2003, Orlando, FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #308 - Sessions 1 and 2

1888 1C MS66 Red PCGS. This coin shows outstanding original color and is completely unmellowed. As a result, the surfaces show glowing mint luster and

1889 1C MS64 Red PCGS. Resplendent pinkish-red surfaces are both fully lustrous and free of all but one or two well scattered blemishes. Sharply struc

1889 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Well defined throughout with even, glowing mint red luster over each side. An attractive example of this 114-year old date. Pop

1889 1C MS66 Red PCGS. As usual, the tips of the feathers on the Indian's headdress shows weak definition. However, the remainder of the coin is...

1890 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Even sandy-red coloration and thick luster accent the mark-free, although slightly carbon-spotted surfaces of this decadent gem

1890 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Sharply struck throughout, the glossy mint luster glows brightly over each side. The only mark of any consequence is a small ab

1892 1C MS65 Red NGC. The red-orange surfaces are fresh, frosty, and free of any singularly distracting marks or spots. Important notice: We expect to

1893 1C MS65 Red PCGS. The orange and gold color is both bright and very attractive. Lustrous and beautifully preserved with a good strike and impress

1894 1C Doubled Date MS65 Red PCGS. The date is sharply repunched to the northeast. Fivaz and Stanton note that "this continues to be one of th...

1895 1C MS65 Red PCGS. The obverse has bright gold and olive color, while the reverse has vivid orange-gold iridescence. Well struck aside from the ti

1895 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Pleasing red surfaces, lustrous and well struck.From the Trane Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at

1896 1C Cent MS64 Red and Brown ANACS, well struck with good portions of mint luster in the fields and recessed areas of the design; 1882 Nickel AU58

1896 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Husky, mellow mint red, nice surfaces and strike, add to the desirability of this specimen. Population: 41 in 65, 10 finer (10/

1897 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Finer than the example in the Gorrell Collection that we are also offering at the 2003 FUN Convention, this coin has the look,

1898 1C MS65 Red and Brown ANACS, the otherwise glossy textured, medium brown surfaces reveal flashes of reddish-orange luster toward the rims; 1888 P

1898 1C MS64 Red Questionable Color Uncertified. The gleaming, satiny surfaces of this near-Gem are red-orange with bright iridescence, albeit questio

1898 1C MS66 Red PCGS. A lustrous Gem that has seemingly unimprovable surfaces. The bright pumpkin-orange color further adds to the tremendous eye app

1899 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Snow-2, "scarce." The 8 and final 9 in the date are repunched within the lower loops. Orange-gold color dominates, ...

1899 1C MS65 Red PCGS. With full red color, and attractive lustrous surfaces, only a slight weakness in strike atop the first three feathers of the he

1900 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Thick luster and sandy-red color enhances the mark-free surfaces of this gem. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots

1902 1C MS66 Red NGC. Incredibly vibrant color and luster team up with an outstanding strike. Blushes of orange patina are generally found on the obve

1903 1C MS66 Red NGC. A sharply struck Gem that has flashy luster and bright orange-gold color. The surfaces are essentially unabraded. A few miniscul

1904 1C MS66 Red PCGS. A perfect example for type purposes with even golden-tan surfaces and blazing luster. Important notice: We expect to be auction

1907 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Fully red with lustrous surfaces and sharp strike.From the Trane Collection. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots

1908 1C MS65 Red PCGS. With lovely red surfaces and sharp strike, this is a wonderful example for the type or Indian Cent date set collector.From the

1908 1C MS65 Red PCGS. This richly colored, orange-red Gem is possessed of full mint luster in orange and red hues. The surface texture is mostly fros

1908 1C MS65 Red NGC. A boldly struck Gem with bright orange-gold color and immaculate surfaces. The lower obverse has a few miniscule carbon flecks.

1908 1C MS66 Red PCGS. A gorgeous orange-gold Gem that has flashy luster and unabraded surfaces. Sharply struck, and with irrefutable eye appeal. The

1908 1C MS66 Red PCGS. With razor sharp striking definition throughout and nary a distracting blemish to report, this coin is every bit the premium qu

1908-S 1C MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. Well struck and beautifully preserved, this highly lustrous Gem displays mottled patina on both sides, amid the sat

1908-S 1C MS65 Red PCGS. Glowing, orange-red surfaces are bathed in fulsome mint luster. Free of toning, outwardly distracting carbon, and bothersome

1909 1C MS65 Red PCGS. A blazing red gem. Only an obverse mark to the left of the date along with slight carbon spotting keeps this gem from attaining

1909 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Swirling mint luster beams from both sides of this Gem. Albeit for one carbon fleck between two of the letters in the word ONE,

