2003 May St. Louis, MO (CSNS) Signature Sale - Session 1

1868 1C MS64 Red and Brown ICG. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. The pumpkin-orange color has mellowed only the portrait and the left obverse field. Sharply stru

1869 1C MS66 Brown NGC. Very well defined and toned in swirling hues of apricot and steel-blue, adding liberal splashes of reddish-orange color on the

1869 1C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Pleasingly sharp throughout, the surfaces blend orange-red luster and glossy brown patination. A smooth near-Gem with

1869/69 1C MS66 Red and Brown NGC. FS-008.3, Snow-3. This variety was once thought to represent an 1869/8, but subsequent research has shown that it i

1870 1C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Light, speckled toning is evenly distributed over golden-tan surfaces. Nicely struck and free from any unsightly carb

1870 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. Sharply defined on the obverse with slight softness seen on several of the vertical shield lines on the reverse. Signi

1870 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. Glossy in texture, both sides exhibit well blended orange tinged luster and medium brown toning. We have no complaints

1871 1C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Subdued sunset-rose color can still be found in the protected areas, along with specks of carbon to the right of the

1872 1C--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. The obverse has dubious ruby-red and electric-blue colors, while the reverse has maroon and sea-green p

1872 1C MS64 Red and Brown NGC. Overall bold in appearance, the surfaces reveal mottled medium brown overtones through which remnants of golden-orange

1872 1C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. The rarity of the 1872 (4 million pieces produced, many of which were probably melted) may not be as well known as, s

1872 1C MS64 Red PCGS. The 1872 is considered the second most difficult date in the 1870s, behind only the 1877, with only 4 million pieces produced.

1873 1C Open 3 MS65 Red and Brown ICG. Nicely struck with uniform golden-red coloration and vibrant, satiny luster. A small planchet flake at the base

1873 1C Open 3 MS65 Red NGC. The Open 3 is the more frequently seen of the two date variants from this year; yet, it is still a conditionally challeng

1874 1C MS64 Red PCGS. Frosty golden-tan surfaces with a few small marks above the brow and a discolored area on the right side of the shield. Importa

1874 1C MS64 Red PCGS. Boldly defined with the slightest blush of pale violet color across the obverse, perhaps lessening the effect of a planchet fla

1874 1C MS65 Red PCGS. A well struck example of this scarcer early Indian Cent. Both sides display rich, original red color with a faint accent of lim

1875 1C MS64 Red and Brown NGC. Perhaps a little too subdued to warrant a full Gem rating, the surfaces, however, are free of singularly mentionable a

1875 1C MS64 Red PCGS. Extremely sharp, indeed close to fully struck, with only a few freckles of carbon that keep this glossy golden-orange example f

1875 1C MS65 Red NGC. A spectacular Gem representative that is vividly framed in bright orange and rose iridescence. Both the strength of strike and l