2003, Orlando, FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #308 - Sessions 7 and 8

1854-D $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. Winter 17-L. Formerly in our 2001 ANA Sale where it was described: "In his 1997 Condition Census listing for the 1854-...

1854-D $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Winter 17-L. Last sold at public auction in our 2000 Central States Sale with the following description: "The 1854-D Qu...

1855-C $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Winter 16-I. The elusive 1855-C Quarter Eagle is tied for first in overall rarity among Charlotte issues. Its mintage figure o

1855-D $2 1/2 AU55 PCGS. Winter 18-L. Production of D-mint Quarter Eagles continued to decline in 1855 to a diminutive mintage figure of just 1,123 pi

1856-C $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Winter 17-J. A scarce, poorly produced Charlotte issue from a mintage of 7,913 pieces. The '56-D has a median condition ...

1856-D $2 1/2 AU50 Minor Lamination on Obverse PCGS. Winter 19-L. The 1856-D has the lowest mintage in the Dahlonega series of Quarter Eagles, with a

1856-O $2 1/2 AU58 PCGS. Ex: Bass. The 1856-O is the lowest mintage (just 21,100 pieces) New Orleans Quarter Eagle from the 1850s and by a wide margin

1857-D $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Winter 20-L. Not only was the quantity of D-mint production increased following its low point of 874 pieces in 1856 to 2,364 c

1857-O $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. The first of two Mint State representatives of this difficult final year issue from the New Orleans Mint, one of a mere 34,000

1857-O $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Very well detailed, although not quite as sharp as the preceding '57-O, with a bright, satiny sheen over both sides. A s...

1858-C $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Winter 18-J. Last offered in our 2000 FUN Sale, with the description: "The 1858-C Quarter Eagle, one of just 9,056 piec...

1859-D $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS. Winter 21-L. The final year of Quarter Eagle production at the Dahlonega Mint and a sought-after issue of just 2,244 pieces.

1859-D $2 1/2 MS61 NGC. Winter 21-L. A second Uncirculated representative from this popular final year D-mint. The surfaces on this coin are equally l

1860-C $2 1/2 MS62 NGC. Winter 19-J. Final year of issue for C-mint Quarter Eagles and, being produced at a Southern Mint, immensely popular as such.

1892 $2 1/2 PR65 Cameo NGC. Intricately detailed with outstanding contrast between the mirrored fields and the heavily frosted, chalky devices. A smal

1854-D $3 AU53 PCGS. Winter 1-A. The 1854-D is the only Dahlonega issue in the challenging Three Dollar Gold series, which when combined with the issu

1795 $5 Small Eagle AU58 NGC. B. 2-C, Miller-4, R.5. This die pairing is distinguished by recutting of star 5 and T in LIBERTY on the obverse and, on

1798 $5 Large Eagle, Large 8, 13 Star Reverse AU53 PCGS. B. 2-D, Miller-27, R.4. Immediately attributable by the lumpy breaks at ES and O on the rever

1802/1 $5 MS63 PCGS. B. 2-H and I, Miller-54, R.4. The 1802/1, along with the 1800, is the most frequently encountered Capped Bust Half Eagle in grade

1806 $5 Round Top 6, 7x6 Stars AU53 PCGS. The first of two AU examples of the Round Top 6 in the Ashland City Collection, this is a reasonably well st

1806 $5 Round Top 6, 7x6 Stars AU55 NGC. B. 5-E, Miller-84, R.3. While the Knobbed 6 1806 is a common issue among early Fives, it is a worthwhile coin

1807 $5 Bust Right MS61 PCGS. Small Date, Small Obverse Stars, Small Reverse Stars. B. 1-A, Miller-85, R.5. This is the final year of Robert Scot...

1807 $5 Bust Right MS63 PCGS. Small Date, Small Obverse Stars, Large Reverse Stars. B. 1-B, Miller-86, R.6. Of the Bust Right varieties for 1807, ther

1809/8 $5 MS62 NGC. B. 1-A, Miller-108, the only known dies, R.3. Third year of the modified design, the 1809 Half Eagles were produced during a perio

1813 $5 MS63 PCGS. B. 1-A, Miller-119, R.3. Among Robert Scot's Capped Head Left design, the 1813 is the most frequently encountered date. High ...

