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

1858-C $5 MS61 PCGS. Winter 26-K. The 1858-C is one of the more frequently encountered Charlotte Half Eagles. Of the 38,856 pieces struck, it is estim

1858-D $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 29-V. Only 15,362 pieces were struck of the 1858-D, and of that number an estimated 85-95 coins are still extant in all gra

1859-C $5 MS60 NGC. Winter 27-M. Die State II. The 1859-C is a peculiar issue. It is very scarce in high grades and the reverse is miserably detailed

1859-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Winter 27-M. Die State II. Tied for second finest known with the MS62 in the Michigan Collection and only bettered by the fabulou

1859-D $5 MS61 NGC. It is generally accepted among specialists that the 1859-D is a difficult issue not just because of its low mintage, but also beca

1860-C $5 AU58 NGC. Winter 29-M. This is a far scarcer variety with only a dozen or so pieces known. It may be that this variety is an early die state

1860-C $5 MS62 PCGS. Winter 28-M. This is easily one of the finest examples known of this historic issue. This piece would probably fit into Winter&...

1860-D $5 MS62 PCGS. Like its Charlotte mint counterpart, the 1860-D has an almost identical mintage figure and is also not all that difficult to loca

1861 $5 MS64 NGC. An outstanding No Motto type coin. The devices are fully brought up except for the centrils on several of the peripheral stars. The

1861 $5 MS64 NGC. Fully struck in all areas, the surfaces sparkle with intense mint luster and there are no distracting marks on either side. Another

1861-C $5 AU53 PCGS. Winter 30-K. Die State II. Previously offered as lot 7602 in our October 2000 Long Beach Sale, where it was described as, "...

1861-C $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 30-K. Die State II. While it is impossible to positively determine which coins were struck by the Confederacy, it is popula

1861-D $5 AU50 PCGS. Winter 32-X. The 1861-D is the rarest and most historically interesting issue in the entire series of 26 Dahlonega Half Eagles. O

1861-D $5 AU58 PCGS. Winter 32-X. Between January and April of 1861, 1,597 Half Eagles were struck by the Union. After the Dahlonega Mint was seized b

1869 $5 MS64 NGC. Formerly sold as lot 7668 in our 2000 Central States Sale, where it was described as, "This is a richly defined, notably proo...

1870-CC $5 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A. Die State I. Only 7,675 pieces were produced of this rare, first-year issue, and examples are seldom seen with only 5

1871-CC $5 AU50 PCGS. Winter 1-A. The 1871-CC is a curious issue. While gold experts and researchers concede it is rare, they are quick to add that ot

1872 $5 MS64 PCGS. This pristine Philadelphia-mint rarity was most recently offered in our September 1999 Long Beach Bullet Sale, where it was describ

1872-CC $5 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A. The 1872-CC is a very rare issue even though 16,980 pieces were produced. Only 70-80 examples are believed known toda

1873-CC $5 XF45 PCGS. Winter 2-B. The 1873-CC is very rare in all grades; in fact, second rarest of the 19 Carson City issues with only 55-65 pieces b

1874-CC $5 XF40 NGC. Winter 2-D. The 1874-CC is one of the more available CC Fives from this very challenging decade. Even though it is more frequentl

1875-CC $5 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-B. Only 85-95 pieces are known today out of the original mintage of 11,828 for the 1875-CC Half Eagle. Most examples saw

1876-CC $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 1-A. The 1876-CC has the lowest mintage of any Carson City Half Eagle. Only 6,887 pieces were produced with an estimated 8

1877-CC $5 AU53 NGC. Winter 1-B. The 1877-CC is a very scarce and overlooked Carson City rarity. Only 8,680 pieces were produced with a mere 85-95 coi

1878-CC $5 XF40 NGC. Winter 1-A. The 1878-CC is the most elusive Carson City Half Eagle, one of a very low 9,054 pieces struck. It is also an importan

1878-CC $5 AU50 PCGS. Winter 1-A. The 1878-CC is an extreme condition rarity among Carson City Half Eagles. We have only handled two AU coins over the

1879-CC $5 AU55 PCGS. Winter 2-A. The 1879-CC is one of the more readily obtainable CC Half Eagles, even though the mintage was a paltry 17,281 pieces

1880-CC $5 MS61 NGC. Winter 1-A. This variety is distinguished by a series of raised mint-made die marks below the eye of Liberty and the position of

1881/0 $5 MS63 PCGS. The 1881 overdate Half Eagle is one of those rare discoveries that has remained rare decades after the first few pieces were disc

1881-CC $5 AU58 NGC. Winter 1-A. The 1881-CC is one of the rarest of all Carson City Fives. Only 13,886 pieces were produced and it is estimated that

1882-CC $5 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A. The 1882-CC is the most frequently encountered pre-1890 Half Eagle from the Carson City mint. This is a pleasing type

1883-CC $5 AU55 PCGS. Winter 1-A. The 1883-CC is a scarce and undervalued Carson City Half Eagle with a mintage of only 12,958 pieces. High grade piec

1884-CC $5 AU58 PCGS. Winter 1-A. Like the 1883-CC, the 1884-CC is another low mintage issue from the 1880s that is generally not available in high gr

