2004 Orlando FL. (FUN) Signature Sale #336 - Session 1

1879 50C MS67 PCGS. The first year of depressed half dollar mintages and a popular P-mint issue as such. This is a simply amazing coin that shows a re

1862 50C PR66 Cameo NGC. Vivid russet and electric-blue toning encircles flashy, untoned centers. Both the portrait of Liberty and the eagle are fully

1907 50C MS67 PCGS. This is a beautifully toned Superb Gem with sharp obverse striking definition. Some very minor weakness shows on the eagle's...

1897 50C PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC. Completely brilliant and just shy of perfection in a Proof Barber Half Dollar, being given even greater significance by

1916-D 50C MS67 PCGS. An utterly Superb first year D-mint Walker that is draped in speckled reddish-golden and lilac toning that gives it a wonderful

1918-D 50C MS65 PCGS. Even though 3.8 million pieces were produced of the 1918-D, it is an important strike rarity among early Walkers. Apparently min

1919-D 50C MS64 PCGS. Extremely well struck for this often softly detailed Denver Mint Walking Liberty, being more than adequately defined on Libert...

1919-D 50C MS64 ICG. The essence of condition rarity in a Walking Liberty half dollar, the 1919-D is difficult to locate even at the XF and AU levels.

1920-D 50C MS65 PCGS. A challenging D-mint issue to locate at even the Select Uncirculated grade level, the present Gem is one of just five similarly

1936 50C PR67 PCGS. Only 3,901 halves were struck in this initial year of production for proofs, making the 1936 the undisputed key to the 1936-42 ser

1799 S$1 MS62 NGC. B-8, BB-165. On this obverse die, Liberty has an "open mouth." The 1 in the date is relatively far from the curl. This ...

1799/8 S$1 15 Stars Reverse MS62 NGC. B-3, BB-141. A double engraving error: the second 9 in the date was punched over a previous 8 on the obverse, an

1799/8 S$1 13 Stars Reverse MS63 NGC. B-1, BB-142. This incredible coin is tied for the finest known of the variety with the MS63 coin in the Eliasber

1800 S$1 Dotted Date MS62 NGC. B-14, BB-194. This relatively common variety is always available in the lower circulated grades. However, in Mint State

1836 PS$1 Name on Base, J-60 Restrike, Pollock-65, R.5, PR63 NGC. Die Alignment I. With C GOBRECHT F displayed prominently on the base of the rock and

1859-S S$1 MS63 PCGS. The 1859-S is a curious issue and one where the entire story is not known. Only 20,000 pieces were struck and the entire mintage

1862 S$1 MS64 PCGS. It is likely that, of the 11,540 business strikes produced, many 1862 Silver Dollars were exported, virtually all of which were me

1872-CC S$1 MS62 PCGS. The 1872-CC is a rare and highly respected Seated dollar. Only 3,150 pieces were produced. The four Carson City issues are usua

1863 S$1 PR65 NGC. Following the onset of the Civil War, the price of silver coins rose above face value and the Mint made it more difficult for colle

1864 S$1 PR66 Cameo NGC. Although produced to the extent of just 470 pieces, Breen (1977) and Bowers (1993) report three different die marriages for t

1868 S$1 PR67 S Ultra Cameo NGC. Only 600 proofs were struck of this With Motto issue. While Uncirculated and Proof examples are not difficult to loca

1869 S$1 PR65 NGC. Milky steel-violet obverse patina with an arc of much flashier blue iridescence about much of the margin, while dappled orange and

1875 T$1 PR65 Deep Cameo NGC. Type Two Reverse. The contrast of this fully brilliant Gem specimen is made all the more profound by the deeply mirrored

1875 T$1 PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS. Type Two Reverse. Untoned overall and deeply mirrored in the fields, this is an exceptional proof Trade Dollar. Each si

1880 T$1 PR67 S Cameo NGC. The 1880 is a well-known, proof-only date in the Trade dollar series. Only 1,987 pieces were struck, and we are certain tha

