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

1849-D $5 AU55 ICG. The 1848-D and 1849-D are two of the more underappreciated rarities among D-mint Half Eagles. Both issues are tied for tenth rares

1850-C $5 Weak C VF20 PCGS. A glass will be needed to see it, but the outline of the mintmark is unmistakable below the intersection of the arrow feat

1851-D $5 Weak D AU55 NGC. Formerly sold as lot 720 in the Walter Childs Collection, where it was described in part as, "Bright greenish gold l...

1852-D $5--Ex-Jewelry--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF20. A mount has been removed near 9 o'clock on the reverse, with the nearby wing and field crude...

1852-D $5 AU58 PCGS. The 1852-D has the second largest mintage among Dahlonega Fives with 91,584 pieces struck. As a result, examples are more often a

1853-C $5 AU50 ICG. A scarce D-mint five that is much more elusive than its mintage of 65,571 would suggest. Most survivors are VF or XF at best with

1854 $5 MS61 NGC. Liberty's ear and nearby hair curl are die doubled with a wide spread. Only the obverse center is doubled, similar to the Bree...

1854-D $5 MS63 NGC. Formerly offered as lot 6997 in our Central States Auction in April of this year, where it was described as, "The 1854-D is...

1855 $5 MS64 PCGS. The final digits in the date show a definite slant, the subject of an interesting presentation at the ANA's Numismatic Theatr...

1855-C $5 AU50 ICG. This is one of the more attractive AU 1855-C Half Eagles that this cataloger has seen. The strike is well above average for a C-mi

1855-C $5 AU55 ICG. Formerly offered as lot 8131 in our January 2002 FUN Sale, where it was described as, "This C-mint Half Eagle owes its rari...

1855-D $5 AU55 ICG. Of the 22,432 pieces produced in 1855, it is estimated that today only 95-105 coins are extant in all grades, most of which are in

1856-C $5 XF40 NGC. Typically abraded for the grade with some harder hits on the reverse. Honey-gold in color, the surfaces display light, even wear t

1856-C $5 AU55 ICG. Formerly offered as lot 8137 in our FUN Sale in January, where it was described as, "A date most difficult to find in such ...

1856-O $5 AU55 PCGS. The 1856-O and 1892-O are tied for lowest mintage honors among New Orleans Mint Half Eagles with just 10,000 coins produced each

1856-S $5 AU55 NGC. A bold example that has abundant rose-gold luster, and little if any rub on the devices. There aren't any notable abrasions ...

1857 $5 MS64 ICG. The Philadelphia Mint's output of 98,188 Half Eagles in 1857 is generous for the era, but this issue is an underrated conditio...

1857-S $5 AU55 NGC. Well struck except for the arrow feathers. Relatively unabraded with much luster, but the obverse is very faintly porous. Better d

1859 $5 AU58 PCGS. Except for the 1850, the 1859 is scarcer than any other P-mint Half Eagle dated 1843-1859. The few pieces that have survived are ge

1860-D $5 AU58 NGC. Ex: Pittman. Offered as lot 1025 in Pittman I, where it was described as, "Sharply struck with light to medium orange gold ...