2003, Orlando, FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #308 - Sessions 3 and 4

1846 S$1 MS62 PCGS. With a relatively generous total of 110,600 pieces produced, the 1846 is among the more plentiful Seated Dollars from the 1840s. S

1847 S$1 XF45 ANACS. A deep gray appearance lends originality to both sides of this evenly worn example. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning

1847 S$1 AU50 PCGS. Essentially untoned with hints of semi-reflective luster in the protected areas. Several pinpoint depressions in the obverse field

1854 S$1 AU50 NGC. An important bidding opportunity for the Seated Dollar date collector, this About Uncirculated survivor is untoned save for the lig

1855 S$1 MS62 NGC. The 1855 is a very scarce Seated Dollar that is even more difficult than its mintage of 26,000 pieces would indicate. Many of the p

1859-S S$1 AU50 ANACS. Repunched Date. Breen-5462. The 1 and 8 display faint signs of repunching at their bases. The '59-S is the only No Motto ...

1859-S S$1 AU53 NGC. Breen-5462. The 18 in the date is lightly repunched south. Dense brown and cobalt-blue patina enriches the fields and devices. No

1860-O S$1 XF40 ICG. Although this is perhaps the commonest No Motto type of Seated Dollar, it shows only light, even wear and is very much in-demand

1866 S$1--Scratched--ANACS. AU Details, Net AU50. The first year the silver dollar carried the motto "In God We Trust" and an important is...

1866 S$1 MS60 ANACS. The details on this specimen are characteristic of a proof strike, both bold and semi-prooflike. Undertones of blue mix gently wi

1870-CC S$1--Polished--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF 40. Of the four CC-minted Seated Liberty dollars, this is perhaps the most "common," alth...

1870-CC S$1 AU50 PCGS. The premier Silver Dollar from the Carson City Mint, the popular 1870-CC is also the most obtainable of the four CC-mint issues

1870-CC S$1 AU53 PCGS. Another AU representative of this always-popular Silver Dollar delivery, the surfaces are uncommonly well preserved for the gra

1871-CC S$1--Tooled, Whizzed--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF30. While this coin is not without problems, it is still an important survivor of an early CC-m

1872 S$1 MS63 ANACS. Boldly struck for the type with no individually bothersome abrasions. The luster is smooth and satiny, the obverse exhibits some

1872 S$1 MS63 PCGS. More than a million 1872 Seated Dollars were struck; however, an unknown (but apparently large) number were melted by the Treasury

1872-CC S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. Fine Details, Net VG8. Perhaps a couple hundred representatives of this issue are extant today, making this one of the mo

1872-S S$1--Cleaned--ANACS, VF Details, Net Fine 12, myriad abrasions; and an 1872-S VG10 ANACS, evenly worn with about half the original detail remai

1872-S S$1--Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF 40. A very difficult date in any grade due to its low mintage of only 9,000 pieces. A presentable examp

1873-CC S$1 VF35 PCGS. This coin retains considerable overall definition for a Seated Dollar at the Choice VF grade level. True, Liberty's head ...

1873-CC S$1 AU53 PCGS. Only 2,300 pieces were produced of the 1873-CC. While this is not the lowest mintage in the Carson City series (that distinctio

1859 S$1 PR64 ANACS. Somewhat mottled tan-gray toning overlays both sides with blushes of cobalt-blue color at the right peripheries. The strike is as

1860 S$1 PR64 PCGS. The Philadelphia Mint delivered 1,330 proof Seated Dollars on March 8, 1860. The abnormally high mintage was achieved because fede

1863 S$1 PR68 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Proofs of this Civil War era issue are distinguished from business strikes by a date that is low in the field. Writ

1864 S$1 PR63 PCGS. This Select BU survivor alternates between brilliant and lightly patinated appearances as the surfaces rotate under the light. The

1864 S$1 PR64 PCGS. A date in the Seated Dollar series that is difficult to locate in Mint State, the 1864 is also an elusive coin at the finer levels

1865 S$1 PR61 NGC. Deeply toned in charcoal gray with blue undertones. A mere 500 pieces were struck. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lot

1865 S$1 PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. Essentially full striking definition characterizes both sides of this impressively original Gem. Of particular note

1867 S$1 PR64 PCGS. This is a pleasingly original near-Gem whose surfaces are overlaid in rich, well blended, olive-gray and cobalt-blue colors. The s

1868 S$1 PR66 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. We last offered a proof 1868 Seated Dollar in this grade as lot 6961 in our January 1999 FUN Signature Sale. The to

1869 S$1 PR64 NGC. Per Bowers (1993), there are three die marriages for the proof 1869 Seated Dollar. The present near-Gem is an example of the variet

1869 S$1 PR67 NGC. Ex: P. Kaufman. The Philadelphia Mint used three different obverse dies to deliver 600 proof Seated Dollars in 1869. Survivors are

1873 S$1 PR64 Cameo NGC. Only eight 1873 Seated Dollars have received a PR64 Cameo designation at the two major grading services, and there are just t

1873 T$1 MS64 NGC. An attractive Philadelphia Mint example of this, the first year of issue of the Trade Dollar. This coin displays an original, unifo

1873-CC T$1 XF45 PCGS. A very presentable circulated example of this Carson City Trade Dollar issue. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots

1873-CC T$1 XF45 PCGS. Medium gray in color, this is a nice circulated example of this issue. Important notice: We expect to be auctioning lots at the

1873-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. The 1873-S is a very scarce and highly respected issue in the Trade Dollar series. Even though 703,000 pieces were produced, man

1875-CC T$1 MS62 PCGS. With sharp strike and attractive lustrous surfaces, this is a most appealing specimen of a Carson City Trade Dollar. Population

1875-CC T$1 MS62 ANACS. Fully lustrous and lightly toned. Downgraded by the presence of numerous small abrasions over each side. Important notice: We

1875-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. A highly lustrous Mint State example with lovely honey-gold color, this specimen is sharply struck and carefully preserved, with

1876-CC T$1 AU50 ANACS. FS-014. The lower reverse is die doubled with a very wide spread, most noticeably on the olive branch. Cherrypickers' ca...

1877-CC T$1 MS62 NGC. CC-mint Trade Dollar production remained low through 1877--just 534,000 pieces were delivered with this date and mintmark combin

1877-S T$1 MS61 PCGS. This is a lustrous, uncirculated example of the Trade Dollar type. From the Collection of Colonel Carmine Penta. Important notic

1877-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. Dusky sea-green, navy-blue, and mauve patina. An originally toned type coin that has attractive surfaces and modest luster. The

1877-S T$1 MS63 NGC. The dusky lemon-gray patina is clearly original. A needle-sharp representative that has creamy luster and an exquisitely preserve

1877-S T$1 MS64 NGC. This coin is earmarked for inclusion in a near-Gem type set. The base color on both sides is silver-gray in shade over which ring

1878-S T$1 MS62 NGC. Bright with just the slightest accent of color on each side. A well struck Trade Dollar with a clean reverse and a few unimportan

1878-S T$1 MS63 PCGS. Light golden-brown patina. A well struck representative that has full luster and refreshingly clean surfaces. The final S-mint i

1878-S T$1 MS64 NGC. Boldly struck, indeed close to fully defined, with a subtle layer of milky patina over both sides that diminishes slightly what i

1876 T$1 PR55 PCGS. Type One/Type Two. A razor-sharp impaired proof Trade Dollar that has retained most of its reflective surface. The fields have wis