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

1884 $3 PR63 Cameo PCGS. Warm olive-gold color blankets both sides of this Select quality Three. The fields shimmer with appreciable reflectivity as t

1884 $3 PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. Brilliant, flashy yellow surfaces and boldly struck throughout. Both sides are extremely smooth, and the mirror fields a

1889 $3 PR64 Ultra Cameo NGC. The Mint only produced 129 proofs of this issue, but apparently quite a few were melted (along with some undistributed b

1800 $5 AU50 ANACS. B. 1-D, Miller-44, R.4. Blunt 1 in date, distant from curl, with a short spine (as struck) from the lowest olive leaf. The present

1802/1 $5--Ex: Jewelry--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. B. 1-C, Miller-46, R.5. The surfaces are roughened from many years service in a jewelry setting a

1803/2 $5 AU50 PCGS. B. 2-D, Miller-58, R.4. All 1803/2 Half Eagles are overdates. Four die varieties are known, but Miller-58 provides the only pairi

1803/2 $5 AU50 PCGS. B. 1-C, Miller-56, R.4. Four varieties of 1803 Half Eagles are known, all of which have the 3 in the date punched over a 2. The p

1806 $5 Round Top 6, 7x6 Stars MS61 NGC. B. 5-E, Miller-84, R.3. An unusual variety that crowds six stars between LIBERTY and the bust, while the firs

1806 $5 Round Top 6, 7x6 Stars MS64 PCGS. B. 5-E, Miller-84, R.2. Round Top 6 1806 Half Eagles are the most commonly encountered coins of this denomin

1807 $5 Bust Right MS61 NGC. B. 2-C, Miller-88, R.7. A lustrous green-gold example of this scarce variety. Well struck, with especially sharp definiti

1807 $5 Bust Left AU55 PCGS. B. 5-D, Miller-101, R.3. Mint engraver John Reich was the designer of the Capped Bust Left Half Eagle, which made its deb

1807 $5 Bust Left MS61 NGC. B. 5-D, Miller-101, R.3. A boldly struck piece that has bright and extensive Mint luster. A pair of tiny contact marks beh

1807 $5 Bust Left MS64 NGC. B. 5-D, Miller-101, R.3. A splendid near-Gem of this scarce type, which was introduced with this Miller variety in 1807. T

1810 $5 Large Date, Large 5 MS65 NGC. B. 1-A, Miller-109, R.2. A lustrous Gem that has immaculate surfaces and luster. Well struck on the stars and pe

1812 $5 XF40 PCGS. B. 1-A, Miller-117, R.4. The scarcer of the two varieties of the year, which has the 5D of the denomination closely spaced. A lovel

1825/1 $5--Repaired, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF30. B. 2-A, Miller-149, R.6. All 1825 Half Eagles are overdates. The 1825/4 is extremely rare,

1834 $5 Plain 4--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS, XF Details, Net VF30, First Head, McCloskey 1-A, R.3, a polished example with heavy obverse die cracks and

1834 $5 Plain 4 AU55 NGC. First Head, Breen-6501, McCloskey 3-A, R.3. An attractive coin that has a good strike and ample mildly prooflike luster. A b

1834 $5 Plain 4 AU55 PCGS. First Head, Breen-6501, McCloskey 3-C, R.6. A scarce variety that features a recut base to the M in AMERICA. Light rub on t

1834 $5 Plain 4 AU58 NGC. Breen-6501, McCloskey 3-B, R.2. Breen's First Head, which has a prominent curve to the bust truncation. The end of the...