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