1909 1C MS66 Red PCGS. Full mint red with Superb surfaces and an eye appeal that would only enhance its desirability in this grade. Important notice:

1909-S 1C VF30 ANACS. An appealing chestnut-brown example of this scarce and popular mintmarked Indian Cent issue. Important notice: We expect to be a

1909-S 1C--Cleaned--ANACS. Unc Details, Net AU50. A nicely struck representative of this key date Cent. Perhaps recolored, but since retoned with gold

1909-S 1C AU58 ICG. Medium brown patina covers each side of this high grade and eminently collectible key issue Indian Cent. Important notice: We expe

1909-S 1C--Environmental Damage--ANACS. Unc Details, Net MS60. Streaky brown patina covers both sides of this key to the Indian Cent series. A number

1909-S 1C--Reverse Lamination--MS63 Brown ANACS. Well struck aside from the upper headdress feather tips. Abundant hints of gold color emerge from the

1909-S 1C MS64 Brown NGC. The medium brown surfaces display a glossy sheen that accents the nearly abrasion-free features. Typically struck and always

1909-S 1C MS61 Red and Brown ANACS. Well struck aside from the uppermost headdress feather. The reverse has ample areas of light gold color, with cons

1909-S 1C MS64 Red and Brown PCGS. Only 309,000 pieces were struck of this popular, key issue in the Indian Cent series. This piece has glowing, lustr

1909-S 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. Although a decent strike for an '09-S, much of the feather detail on the headdress is noticeably soft. The lus...

1909-S 1C MS65 Red and Brown NGC. Dominated by bright yellow-tan color, with hints of russet patina on the lower obverse. A lustrous Gem that has a go

1909-S 1C MS64 Red PCGS. Textured surfaces reveal several copper spots and minor abrasions, but the overall look is appealing due to the unifying gold

1909-S 1C MS65 Red PCGS. A final-year rarity in the Indian Cent series, this fully lustrous Gem is awash in orange-gold color. With the exception of t

1859 1C PR66 PCGS. As Rick Snow states in his 1992 reference on the Indian Cent series, "In 1858, coin collecting in America became a new craze...

1860 1C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Struck from the hub that has the broad bust point, commonly known as the Type Two, or more commonly simply undesignated. The

1861 1C PR65 PCGS. Beginning with a substantial original mintage of 1,000 pieces, there are probably fewer than 150 proofs extant today in all grades

1862 1C PR65 Cameo PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. After the regular die trials were struck in copper-nickel, copper, and oroide some 550 proofs were prod

1863 1C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Out of the 460 proofs struck in 1863, it is reliably estimated that today no more than 150 pieces have survived in all grades

1864 1C Copper-Nickel PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. Last sold in our September 2002 Long Beach Sale (lot 5376), where it was described as, "We are plea...

1864 1C Bronze PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS. The fields are deeply mirrored and the surfaces are deep cherry-red with an occasional streak of lilac on each si

1865 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. This was the first year of full production with the new design with the L on the ribbon. Some 500 proofs were produce

1866 1C PR65 Cameo PCGS. This is the first cameoed example of this scarce early proof that we have offered for sale at public auction. The surfaces ar

1867 1C PR64 Red PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Even though 625 proofs were produced of this issue, there are very few high grade examples known today fo

1868 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. As with most proof 1868 Cents, this piece was struck from a rotated reverse die. The fields are deeply mirrored and g

1869 1C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. The 1869 is a rare and desirable issue with cameo contrast and in the ultimate grade of PR66. Only one

1870 1C PR64 Red PCGS. Type One Reverse. Struck from the "Shallow N" reverse hub, and not rare in this year as it is in successive years. ...

1871 1C PR66 Red Cameo PCGS. Another "first" for us, this is the first Cameo 1871 Cent we have offered for sale at public auction. The obv...

1872 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. All proofs of this year are struck from a modified reverse die that shows a bulging right pendant on the T in CENT. A

1873 1C Closed 3 PR65 Red PCGS. One of 1,100 proofs struck in this year, only Closed 3 coins were produced in the proof format. This is a scintillatin

1874 1C PR65 Cameo PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Snow-1. This scarce proof variant shows repunching visible below the vertical stand of the 4. Because o

1875 1C PR65 Red PCGS. Snow-2. This variety is characterized by minor repunching above the flag of the 5 in the date and is a scarcer proof variant as

1876 1C PR65 Cameo PCGS. Rich cherry-red color covers the surfaces of this deeply mirrored proof with a dab of lilac on each side. The devices are not

1877 1C PR64 Cameo PCGS. Struck the year after the nation's centennial celebrations and in the same year Rutherford B. Hayes was inaugurated aft...

