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