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

1929 $2 1/2 MS63 ANACS. Bright and lustrous. A nicely struck Quarter Eagle that has a couple of minor abrasions within the motto. Important notice: We

1854 $3 AU55 NGC. A briefly circulated but attractive example of this inaugural issue. A couple of letters in the denomination are softly struck. The

1854 $3 AU58 PCGS. Lustrous, orange-golden surfaces with a couple of lighter toned streaks in the fields. Light wear on the highest points. Wholly ple

1854 $3 MS63 PCGS. Always a popular item with type collectors, the 1854 is both the first year of issue as well as one of the more frequently encounte

1856-S $3--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF45. Breen-6355, Medium S mintmark. The die break at the bottom of the second L in DOLLAR is considered di

1859 $3 AU53 PCGS. Lustrous for the grade, with a clean reverse and a few minor abrasions in the obverse field. Struck from clashed dies. Just 15,558

1859 $3 AU58 PCGS. Soft yellow color surfaces, lightly abraded, but entirely pleasant to view. Even wear to the detail, with no indication of areas of

1860 $3 MS63 NGC. All 7,036 Philadelphia Mint Three Dollar gold pieces struck in 1860 were delivered with a single die pair on January 31 of that year

1862 $3 MS63 PCGS. Only 5,750 pieces were struck of this popular Civil War issue. While relatively obtainable in lower grades, the 1862 is seldom seen

1872 $3 AU58 PCGS. This piece shows much reflectivity, as usual, and the only distracting blemish is one small impact spot in the obverse field. Not q

1874 $3 AU55 ANACS. The legends and devices are bathed in bright luster. The hair below the crown has the expected light rub, but this coin is attract

1878 $3 MS61 PCGS. Rich honey-gold color. A nicely struck and lustrous representative that has a few wispy handling marks in the fields. The final com

1878 $3 MS62 PCGS. An always-popular date among type collectors, the present BU representative displays an overall sharp strike and dominant reddish-g

1878 $3 MS64 PCGS. A bright honey-gold near-Gem that has pleasing luster and a well preserved reverse. Well struck on the portrait, date, and denomina

1878 $3 MS64 PCGS. Highly lustrous, as usually seen on high grade Threes, each side shows a significant overlay of light reddish patina. A few small m

1882 $3 AU58 Prooflike ANACS. Breen-6396. The 2 in the date is repunched, with suggestions of extra metal are noted both above and below the center st

1883 $3 AU58 PCGS. A rare issue, as the business strike production of 900 pieces is among the lowest in the series. A number of these coins were set a

1884 $3 AU58 PCGS. Flashy reflective fields, with a touch of frost on the devices, has produced a nicely contrasted coin that is not quite cameo. This

1887 $3 MS62 PCGS. The 1887 is one of the more frequently encountered dates in the series with 6,000 pieces originally struck. The surfaces are bright

1889 $3 MS63 PCGS. A razor-sharp representative of this final issue. The surfaces have no mentionable abrasions, and the clean cheek has good eye appe