 G$1 MS64 PCGS. A razor-sharp Gold Dollar with bright honey-gold patina. The obverse is seemingly pristine, while the reverse has a couple of pins

1862 G$1 MS62 NGC. A well struck specimen with solid date detail, but the fields are curiously matte-like. Worth a close inspection. Important notice:

1862 G$1 MS63 PCGS. Lustrous and well struck except for the C in AMERICA. A bright and attractive example. More Gold Dollars were struck in 1862 than

1862 G$1 MS64 PCGS. A lustrous and razor-sharp near-Gem that has unabraded surfaces. A popular Civil War issue. Important notice: We expect to be auct

1864 G$1 MS63 PCGS. Well struck and mildly prooflike with a few wispy abrasions. OF AMERICA is strike doubled. The obverse has light clash marks, as s

1868 G$1 MS62 PCGS. Well struck and lustrous with hints of lemon-gold color near the borders. The fields have a few wispy abrasions. A very scarce and

1871 G$1 MS63 PCGS. Ex: Bass. 1871. Lustrous and bright with hints of blue toning, and a solitary copper stain at 9:00 on the obverse. Few marks of an

1871 G$1 MS67 NGC. The 1871 is another low mintage Gold Dollar. Only 3,900 pieces were struck and very few are extant today in such a superior state a

1873 G$1 Open 3 MS63 PCGS. Very flashy and brilliant with prooflike surfaces and frosty devices. A very premium quality coin that is not often found a

1873 G$1 Open 3 MS63 PCGS. The more readily obtainable variety of this P-mint issue, with swirling satiny surfaces. No contact marks can be discerned