2007 (ANA) Signature Coin Auction #444

<B>1908 Five-Piece Proof Set PR64 to PR66 NGC.</B></I> Originally auctioned as lot 1647 in the Oct. 1980 Garrett III auction by Bo...

<B>1849 G$1 No L MS68 NGC.</B></I> The official mintage of the No L gold dollar is 1,000 pieces, all of which were struck on May 8...

<B>1849-C G$1 Closed Wreath MS63 NGC.</B></I> Variety 2-B, the only Closed Wreath variety and the only collectible variety for the...

<B>1853-O G$1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Among all gold dollars struck in New Orleans, the 1853-O is considered the easiest to locate in a...

<B>1855 G$1 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> The Type II gold dollar was doomed to be a short-lived type. The design did not allow all of the re...

1855-D G$1 AU50 NGC. Although three sets of dies were shipped to Dahlonega for the production of 1855-D gold dollars, only one set was actually used

<B>1855-O G$1 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> While the 1854 and 1855 P-mint issues are the ones type collectors turn to, the 1855-O is the mos...

<B>1860-D G$1 MS64 NGC.</B></I> Ex: Duke's Creek. Variety 12-P. This is the only known die pair for this year. It is character...

<B>1868 G$1 MS67 Prooflike NGC.</B></I> The 1868 gold dollar is far from common in Prooflike Mint State, with NGC grading just sev...

<B>1872 G$1 MS67 Prooflike NGC.</B></I> It ranks as one of the five finest certified by NGC, and one of the two finest prooflike p...

<B>1875 G$1 MS66 NGC.</B></I> From a minuscule mintage of 400 business strikes, this example is currently the single finest-graded...

<B>1857 G$1 PR64 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Akers' gold dollar reference estimates that only eight to 10 proof 1857 gold dollars are k...

<B>1867 G$1 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> This is a conditionally rare gold dollar, with Deep Cameo contrast. To date (July 2007),...

<B>1881 G$1 PR64 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> Unmistakably a proof--with high, fully squared rims on both sides, and crisp details thr...

<B>1887 G$1 PR66 PCGS.</B></I> Except for the final-year 1889, the business strike gold dollars of the 1880s were produced in litt...

<B>1887 G$1 PR68 Cameo NGC.</B></I> The 1887 gold dollar had a high mintage of 1,043 proofs. However, a great many were apparently...

<B>1802/1 $2 1/2 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6118, BD-1, R.4. John Dannreuther calls this the Spiked Shield variety for the horizontal...

<B>1804 $2 1/2 14 Star Reverse MS62 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6119, BD-2, R.4. This lovely example of the 1804 quarter eagle with 14 Sta...

<B>1807 $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6124, BD-1, R.3. The Mint production of 6,812 quarter eagles in 1807 represents half of th...

<B>1827 $2 1/2 AU58 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6131, BD-1, R.5. Only one quarter eagle die was prepared for the 1827-dated coinage as the ...

<B>1833 $2 1/2 MS61 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6136, BD-1, R.5. This is an impressive Mint State piece with satiny green-gold luster, shar...

<B>1838 $2 1/2 MS65 NGC.</B></I> Ex: Freedom Collection. Just one die marriage is known for the 1838 Classic Head quarter eagle. A...

<B>1839-C $2 1/2 MS62 ICG.</B></I> McCloskey-B, Breen-6149, R.4. The mintmark is over the left half of the 3 in the date, and the ...

<B>1840-C $2 1/2 MS63 NGC.</B></I> Variety 1-A. Ex: Ashland City. At the MS63 level, this piece is tied with seven others at the t...

<B>1843-C $2 1/2 Large Date, Plain 4 MS64 NGC.</B></I> Variety 5-D, as always for the Large Date issue. The Plain 4 and recut 18 p...

<B>1843-D $2 1/2 Small D MS62 PCGS.</B></I> The Small D variety of the 1843-D is attributed by the fine die crack from the stem al...

<B>1843-D $2 1/2 Large D MS62 NGC.</B></I> Variety 4-H, the only Large D variety. In 1843, Dahlonega used at least four reverses t...

<B>1847-C $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Variety 8-F, the only known dies. This is a lovely example with pleasing lime-gold coloration ...

<B>1847-C $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Variety 8-F, the only known dies for this date. Although a few finer examples are known, this ...

<B>1848-D $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Variety 10-M. A crisply struck and delightful representative of this mid-date Dahlonega issue,...

<B>1849-D $2 1/2 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Variety 11-M, confirmed by the high 1 in the date. The 1849-D (10,945 coins produced) is extrem...

