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

1802/1 $5 XF45 PCGS. B. 1-A, Miller-49, R.8. This is a very rare die variety and the first we have offered for sale at public auction since the AU58 i

1807 $5 Bust Left AU50 PCGS. B. 5-D, Miller-101, R.3. The John Reich designed 1807 Capped Draped Bust design is popular as the first year of the type,

1807 $5 Bust Left AU55 NGC. B. 5-D, Miller-101, R.3. A second, and even finer About Uncirculated 1807 Capped Bust Left Half Eagle, this coin displays

1808 $5--Rim Filed, Whizzed--ANACS. AU Details, Net VF20. Wide 5D. B. 4-B, Miller-107, R.4. Actually, the devices are well defined, but the whizzing w

1808 $5 AU53 PCGS. Close 5D. B. 4-A, Miller-106, R.5. Surprisingly sharply struck throughout, the rich green-gold color of the coin has taken on a sli

1808/7 $5 AU50 PCGS. B. 2-A, Miller-104, R.5. This Close D variety was previously offered as lot 9140 in our 2002 New York Sale, where it was describe

1810 $5 Large Date, Large 5 MS64 PCGS. B. 1-A, Miller-109, R.2. Sharp, frosty green-gold surfaces are intermixed with a touch of reddish patina. The s

1811 $5 Small 5--Polished--ANACS, AU Details, Net XF40. Small 5, Breen-6464, B. 1-B, Miller-116, High R.3. Well detailed but highly polished to &quo...

1813 $5 MS61 PCGS. B. 1-A, Miller-119, R.3. The Miller-119 is the more frequently encountered of the two varieties of this year. The 1813 is also the

1814/3 $5 AU53 PCGS. B. 1-A, Miller-121, R.4. Considerably scarcer than the 1813 in all grades, the 1814/3 (all are overdates) is usually only seen in

1834 $5 Plain 4 VF35 PCGS. Breen-6501, First Head, McCloskey 3-B, R.2. A golden-brown example that has pleasing detail on the eagle and modest rub on

1834 $5 Plain 4 MS62 NGC. Second Head. McCloskey 2-A, Breen-6502, R.2. The small, plain 4 in the date is triple punched--a diagnostic feature of this

1834 $5 Plain 4 MS65 NGC. Second Head. McCloskey 2-A, Breen-6502, R.2. The 1834 Classic Half Eagle is the first coin of its denomination produced to t

1836 $5 AU50 ANACS. Second Head, Breen-6509, Large Date, McCloskey 2-B, R.4. Attractive olive-gold surfaces with hints of luster in the recessed areas

1837 $5 XF40 PCGS. Breen-6511, Script 8, Small 5, McCloskey 1-A, R.4. Lustrous and bold for the grade, with a contact mark near star 13 as the only re

1838 $5 XF45 PCGS. McCloskey 2-B, Breen-6515, R.2. An appealing circulated type candidate, this coin displays splashes of orange-copper tinting over o

1839-C $5--Scratched--ANACS. XF Details, Net VF20. The left obverse field near 9 o'clock has several light pinscratches, probably from a crude a...

1839-C $5 XF45 NGC. A seldom encountered early Charlotte issue whose scarcity is at least as great as its small mintage of 17,205 pieces would suggest

1840 $5 Narrow Mill AU55 NGC. A nicely struck example that has bright luster throughout the borders and recessed areas of the devices. Free from bothe

1840 $5 Narrow Mill AU55 NGC. Sharply struck except for slight weakness near the reverse edges, the devices and legends are well preserved, while the