1884-CC $5 AU58 NGC. Winter 1-A. A second near-Mint example of this scarce and worthwhile Carson City Five. Sharply defined, the surfaces sparkle with

1890-CC $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 1-A. With a mintage of 53,800 pieces, the 1890-CC is considered one of the more available Carson City Fives from the 1890s

1891-CC $5 MS63 NGC. The 1891-CC is plentifully available in the lower grades of Mint State, and as such is a popular Carson City type coin. This is a

1892-CC $5 MS62 NGC. Winter 1-A. Die State II. The 1892-O Five is plentifully available in most collectible grades and can only be considered scarce i

1892-O $5 MS62 NGC. Only 10,000 pieces were struck of the 1892-O, tying it with the 1856-O as the two issues with the lowest mintage among O-mint Five

1893-CC $5 MS64 NGC. Winter 2-A. After numerous scandals in the Carson City mint and suffering from a pronounced lack of friends in Washington politic

1893-O $5 MS63 NGC. The 1893-O is one of the more commonly encountered O-mint Half Eagles. However, it is rarely encountered in such a superior state

1878 $5 PR63 PCGS. Only 20 pieces were struck of this issue and it is reliably estimated that today no more than 10 coins still exist as recognizable

1909-O $5 MS61 NGC. The 1909-O is the premier rarity in the Indian Half Eagle series. Only 34,200 pieces were produced and Uncirculated coins (actuall

1801 $10 AU53 NGC. B. 2-B, Taraszka-25, R.3. This is a very appealing coin for the grade with plenty of sharp striking definition remaining. The base

1801 $10 MS62 PCGS. B. 2-B, Taraskza-25, R.3. The Philadelphia Mint did not strike any 1802-dated Eagles, but this does not mean that no Ten Dollar go

1848-O $10 MS61 NGC. Normal Shield variety. This coin was previously offered as lot 7743 in our May 2000 Central States Signature Sale, where it was c

1870-CC $10 XF40 NGC. Winter 1-A. Perhaps surprisingly for a low mintage (5,908 pieces) issue, there are two known die marriage for the 1870-CC Libert

1871-CC $10 AU50 NGC. Winter 1-A. The '71-CC is the most readily obtainable CC-mint Eagle from the 1870s after the 1874-CC. It is, however, more...

1871-CC $10 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A. One of just 8,085 pieces produced, this coin is also one of no more than 100 examples believed extant. The vast majo

1872-CC $10 XF45 NGC. Winter 1-A. The Carson City Mint mated a single obverse die with the two leftover reverse dies of the 1870-CC delivery to produc

1873-CC $10 AU50 PCGS. Winter 2-B. Two obverse dies and two reverse dies (one of which was first used on the 1870-CC Winter 1-A Eagle) were mated to p

1874-CC $10 AU53 PCGS. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. Eagle production at the Carson City Mint ratcheted up to 16,767 pieces in 1874. This is a resp

1875-CC $10 XF40 PCGS. Winter 1-A, the only known dies (?). The attribution is correct, but we do not know whether or not there is only one die marria

1876-CC $10 XF45 PCGS. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. Just shy of a Condition Census rating, this pleasingly original copper-gold representative is

1877-CC $10 AU50 PCGS. Winter 1-A. The Condition Census for this low mintage CC-mint rarity ranges in grade from "Mint State-60 or better"...

1878-CC $10 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The Carson City Mint produced only 3,244 Liberty Eagles in 1878, the lowest total for a CC-mint

1878-S $10 MS61 NGC. Similar in overall rarity to the 1876-S and 1877-S, the 1878-S is one of numerous unsung condition rarities in the long-lived Lib

1879-CC $10 AU58 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. Simply put, this is a rare coin. The Carson City Mint's delivery of Eagles in 1879 amount...

1880-CC $10 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A, with a moderate reverse die crack (as struck) through the tops of the letters in STATES OF. High grade (above XF) su

1881 $10 MS64 NGC. With sharp striking definition and billowy mint frost, this high quality Eagle is almost certainly bound for inclusion in a near-Ge

1881-CC $10 MS61 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only confirmed dies. In terms of both total number of coins known and number of coins believed extant above the

1882-CC $10 AU55 NGC. Misplaced Date. Winter 2-A. This variety was first discovered by John Kraljevich, Jr. on September 29, 2000, and it was first pu

1883-CC $10 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-B, the variety with the first C in the mintmark sharply higher than the second. The 1883-CC (12,000 pieces produced) is

1884-CC $10 AU53 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. Eagle production at the Carson City Mint fell to 9,925 coins in 1884 after 12,000 pieces had be

1890-CC $10 MS62 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The 1890-CC is the first CC-mint Eagle that is typically offered in either AU or Mint State gra

1891-CC $10 MS64 NGC. Repunched Mintmark. Winter 3-C. This issue boasts the highest mintage of any Liberty Eagle produced in the Carson City Mint. At

1892-CC $10 AU58 NGC. Winter 2-A. This minimally worn survivor retains ample evidence of a razor sharp strike. Yellow-gold color overlays both sides a