1838-C $5 AU58 NGC. Ex: Bass. Normal 5. McCloskey 1-A, R.5. This variety is distinguished as having a normal 5 in the denomination and two leaves belo

1838-D $5 MS63 NGC. McCloskey 1-A, R.3. The 1838-D is one of the most challenging condition rarities in the entire Half Eagle series from the Dahloneg

1839-C $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 1-A. Die State I. The 1839-C is a very scarce and all-too-often overlooked Liberty Half Eagle. The mintmark is on the obver

1839-D $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 2-A. Continuing the tradition of the short-lived but noticeably different head of Liberty, the 1839-D is a low mintage issu

1840-C $5 MS60 NGC. Winter 2-B. Die State I. The 1840-C is very rare in all grades with only 70-80 pieces known today. In terms of overall rarity amon

1840-D $5 Narrow Mill MS61 NGC. Winter 3-B. The design of Liberty was modified slightly in 1840 to the design it would retain until 1908. However, in

1840-O $5 Narrow Mill AU58 NGC. The 1840-O had a rather substantial mintage of 40,120 pieces. However, AU examples are considered a high R.6 with only

1841-C $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 3-C. The 1841-C is one of the more frequently offered C-mint Fives, especially in VF and XF grades. However, in strict Mint

1841-D $5 Small D MS60 NGC. Winter 5-D. Although 120-130 pieces are believed known of this issue in all grades, Winter's estimate of only 7-9 pi...

1841-D $5 Small D MS65 NGC. Winter 5-D. Such is the importance of the Ashland City Collection that it includes not one, but two Mint State 1841-D Half

1842-C $5 Small Date AU55 PCGS. Winter 4-C. Die State I (and scarce as such). The 1842-C Small Date is a widely recognized gold rarity, even among non

1842-C $5 Large Date MS63 PCGS. Winter 5-C. Die State I. This important, high grade example was formerly offered as lot 6240 in our 1999 February Long

1842-D $5 Small Date MS61 PCGS. Ex: Chestatee. Winter 6-E. Formerly sold as lot 7682 in our 1999 FUN Sale of the Chestatee Collection, where it was de

1842-D $5 Small Date MS62 PCGS. Winter 6-E. This is the second finest known Small Date 1842-D Half Eagle. This fabulous coin was formerly a part of Ed

1842-D $5 Large Date AU58 NGC. Winter 7-F. The 1842-D Large Date is very rare in AU with only 5-6 pieces believed known today out of a total estimated

1842-O $5 AU53 PCGS. The 1842-O is one of the rarest of all New Orleans Half Eagles. Winter estimates that only 3-5 pieces are extant in AU condition

1842-O $5 AU55 NGC. A second and even finer example of this very elusive New Orleans Half Eagle. Only 16,400 pieces were struck of this issue with an

1843-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Winter 6-C. Die State II. A very scarce S-mint Half Eagle in all grades with high grade pieces among the rarest in the series. Th

1843-C $5 MS63 NGC. Winter 6-C. Die State II. A second and even finer example of this scarce Charlotte issue. Only 95-105 coins are believed extant to

1843-D $5 Large D AU53 PCGS. Winter 8-G. Only two varieties are known of this issue, this being the more common (some call it a Medium D, others a Lar

1843-D $5 Small D AU58 NGC. Winter 8-E. The Small D 1843-D Half Eagle is four to five times scarcer than its Large (or Medium) D counterpart. This var

1843-O $5 Large Letters AU55 NGC. Ex: Bass. This issue is often found with a better strike than the Small Letters variety. However, this coin shows le

1843-O $5 Small Letters AU50 PCGS. The 1843-O Small Letters also exhibits a much smaller mintmark. It has a significantly lower mintage than its Large

1844-C $5 MS63 NGC. Winter 7-D. Die State I-II. A mere 23,631 pieces were struck of the 1844-C Half Eagle. Only 75-85 coins are believed extant today

1844-D $5 MS63 PCGS. Formerly sold as lot 7675 in our 1999 FUN Sale of the Chestatee Collection, where it was described as, "Very well struck a...

