2003 May St. Louis, MO (CSNS) Signature Sale - Session 3

1859 $3 MS64 PCGS. The 1859 Three Dollar has an original mintage of 15,638 pieces, ninth highest in the series, and one would expect there to be quite

1860 $3 AU55 PCGS. One of just 7,155 pieces produced, this green-gold coin is a lightly worn survivor that retains an overall bold appearance. Some of

1870 $3 AU50 ANACS. Bright and lustrous with reflective surfaces. A reverse copper spot is seen by the D in DOLLARS and a small tick is noted on Liber

1873 $3 Closed 3 AU50 Hair Tooled Uncertified. Under a strong lens, short pinscratches emerge on the top and bottom of Liberty's tresses. The de...

1874 $3 AU58 PCGS. Bright luster outlines the legends and devices. The fields have honey-gold patina. Sharply struck aside from the ribbon on the wrea

1874 $3 MS62 PCGS. Rich reddish patina overlays each side of this Mint State example. A trifle softly struck on the plumes of the headdress and also o

1877 $3 AU50 Graffiti Uncertified. The initials JA (?) are crudely but faintly scratched into the upper left obverse field. Very close to Uncirculated

1878 $3 AU58 NGC. This orange-gold type candidate is partially lustrous in the more protected areas and lightly rubbed over the higher points of the d

1878 $3 MS61 PCGS. Sharply struck with bright yellow-gold and pink-gold color, with just a few too many shallow surface blemishes to grade any higher.

1878 $3 MS63 ICG. Bright, yellow-gold surfaces with mint frost that shows no trace of the semi-prooflikeness that is often seen on other dates in this

1878 $3 MS66 PCGS. The 1878 boasts the second highest mintage (82,324 pieces) in the Three Dollar Gold series. As one might suggest, it is among the m

1881 $3 MS60 Cleaned Uncertified. Unlike many other Three Dollar gold issues from this era, the 554-piece 1881 delivery apparently saw some circulatio

1883 $3 MS60 PCGS. This is an obviously important Mint State survivor of a Three Dollar gold piece with a paltry original mintage of 900 business stri

1881 $3 PR62 Cameo PCGS. An immensely desirable issue, the 1881 Three Dollar boasts a limited mintage of 500 business strikes and 54 proofs. Surviving

1795 $5 Small Eagle AU55 NGC. B. 6-F, Miller-9, R.5. There are two major varieties of the 1795 Capped Bust Right Five Dollar: Small Eagle and Heraldic

1798 $5 Large Eagle, Small 8 AU53 PCGS. B. 6-H, Miller-31, R.6. One of three Small 8 die marriages for the year, and much scarcer than Miller-29, whic

1802/1 $5 AU53 PCGS. B. 1-D, Miller-47, R.4. All 1802-dated Half Eagles are overdates, although the eight die varieties known share two different over

1807 $5 Bust Right XF45 PCGS. B. 4-C, Miller-90, High R.5. Pleasingly original in appearance, the green-gold surfaces display overall light wear. The

1811 $5 Small 5 MS64 PCGS. B. 1-B, Miller-116, High R.3. Better date type collectors would be wise to take full advantage of the bidding opportunity t

1834 $5 Plain 4--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. Second Head, McCloskey 2-A, R.2. Nicely struck with golden-brown color and ample luster. Hairli