2003, Orlando, FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #308 - Sessions 5 and 6

1906-D $5 MS65 PCGS. The 1906-D (320,000 pieces produced) is a more difficult issue to locate than the 1907-D. Actually, neither date can realisticall

1908 $5 MS63 PCGS. A bright and sharply struck specimen with problem-free surfaces and attractive orange-gold color. Important notice: We expect to be

1908 $5 MS66 PCGS. This coin was previously offered as lot 6983 in our February 2001 Long Beach Signature Sale, where it was cataloged as: "Thi...

1908-D $5 MS63 NGC. A nicely struck piece that has luminous pumpkin-orange color within the recessed devices. A small planchet flaw (as made) is obser

1908-D $5 MS64 NGC. Along with its D-mint counterpart, the 1909-D, the 1908-D is one of the more obtainable Five Dollar Indian issues in Mint State gr

1908-S $5 MS63 PCGS. The 1908-S will always be a collector favorite because of its low mintage of only 82,000 pieces. While it is not quite as scarce

1909 $5 MS63 NGC. A well struck specimen that has relatively clean surfaces and lustrous fields. Indian Half Eagles are one of the few gold series reg

1909-D $5 MS63 NGC. A richly detailed representative with mildly prooflike fields and a carefully preserved obverse. A respectable type coin. Importan

1909-S $5 MS62 NGC. A sharp mintmark is only one of numerous powerfully impressed devices on both the obverse and the reverse of this important coin.

1909-S $5 MS64 PCGS. Previously offered as lot 8260 in our September 2002 Long Beach Signature Sale with a description that read: "Like the 190...

1910-D $5 MS63 PCGS. Fewer than 200,000 half eagles were struck at Denver in 1910. Attrition and the limited quantity minted make this a scarce issue

1910-S $5 AU58 PCGS. Faint wear is noted on the highpoints of this better date half eagle. All of the contact marks noted are confined to the fields a

1910-S $5 MS60 PCGS. A greenish-gold representative that is only modestly abraded for the grade. The mintmark is legible if not bold, and the strike i

1911 $5 MS63 PCGS. An olive-gold example that has a good strike and untroubled surfaces. A decent candidate for either a gold type set or a specialize

1911 $5 MS63 NGC. A sharply struck piece with bright yellow-gold color and mildly reflective fields. A faint curved pinscratch behind the eagle'...

1911 $5 MS64 NGC. A highly lustrous and minimally abraded example of this common Indian Half Eagle. A superior type coin. Important notice: We expect

1911-D $5 AU55 NGC. A scarce, low mintage Indian Half Eagle that is seldom seen in mint condition. This is a bright, orange-gold, well struck coin wit

1911-S $5 MS62 NGC. A nicely struck piece that has a clear mintmark and attractive surfaces for the grade. S-mint Half Eagles of the era apparently ci

1911-S $5 MS63 ICG. Original and frosty, with considerably sharper detail than often encountered. Only a few scattered, grade-limiting abrasions are f

1911-S $5 MS63 PCGS. A strike that is typically sharp for the issue and lovely reddish-gold color that appears to lighten a little on the obverse comb

1911-S $5 MS66 PCGS. Produced in sizeable numbers (1.4 million pieces) for the series, the 1911-S actually boasts the highest mintage among Indian Hal

1912 $5 MS63 PCGS. A richly detailed and beautifully preserved example that has refreshingly unabraded surfaces. A lovely type coin. Important notice:

1912 $5 MS63 NGC. A well struck coin that has a greenish hue to the fields and pinkish color within the recessed devices. The obverse has especially u

1912 $5 MS64 NGC. Even reddish tinted mint luster covers both sides of this sharply defined type coin. Exceptionally clean and clearly suggestive of a

1912-S $5 MS60 NGC. A bright example that has mildly reflective fields and a lack of individually detracting abrasions. The 1912-S is generally encoun

1913 $5 MS63 NGC. A yellow-gold representative that has a good strike and generally unabraded surfaces. An issue that is frequently used for type purp

1913 $5 MS64 PCGS. A bold striking that comes extremely well frosted and layered in speckled reddish and pale violet patina. One of the more obtainabl

1913-S $5 MS62 PCGS. A nicely struck piece that has shimmering bright luster and problem-free surfaces. The mintmark is legible if not bold. An elusiv

1914 $5 MS64 PCGS. This is an especially nice, upper-end coin that is really very close to full Gem quality. The surfaces are smooth and lustrous with

1914-D $5 MS63 PCGS. The lower headdress feathers have minor softness of definition, while the eagle's shoulder and perch are needle-sharp. The ...