1844-O $5 MS61 NGC. The 1844-O is the most common No Motto Half Eagle from the New Orleans mint, and as such is the logical choice for many type colle

1845-D $5 MS60 NGC. Winter 10-H. The 1845-D is one of the more frequently encountered D-mint Fives. Even in Uncirculated grades it is occasionally ava

1845-D $5 MS63 NGC. Winter 10-H. With a mintage of 90,629 pieces, the 1845-D is another of the D-mint Fives from this decade that is not too difficult

1845-O $5 AU53 PCGS. The 1845-O is one of the more easily obtainable O-mint Fives, but it can still be quite a challenge in AU condition as only 13-14

1846 $5 Large Date MS61 NGC. If one cannot tell the difference between the Large and Small Dates, the spacing is also different between the two. On th

1846-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Winter 8-E. The 1846-C is one of the rarest Charlotte Half Eagles. Only 12,995 pieces were produced and of that number it is reli

1846-D $5 AU55 NGC. Normal Mintmark. Winter 11-H. The Normal Mintmark 1846-D is a very difficult coin to locate in spite of its rather substantial min

1846-D/D $5 MS60 NGC. Winter 12-I. The D/D is so clearly double punched that it has long been recognized by specialists as well as the major grading s

1846-O $5 AU58 NGC. The 1846-O is considered by Winter to be even scarcer than the highly regarded and well known 1846-C Half Eagle. Sharply struck ov

1846-O $5 MS61 NGC. At this grade level, this 1846-O is easily Condition Census quality and is, in fact, one of the finest known pieces from this rare

1847-C $5 MS60 NGC. Winter 9-E. The 1847-C is the most available Charlotte Half Eagle. The original mintage was 84,151 pieces and this MS60 example is

1847-D $5 MS63 PCGS. Winter 13-I. The 1847-D is one of the more available D-mint Fives, as one might guess from the mintage of 64,405 pieces. Only 6-8

1847-O $5 AU53 PCGS. The 1847-O is a very scarce O-mint Five with a mere 12,000 pieces struck. Only 25-30 pieces are believed known in all grades with

1847-O $5 AU55 NGC. A second and even finer example of this very rare New Orleans Half Eagle. Generally the '47-O appears at auction at the rate...

1848-C $5 AU58 PCGS. Winter 11-E. The 1848-C is surprisingly scarce considering its mintage of 64,472 pieces. This is one of the finest pieces we have

1848-C $5 MS64 NGC. Ex: Elrod. Winter 11-E. Listed as the finest example known on Winter's Condition Census, this is a magnificent piece of Char...

1848-D $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 15-J. Die State III. The 1848-D is a moderately available D-mint Half Eagle. However, in Uncirculated grades it is just as

1848-D $5 MS63 NGC. Winter 15-J. Die State III. Undoubtedly the finest known example of this scarcer issue. Only 95-105 pieces are believed extant in

1848-D/D $5 AU58 PCGS. Winter 16-K. Die State II. Because the double punched mintmark is not nearly as pronounced on the 1848-D/D as it is on the 1846

1849-C $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 12-F. Die State II. The 1849-C is one of the more frequently available C-mint Fives and it is also one of the better produc

1849-D $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 17-K. The mintmark touches the stem, but not the feather. This variety reuses the reverse employed on the 1848-D/D, but the

1850-C $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 14-F. This variety is most easily distinguished by the 1 in the date touching the bust of Liberty and an unfinished area in

1850-C $5 MS63 PCGS. Winter 15-F. The rarest variety of the year, the 15-F shows a rim-to-rim die break on the lower reverse, that on this coin is an

1850-C $5 Weak C MS61 NGC. Winter 15-G. While the obverse die is the same as that on 15-F, the reverse differs by the positioning of the mintmark as w

1850-D $5 AU58 NGC. Winter 18-M. The 1850-D is a scarcer D-mint Half Eagle with some 90-100 pieces believed extant today in all grades, but only 11-13

1851-C $5 MS64 NGC. Winter 16-G. This impressive coin is the finest known of this scarce issue and was once a part of Stanley Elrod's collection...