1879-CC S$1 MS65 NGC. A relatively low 756,000 pieces of the 1879-CC Morgan Dollar were struck, and those that were released during the 19th century n

1880-O S$1 MS65 NGC. The 1880-O has an original mintage of more than 5 million pieces and is readily obtainable in briefly circulated and lower grade

1880-S S$1 MS68 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS. A jaw-dropping cameo with all the qualities one could ever hope for in a business strike Morgan Dollar. Th

1881-CC S$1 MS68 PCGS. We have only offered two other MS68 examples of this date, the Jack Lee coin and the Mike Casper coin. Both were some time ago

1883-S S$1 MS65 S NGC. Although not in the same category as 1884-S, the conditionally scarce 1883-S is difficult in its own right at the Mint State le

1884-S S$1 MS63 NGC. Something unusual occurred in San Francisco in 1884: almost the entire mintage of 3.2 million silver dollars produced in that min

1884-S S$1 MS64 PCGS. As stated above, the 1884-S was a heavily circulated coin. Much like the 1892-S, this issue is in fairly ready supply in XF to A

1889-CC S$1 MS63 PCGS. While the 1889-CC has an impressively low mintage with only 350,000 pieces struck, it does not have the lowest production run a

1889-CC S$1 MS63 PCGS. In Mint State condition, the 1889-CC is the undisputed key among Carson City Morgan dollars. This Select example, one of two si

1892-S S$1 MS67 PCGS. This is an extremely rare issue in Uncirculated grades in spite of a rather unimpressive mintage of 1.2 million pieces. Like the

1893-O S$1 MS64 PCGS. With only 300,000 pieces struck, the 1893-O has the lowest mintage of all New Orleans mint Morgan dollars. As such it has always

1893-O S$1 MS66 Prooflike PCGS. The 1893-O has the lowest mintage of all New Orleans dollars with only 300,000 pieces struck. After all the circulated

1893-S S$1 AU50 NGC. Where else but a FUN sale can the collector choose from at least eight different grades of this ever-popular scarcity? The surfac

1893-S S$1 AU55 PCGS. An uncommonly attractive Choice AU representative of this important key Morgan, silver-gray in color with russet peripheral acce

1893-S S$1 MS65 NGC. Morgan dollar mintages were drastically reduced from 1893 to 1895 because of three factors: the Sherman Act of 1893 was repealed,

1895-O S$1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC. The 1895-O is an issue that is known for unattractive, oftentimes luster-deficient coins. It is certainly n

1896-O S$1 MS64 PCGS. When we cataloged the Mike Casper Collection three years ago, we noted how odd it seemed that a Morgan dollar with a mintage of

1896-O S$1 SP64 NGC. There are few issues in the Morgan dollar series that are full of more contradictions and misunderstandings than the 1896-O. The

1897-O S$1 MS65 PCGS. As anyone who has attempted to assemble a set of Morgan Dollars knows, 1897-Os are difficult enough to locate in Mint State, any

1901 S$1 MS63 PCGS. As all advanced dollar collectors know, the 1901 is by far the rarest Philadelphia Mint issue in Mint State. Most of the mintage w

1921 S$1 MS67 PCGS. With a mintage of 44.6 million pieces, it is no wonder that the 1921 Morgan dollar has never been given much respect as a rarity.

1878 8TF S$1 PR66 Cameo NGC. The 1878 8TF is the premier design of the Morgan dollar series and in proof format they are comparatively overlooked and

1890 S$1 PR66 Ultra Cameo NGC. An instantly appealing proof Morgan Dollar with crystal-clear fields that exhibit illimitable depth of mirrored reflect

1892 S$1 PR67 Cameo NGC. An impeccable cameo proof that displays a glassy, untoned appearance with little of the often-seen weakness on the hair curls

1895 S$1 PR62 NGC. An impressive and lightly toned example that has a razor sharp strike. There is a faint vertical streak of violet-rose color below