1914-D $5 MS63 PCGS. A golden-brown and orange-gold representative that has shimmering mint luster. The lower headdress feathers are not completely de

1914-S $5 MS62 NGC. The luster quality that this coin displays is typical of the issue with both sides being somewhat granular in texture. Far better

1914-S $5 MS62 NGC. This coin was previously offered as lot 8293 in our September 2002 Long Beach Signature Sale, where it was described as: "M...

1915-S $5 AU58 NGC. Abundant luster clings to the devices and legends. The reverse field has a couple minor abrasions, and the obverse has small speck

1916-S $5 MS62 NGC. A bright, well struck example with typically indistinct mintmark. There are a small amount of abrasions. Important notice: We expe

1916-S $5 MS63 NGC. Likely from a hoard of approximately 200 MS60-63 1916-S Half Eagles that surfaced several years ago, this frosty textured example

1795 $10 13 Leaves VF25 PCGS. B. 2-A, Taraszka-2, R.4. The initial year of Ten Dollar gold or Eagle production, from a mintage of 5,583 coins that inc

1795 $10 13 Leaves VF35 PCGS. B. 1-A, Taraszka-1, R.3. It is the Half Eagle and not the Eagle that was the first gold coin produced by the United Stat

1796 $10 AU55 PCGS. B. 1-A, Taraszka-6, R.4. Only 4,146 pieces were produced of the 1796 Eagle. It is a much scarcer issue than the better known 1795

1797 $10 Large Eagle AU55 PCGS. B. 2-C, Taraszka-12, R.4. First year of the heraldic eagle type and a median rarity in the series. This variety is cha

1798/7 $10 9x4 Stars AU55 PCGS. B. 1-A, R.4. The Mint's production of 1798-dated Eagles, all overdates, was limited to 900 pieces of the 9x4 Sta...

1799 $10 Large Stars Obverse MS64 NGC. B. 5-G, Taraszka-22, R.3. The Philadelphia Mint delivered 37,449 Capped Bust Right, Heraldic Eagle Tens between

1800 $10 AU53 PCGS. B. 1-A, Taraszka 23, the only known dies, R.4. Well struck with bright green-gold surfaces and a few small abrasions scattered ove

1800 $10 AU55 ANACS. B. 1-A, Taraszka-23, the only known dies, R.4. The low mintage (5,999 pieces) 1800 Eagle is one of the more elusive issues in the

1801 $10--Repaired, Rim Damage--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40. B. 2-B, Taraszka-25, R.3. Examples of this die variety are the most common early Eagles a

1801 $10 AU53 PCGS. B. 2-B, Taraszka-25, R.3. Struck from the usually seen die state with clash marks in Liberty's cap, having been clashed from...

1801 $10 MS61 NGC. B. 2-B, Taraszka-25, R.3. Medium intensity orange-copper patina overlays green-gold color in a somewhat mottled fashion. Well cente

1801 $10 MS63 PCGS. B. 2-B, Taraszka-25, R.3.The Wide Date 1801s are the most common variety among all 1795-1804 Eagles, its mintage of 44,344 pieces

1803 $10 Small Stars Reverse AU50 PCGS. B. 1-D, Taraszka-26, R.4. A scarce die pairing that is identifiable by the star size as already noted and by t

1839/8 $10 Type of 1838, Large Letters AU55 NGC. The NGC attribution of "Head of 1838, Large Letters" is actually redundant because this i...