1878 1C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. A superlative example of this scarcer Indian Cent issue. The fields are glassy and deeply mirrored and

1879 1C PR66 Red PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Snow-1. This is the scarcer variety that shows repunching on both the 8 and 9 in the date. The surfaces a

1880 1C PR65 Cameo PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Snow-1. This interesting variety shows a defective date punch with broken 8s over regular 8s--this same

1881 1C PR65 Red PCGS. Struck from the normal dies, this piece has rich red color and vibrant surfaces overall even though it is only moderately mirro

1882 1C PR65 Red PCGS. While a common date among proof Indian Cents from the 1880s, this piece is nevertheless an exceptional specimen and a great typ

1883 1C PR64 Red PCGS. A high-end near-Gem example of this common and popular proof issue, the surfaces are deep cherry-red overall and highly reflect

1884 1C PR67 Red and Brown PCGS. Simply amazing quality. The surfaces are bright with highly reflective mirrored fields. The mint red color is only sl

1885 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. Many of the 3,790 proofs struck this year display streaky toning. This piece, however, does not. Each side has an oli

1886 1C Type One PR65 Red PCGS. Even though 4,290 proof Cents were struck in 1886, only 1,800 pieces were of the Type One variety. This piece has deep

1886 1C Type Two PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Deeply mirrored, the surfaces are uniformly brown with a slight reddish cast in the fi

1887 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. The coin's multicolored iridescence shimmers even more because of the mirrored reflectiveness in the fields. A ...

1888 1C PR66 Cameo PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. The passage in Snow's 1992 reference reads: "Carelessly made as in 1887." This particul...

1889 1C PR66 Red PCGS. The planchets for 1889 were provided by Merchant & Co. of Philadelphia at 26 cents per pound. The surfaces on this piece ...

1890 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Beginning in 1890 the Mint began to be supplied with planchets from Scovill Mfg. Co. of Waterbury, Connecticut at 20

1891 1C PR65 Red PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Snow-1. The digits in the date show slight repunching in the upper loop of the 8 and the lower loop of th

1892 1C PR66 Red PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. This is an earlier die state of the proof dies as seen by the closed Es on the reverse, in later states d

1893 1C PR65 Red PCGS. Brightly mirrored and obviously an earlier striking, as with the "Newmismatist" 1892 above, as seen by the closed E...

1894 1C PR65 Red PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. A splendid example that has bright, even red coloration with a slight accent of olive intermixed. A lovel

1895 1C PR65 Red PCGS. Snow-1. The last three digits of the date are widely repunched on this scarcer variant, which probably represents a third or so

1896 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. Snow-1. This proof variant shows light repunching inside the upper loop of the 6. Most of the original mint luster is

1897 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Deep red and brown patina covers each side with a couple of flashes of original mint brilliance on the reverse. A sha

1898 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. The fields are bright and highly reflective with very little loss in brightness from the overall mellowing of the sur

1899 1C PR65 Red PCGS. Formerly sold as lot 5437 in our 2002 September Long Beach Sale, where it was described as, "The 1 in the date is lightl...

1900 1C PR65 Red and Brown PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Struck from the normal proof dies, the fields are sparkling and deeply mirrored on each side wi

1901 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. Snow-1. Struck from the scarcer die variant that shows pronounced repunching at the bottom of the 9 and 0 in the date

1902 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Both sides of this remarkable proof show flashy multicolored iridescent toning along with a cou

1903 1C PR66 Red PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. A wondrous proof Indian Cent. Both sides are bright and show no trace of contrast, this being the method

1904 1C PR66 Red PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. This is an essentially flawless coin that is completely original. Each side has bright orange-red color w

1905 1C PR66 Red PCGS. Another remarkable proof Indian Cent from the "Newmismatist" Collection. The obverse of this piece shows bright, ev...

1906 1C PR66 Red PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. A magnificent PR66 coin that has bright, flashy mirrors on each side. The obverse is surrounded by a peri

1907 1C PR65 Red PCGS. While the 1907 has the highest business strike mintage in the series with more than 108 million pieces struck, only 1,475 proof

1908 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Mostly cherry-red and lime-green, the fields sparkle with mirror-like intensity. A stunning Red

1909 1C PR66 Red and Brown PCGS. Eagle Eye Photo Seal. Final year of issue for the Indian Cent series and always a collectible and popular issue as su

1859 1C PR64 PCGS. We are especially fortunate to be able to offer as many high grade 1859 Cents in this auction as we have. This is a high-end exampl