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

1873 G$1 Closed 3--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. Light orange-gold color. Sharply struck except for the I in AMERICA. The fields have wispy h

1874 G$1 MS62 PCGS. A lustrous and mildly prooflike example that has the radiant and unblemished look of a higher grade. Sharply struck aside from a h

1874 G$1 MS62 NGC. Orange toning highlights the devices on this popular issue. The LIBERTY on the headband is largely discernible. Important notice: W

1874 G$1 MS67 NGC. A beautifully preserved Superb Gem that is bathed in rich tan-gold luster. Well struck, with the devices razor-sharp and only sligh

1875 G$1 MS65 PCGS. This coin was previously offered as lot 6697 in our February 2002 Long Beach Signature Sale, where the description was: "As...

1876 G$1 MS63 PCGS. When this cataloger first described this extraordinary coin in 1979, at first glance it looked like a proof. It still does, with f

1880 G$1 MS65 PCGS. At first glance, this lovely Gem has the appearance of a cameo proof. Not from proof dies, however, as the date is lower in the fi

1881 G$1 MS64 NGC. A well struck and radiant near-Gem with carefully preserved surfaces. The fields are very prooflike, which should not be a surprise

1883 G$1 MS65 PCGS. Among the more available Type Three gold dollars, the 1883 is still a popular issue with an original mintage of just 11,007 pieces

1886 G$1 MS64 PCGS. The semi-prooflike surfaces are original yellow-gold in color, but their reflectivity is sufficiently to impart a bright whitish g

1886 G$1 MS64 PCGS. A well struck and carefully preserved near-Gem that has a couple of tiny spots of gray patina in the left obverse field. Struck fr

1887 G$1 MS66 PCGS. A sharply struck and flashy Gem with immaculate surfaces. Only 5,000 business strikes were issued, and although many were set asid

1889 G$1 MS67 PCGS. The 1889 is a low mintage issue with only 30,729 pieces struck, but it seems to have been widely hoarded, probably as the final ye

1888 G$1 PR61 ANACS. It is estimated that 40-50 pieces exist today of the 1888 Gold Dollar, out of the 1,079 proofs originally minted. Obviously, attr

1825 $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. Breen-6128, Bass-3021, R.4. One of three die varieties for the year. The 5 in the date is low and leans awkwardly to the left,

1834 $2 1/2 Classic XF45 ANACS. Breen-6140, Large Head, McCloskey-A, R.3. The obverse has especially pleasing details, and there are no contact marks

1835 $2 1/2--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. McCloskey-1, R.2. A harshly cleaned Quarter Eagle that has a faint pinscratch below the

1836 $2 1/2 Script 8 AU53 ANACS. McCloskey-D, R.2. Breen-6143, Head of 1835. Pleasing golden-brown color. Slightly softly struck in the centers, but t

1836 $2 1/2 Script 8 MS61 NGC. Head of 1835, Breen-6143, McCloskey-D, R.2. A rather prooflike specimen that has rich lemon-gold color and surprisingly

1836 $2 1/2 Block 8--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. McCloskey-C, Head of 1837, Breen-6144, R.3. The stars have sharp centril details, but the d