1893-CC $10 MS60 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The final Carson City Mint Eagle in U.S. coinage history, the 1893-CC is somewhat of an anomaly

1850-O $20 AU53 PCGS. Regular issue Double Eagle production commenced in 1850 at both the Philadelphia and New Orleans Mints. The total delivery at th

1851-O $20 MS61 NGC. Like the 1850-O and 1852-O, the second-year 1851-O is a common date among New Orleans Mint Double Eagles. In an absolute sense, h

1852-O $20 AU55 NGC. This is a richly colored, green-gold example with remnants of a desirable semi-prooflike sheen. Both the color and the finish are

1852-O $20 MS60 NGC. Despite its status as a common (relative to most other Liberty Double Eagles from the New Orleans Mint) issue, the 1852-O (190,00

1853-O $20 AU55 NGC. For the first time since the inception of the denomination in 1850, the New Orleans Mint produced fewer than 100,000 Double Eagle

1854-O $20 AU50 PCGS. One date in this long-lived series is both the second rarest O-mint Double Eagle and the third rarest Type One Double Eagle. Tho

1855-O $20 AU50 PCGS. The 1855-O ranks fifth among the thirteen New Orleans Mint Double Eagles in terms of both overall and high grade rarity. Perhaps

1855-O $20 AU58 PCGS. A second and even finer AU survivor of this important O-mint Double Eagle delivery, this sharply defined example is the lightest

1857-O $20 AU58 PCGS. After a paltry original mintage of 2,250 Double Eagles in 1856, the New Orleans Mint stepped production up to the 30,000-coin ma

1858-O $20 AU53 NGC. Ex: Bass. The majority of the 45-55 1858-O Double Eagles believed extant in AU grade either AU50 or AU53. While many survivors of

1859-O $20 AU53 NGC. In 1992, Doug Winter ranked the 1859-O as the third rarest O-mint Double Eagle after the 1856-O and 1854-O. When he helped us cat

1860-O $20 AU55 NGC. Although similar in overall rarity to the 1859-O, the 1860-O is the more difficult coin to locate in grades above the Extremely F

1860-O $20 AU58 PCGS. From a paltry original mintage of 6,600 pieces comes this high Condition Census survivor. The 1860-O has an extant population of

1861-O $20 AU58 PCGS. An extremely popular issue among Southern gold specialists, the 1861-O is the final Double Eagle produced at the New Orleans Min

1865-S $20 MS65 NGC. Ex: Brother Jonathan. This sharply struck Gem is richly frosted throughout. The surfaces are copper-gold in color with appreciabl

1871-CC $20 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. Production of Double Eagles at the Carson City Mint entered its second year in 1871. Produced t

1872-CC $20 AU50 NGC. Winter 1-A. Although not as elusive as the 1870-CC and 1871-CC, the 1872-CC (26,900 pieces produced) is still a challenging coin

1873-CC $20 MS61 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. Several small groups of 1873-CC Double Eagles entered the numismatic market during the 1990s. W

1874-CC $20 AU58 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The original mintage of the 1874-CC dwarfs that of the previous four Double Eagle deliveries fr

1875-CC $20 MS60 NGC. Winter 1-A. More plentiful than the 1874-CC in high grades, the 1875-CC (111,151 pieces produced) is often used to represent Typ

1876-CC $20 MS61 NGC. Winter 1-A. In addition to the mintmark placement, this coin is attributable by the numerous spindly die cracks (as produced) th

1877-CC $20 MS60 NGC. Winter 1-A. The Type Three Double Eagle made its debut in 1877 with the denomination written as TWENTY DOLLARS. Production at th

1878-CC $20 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A. The diagnostics of this die marriage include: 1. An obverse die scratch at the back of Liberty's neck. 2. A pa...

1879-CC $20 AU58 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The 1879-CC (10,708 pieces produced) is similar in overall rarity to the 1878-CC. In high grade

1879-O $20 MS60 NGC. After a hiatus of 18 years, the New Orleans Mint resumed operations as a coinage facility in 1879. The main reasons for this rene

1882-CC $20 MS61 NGC. Winter 2-B. With sharp striking definition and rich orange-gold color, this coin would make an attractive addition to a Mint Sta

1883-CC $20 MS60 NGC. Winter 1-A. This die marriage is most readily identifiable by the presence of a few raised die lines (as produced) along the obv

1884-CC $20 MS62 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. This is a Condition Census 1884-CC Double Eagle whose frosty textured features are crisply deta

1885-CC $20 AU53 PCGS. Ex: Rainy Day Collection. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The final Carson City Double Eagle delivered prior to 1889, the 1885

1889-CC $20 MS61 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. A hoard that emerged in the mid 1990s confirmed the status of this issue as one of the most ple

1890-CC $20 MS60 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. The orange-gold surfaces display an original look with appreciably bold striking detail. Both s

1891-CC $20 AU55 NGC. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. Judging by original mintage figures, the Carson City Mint seems to have spent the majority of i

1892-CC $20 MS61 PCGS. Winter 1-A, the only known dies. Solidly graded at the BU level, this lovely example is awash in dominant orange-gold color. De