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

1840-C $5 XF45 NGC. An immensely popular issue among collectors, the 1840-C is the first Half Eagle produced with the mintmark on the reverse below th

1840-D $5 Narrow Mill--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. The 1840-D is a scarce, first-year issue and is overlooked in high grades. Only 12-14 AU

1840-O $5 AU55 NGC. The New Orleans Mint delivered a total of 40,120 Half Eagles in this, its first year of production for the denomination. According

1841-C $5 MS60 PCGS. The fourth Half Eagle struck at the Charlotte Mint, the 1841-C was produced to the extent of just 21,467 pieces. Surprisingly, th

1841-D $5 Tall D--Tooled, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Winter 5-B. Breen estimated that just 4,105 pieces among the entire mintage of 29,392

1842-C $5 Small Date AU58 NGC. Winter 4-C, the only known dies. Die State I. The rarest collectible coin from the Charlotte Mint, the 1842-C Liberty H

1842-D $5 Large Date--Ex-Jewelry--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF30. The Large Date variety is considerably scarcer than the Small Date, and is further dist

1844 $5 AU58 NGC. Bright luster flows across the borders and devices. A pinscratch in the field near the nose of Liberty, but there are no obvious bag

1844-O $5--Damaged--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. Well struck except for star 10 and the arrow feathers. The surfaces have the slightly porous appeara

1844-O $5 AU58 PCGS. While the 1844-O is the most frequently seen New Orleans Half Eagle, two die varieties are known. This is the scarcer of the two

1845-D $5 AU55 NGC. With a sizeable (by Dahlonega Mint standards) mintage of 90,629 pieces, the 1845-D is among the more easily obtainable D-mint Half

1845-D $5 MS62 NGC. Formerly offered as lot 6982 in our recent Central States Auction, where it was described as, "The '45-D is one of the ...

1846 $5 Small Date XF40 PCGS. Subdued luster radiates from portions of the legends and devices. A nicely detailed and relatively unabraded example. Br

1846-O $5 AU50 ICG. Although often compared to the 1845-O (41,000 pieces produced) in terms of overall rarity, the 1846-O is a rarer coin, this despit

1847 $5 MS62 ICG. Produced in generous numbers for the era, the 1847 is the most common Half Eagle from the 1840s. It is also one of the four or five

1848 $5 AU58 PCGS. This is a remarkably eye-appealing piece despite having seen actual circulation. The strike is sharp throughout, and the contact ma

1848-C $5 VF35 NGC. A bright example that is typically struck and moderately abraded. A scarce issue relative to its mintage, and always in demand fro

1848-C $5 AU55 NGC. Of the 64,472 pieces produced of this issue, only 145-155 are believed known today in all grades. Most of these survivors grade XF

1848-D $5--Scratched--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Winter 15-J. The obverse has been cleaned and has numerous faint pinscratches, while the reverse ha

1849-C $5 AU58 PCGS. The 1849-C was produced to the extent of just 64,823 pieces. Nevertheless, it is the most readily obtainable C-mint Half Eagle pr