1851-D $5 MS62 NGC. The 1851-D is tied as fifth rarest in the series of Dahlonega Fives. However, it is in the dead center of the series in high grade

1851-O $5 AU50 PCGS. Like the Quarter Eagle of this date and mint, the 1851-O Half Eagle is a scarce and curiously overlooked issue. There are approxi

1852-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Winter 18-H. Formerly offered as lot 7746 in our 2000 FUN Sale, where it was described as, "One of the more available Char...

1852-D $5 MS63 NGC. Winter 22-Q. Among Dahlonega Half Eagles, the 1852-D has the second largest mintage with 91,584 pieces struck. As a result, exampl

1853-C $5 MS63 NGC. Winter 20-H. Die State I-II. This intermediate die state shows strong definition on the bottom of the mintmark still but the die c

1853-D $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 23-S. We have been privileged to offer a couple of high grade 1853-D Half Eagles over the last few years. The 1853-D is the

1854-C $5 MS64 NGC. Winter 22-I. The 1854-C is one of the scarcer Charlotte Half Eagles. It is rated seventh in overall rarity in the series, but a su

1854-D $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 25-T. The 1854-D is one of the more commonly encountered Dahlonega Fives, especially in VF-AU, with some 150-160 pieces bel

1854-D $5 MS65 NGC. Winter 24-R. This spectacular coin is unlisted on Doug Winter's Condition Census. It is neither the Milas nor the Byron Reed...

1854-O $5 AU58 NGC. Ex: Bass. The 1854-O is a relatively obtainable O-mint Five, yet only 115-125 pieces are believed known. A mere 15-17 coins are ex

1854-O $5 MS61 PCGS. At the MS61 level, this piece is one of the finest known. Choice AU pieces are all that were listed on Winter's Condition C...

1855-C $5 MS60 NGC. Winter 23-J. While the 1855-C is a moderately scarce Charlotte Half Eagle, it is very elusive in strict mint condition with only 3

1855-C $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 23-J. While unlisted on the current Condition Census (as are most of the Ashland City coins), this piece will surely find a

1855-D $5 Medium D MS62 PCGS. The 1855-D is a very scarce and underrated issue in the series of Dahlonega Fives. Only 95-105 pieces are believed known

1855-O $5 AU53 NGC. With a mintage of only 11,000 pieces (the fourth lowest in the Half Eagle series), the 1855-O is a very popular issue with collect

1856-C $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 24-J. The 1856-C is a low mintage issue that has been consistently overlooked by collectors. Only 28,457 pieces were produc

1856-D $5 MS61 PCGS. Winter 27-U. The 1856-D is another low mintage issue, and like its C-mint counterpart, is a very underrated and overlooked branch

1856-O $5 MS60 NGC. The 1856-O is tied with the 1852-O for the lowest mintage among New Orleans Half Eagles. Only 10,000 pieces were produced of each.

1856-O $5 MS61 NGC. When Winter wrote his reference on New Orleans gold in 1992, he stated that only one Uncirculated 1856-O Half Eagle was known. Sin

1857-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Winter 25-J. The 1857-C is a relatively available issue in the Charlotte Half Eagle series with 31,360 pieces originally produced

1857-C $5 MS64 NGC. Ex: Elrod. Winter 25-J. Formerly offered as lot 7759 in our 2000 FUN Signature Sale, where it was described as, "Despite it...

1857-D $5 MS62 PCGS. Ex: Bass. Winter 28-V. Formerly offered as lot 473 in Bass III, where it was described in part as, "This is an extremely r...

1857-O $5 AU58 NGC. The 1857-O is a very scarce O-mint Half Eagle that is R.5 with only 60-65 pieces believed known today in all grades. This AU58 exa

1857-O $5 MS63 PCGS. This is the finest known 1857-O Half Eagle. It is unlisted in Winter's 1992 reference on the series, and in fact, nothing w...