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

1865 S$1 PR63 PCGS. Here's a Civil War era Silver Dollar that is infrequently offered at the finer levels of business strike preservation. A Cho...

1866 S$1 Motto PR65 Cameo NGC. An exceptional proof representative from this first year of the With Motto design, one of just 725 specimens produced.

1867 S$1 PR63 PCGS. There is very little toning on either side of this minimally hairlined PR63 representative. Sharply struck with some modest cameo

1867 S$1 PR65 PCGS. A magnificently toned Gem specimen that displays speckled violet hues across the centers and vivid iridescent blue flashes in the

1867 S$1 PR66 Cameo NGC. According to Bowers (1993), the Philadelphia Mint used four different die combinations to deliver 625 proof Seated Dollars in

1870 S$1 PR65 Cameo PCGS. The 1870 (416,000 pieces produced) may be one of the more common Seated Dollars in business strike format, but survivors of

1872 S$1 PR60 NGC. Fully-struck, the deep grey surfaces are more matte than brilliant in appearance and there are no individually significant imperfec

1872 S$1 PR67 NGC. Ex: Pittman. In terms of total number of coins known, the 1872 is among the more readily obtainable issues in the entire proof Seat

1873 T$1 AU Details, Improperly Cleaned, NCS, overall bold in appearance, the surfaces have retoned in steel-gray and cobalt-blue shades; 1873-S AU De

1873-CC T$1 AU Details, NCS. The insert does not make mention of an impairment, but the surfaces have been polished, and there is a mentionable revers

1873-CC T$1 AU58 PCGS. Mottled mauve and golden-brown patina. Well struck except for the right (facing) claw of the eagle. The surfaces are refreshing

1874 T$1 AU Details, Improperly Cleaned, NCS, the surfaces are overall bold in detail with scattered hairlines and a glossy sheen beneath iridescent g

1874-CC T$1 AU Details, Whizzed, NCS, the brilliant-white surfaces are glossy in texture with some porosity evident at the lower right reverse border;

1874-S T$1 MS62 ANACS. A nicely struck example with clean surfaces and satiny luster. Steel-grey surfaces are accented with suggestions of green and w

1874-S T$1 MS62 NGC. With a sizeable original mintage of 2.5 million pieces, the 1874-S is often called upon to represent the Trade Dollar series in t

1875 T$1 AU Details, Whizzed, Artificial Toning, NCS. Type One Obverse / Type One Reverse. The glossy, somewhat porous looking surfaces have been reto

1875-CC T$1 MS64 PCGS. Type One Reverse. Essentially untoned with frosty, cartwheel luster and only a scattering of field marks on each side. The stri

1875-S T$1 MS65 NGC. Type One Reverse, Large S mintmark. The obverse of this shimmering Gem is layered in intermingling shades of orange-rose and lila

1876 T$1 MS64 PCGS. Type I Obverse / Type II Reverse. An extraordinarily bold strike that is draped in lilac-gray and orange-gold toning, with flashes

1876-CC S$1 Doubled Die Reverse AU Details, Improperly Cleaned, NCS. FS-014. Type One Obverse and Reverse. This is a popular variety due to the signif

1876-S T$1 AU Details, Improperly Cleaned, Artificial Toning NCS, Type One obverse and reverse, Large S mintmark, blue-violet color along the lower le

1877 T$1 MS63 PCGS. Lightly and evenly toned and better struck than most 1877 Trade Dollars, but not quite lustrous enough for a higher grade. Importa

1877-CC T$1 AU Details, Improperly Cleaned NCS. A brilliant and sharply struck Trade Dollar with ample bright luster that outlines the legends and dev

1877-S T$1 MS61 PCGS. A brilliant and lustrous example with an impressive strike and an unabraded appearance. The obverse has a few faint horizontal s

1877-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. With the highest mintage (9.5 million pieces) in the series, the 1877-S is an understandably popular type coin. This conditional

1878-CC T$1 XF Details, Improperly Cleaned, Artificial Toning NCS. The borders have waves of electric-blue, violet, and honey-gold colors. The devices

1878-CC T$1 VF20 ANACS. Medium density gray toning is seen over each side of this low mintage, key issue. The head detail on Liberty is noticeably wea

1878-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. A beautifully struck example with smoky tan-brown patina and mildly prooflike surfaces. A few wispy handling marks beneath GRAIN

1878-S T$1 MS64 PCGS. A terrific strike for this heavily minted S-mint Trade Dollar beneath a coating of milky gray and speckled olive-gold toning. Th

1873 T$1 PR64 NGC. Early Trade Dollar proofs seldom receive the attention they deserve, being far scarcer than the proof-only issues from 1878 to 1883

1875 T$1 PR65 Cameo PCGS. Type One Obverse / Type Two Reverse. Only 38% of the proof Trade Dollars delivered in 1875 are believed to have been of the

1876 T$1 Proof, Improperly Cleaned NCS. Type One Obverse, Type Two Reverse. A sharply struck example with frosty devices and good cameo contrast. The

1876 T$1 PR63 PCGS. Type One obverse, Type Two reverse. The devices have imposing cameo contrast with the deeply mirrored fields, although this attrib

1877 T$1 PR64 Cameo PCGS. A quick glance at the 2003 Guide Book might suggest that the 1877 is the rarest proof in the 1873-1883 Trade Dollar series.

1878 T$1 PR61 ANACS. A well struck specimen that has mild (although undesignated) cameo contrast. The fields have faint hairlines, but are free from i

1878 T$1 PR62 Cameo NGC. For the first time since the inception of the series in 1873, the Philadelphia Mint delivered only proof Trade Dollars in 187

1879 T$1--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net PR50. The surfaces are slightly dull from handling but still retain significant reflectivity in the fields.

1879 T$1 PR62 Cameo NGC. The full striking definition that characterizes both sides is free of criticism, and it serves to enhance the eye appeal abov

1880 T$1 PR58 NGC. Iridescent golden-brown, powder-blue, and violet colors appear when the coin is tilted under a light. An exquisitely struck specime

1880 T$1--Cleaned--ANACS. Proof, Net PR60. The fields show numerous small abrasions and hairlines from cleaning, and yet each side retains deeply refl

1880 T$1 PR64 NGC. There are two known die marriages of this proof-only issue, the present example being attributable by the orientation of the 1 in t

1880 T$1 PR67 NGC. Only 1,987 pieces were struck of the 1880 Trade Dollar, all in proof format. This is one of the finest examples known, as suggested

1881 T$1 PR61 ANACS. Even though a lower grade example, this coin still retains deep reflectivity in the proof fields. There are surprisingly few cont

1881 T$1 PR61 NGC. A well struck piece with bright lemon color and a couple of light handling marks in the right obverse field. A proof-only issue tha

1882 T$1 Proof, Improperly Cleaned NCS. The obverse has a couple of milky toning spots, while the reverse has blushes of faint olive patina. A sharply

1882 T$1 PR60 ANACS. Brilliant throughout with numerous light hairlines on each side, which account for the grade of this seldom-seen proof-only issue

1882 T$1 PR62 NGC. The fields are deep and glassy on this scarce and popular proof-only issue. Both sides are attractively toned with the obverse a li

1882 T$1 PR65 Cameo NGC. Curiously, Bowers (1993) states that many extant proof 1882 Trade Dollars are flatly struck. This feature is definitely not a

1882 T$1 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS. A splendid representative of this proof-only installment in the Trade Dollar series, both sides present as untoned desp

1883 T$1 PR60 PCGS. Hairlined in the fields, there is some rainbow toning starting to form about the rims. An important proof-only issue.Ex: 1997 ANA