<B>1852-D $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS.</B></I> Variety 15-M. The 1 in the date is close to the bust, while the 2 is equidistant between the b...

<B>1852-D $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> Variety 15-M. The 1852-D is a turning point for the quarter eagles of Dahlonega. The five-figu...

<B>1853-D $2 1/2 MS61 PCGS.</B></I> Variety 16-M. A smooth apricot-gold representative with uncommonly mark-free fields and device...

<B>1855-C $2 1/2 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Variety 16-I. This example comes from a mintage of just 3,677 coins, the lowest annual producti...

<B>1856-C $2 1/2 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Variety 17-J, the only known die variety. The typical seen 1856-C quarter eagle, according to D...

<B>1857-D $2 1/2 MS61 NGC.</B></I> Variety 20-M, the only known dies. A thin die line connects the right tip of the digit 5 to the...

<B>1858-C $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Variety 18-J. The shining surfaces of this yellow-orange quarter eagle display strong, slightl...

<B>1859 $2 1/2 New Reverse, Type Two MS66 PCGS.</B></I> The Type Two reverse with smaller arrowheads and letters was introduced in...

<B>1859-S $2 1/2 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> This lovely specimen is exceeded by a single MS65 coin certified by PCGS. Sharply struck save ...

<B>1860-C $2 1/2 MS61 NGC.</B></I> Variety 19-J. Though softness is present on the eagle's legs and talons, this coin's ov...

<B>1872-S $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Following the Civil War, mintages for non-double-eagle gold coins remained soft both in the Ea...

<B>1904 $2 1/2 MS68 PCGS.</B></I> As a rule, the 20th century quarter eagles of the Liberty design are all considered to be common...

<B>1858 $2 1/2 PR66 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Under the aegis of Mint Director James Ross Snowden, in 1858 the U.S. Mint began publicly a...

<B>1875 $2 1/2 PR66 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> Cameo NGC.<...

<B>1886 $2 1/2 PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> The 1886 quarter eagle is quite scarce in proof format. Only 88 pieces were minted, a...

<B>1889 $2 1/2 PR66 Cameo NGC.</B></I> This glittering Cameo proof is an amazing specimen with brilliant yellow surfaces. Deeply m...

<B>1893 $2 1/2 PR67 Ultra Cameo NGC.</B></I> The 1893 proof quarter eagle continued the tradition of low mintages for both proofs ...

<B>1901 $2 1/2 PR67 Cameo NGC.</B></I> The 1901 has the highest mintage of any proof Liberty Head quarter eagle (223 pieces). The ...

<B>1902 $2 1/2 PR65 NGC.</B></I> This is a lovely Gem proof quarter eagle. A powerful strike translates into bold definition on th...

<B>1906 $2 1/2 PR66 PCGS.</B></I> A combined total of 264 examples of the 1906 proof quarter eagle have been certified by NGC and ...

<B>1909 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> This is an extraordinary example of the design, ranking among the finest pieces of the date that...

<B>1911-D $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> This piece is sharply struck with excellent obverse and reverse design definition, including a...

<B>1911-D $2 1/2 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> The 1911-D has a small mintage of just 55,680, far and away the lowest mintage of any Indian H...

<B>1911-D $2 1/2 MS63 NGC.</B></I> This example has a bold mintmark, making it all the more desirable to collectors. Both sides ar...

<B>1911-D $2 1/2 MS64 NGC.</B></I> Always a favorite date, we are pleased to present a selection of '11-D quarter eagles in va...

<B>1911-D $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> All of the design elements on both sides of this sharply struck quarter eagle are intricately ...

<B>1911-D $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The 1911-D is the key to the Indian Head quarter eagle series in all grades. It boasts the low...

<B>1911-D $2 1/2 MS65 NGC.</B></I> In Gem quality, the 1911-D is an important condition rarity in the 20th century gold coinage ar...

<B>1925-D $2 1/2 MS66 NGC.</B></I> Denver was the only branch mint to produce Indian Head quarter eagles, and that facility did so...

<B>1926 $2 1/2 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> It is uncommon to locate this or any other date in the Indian quarter eagle series in such a sup...

<B>1927 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC.</B></I> While the 1927 shares its relative availability with the other quarter eagle issues of the 1920s,...

<B>1928 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC.</B></I> As the pace of commerce picked up from the doldrums of the Harding Administration and America adv...

<B>1929 $2 1/2 MS66 NGC.</B></I> This strongly lustrous yellow-gold example offers excellent visual appeal and exquisitely preserv...

<B>1909 $2 1/2 PR63 PCGS.</B></I> Among proof Indian quarter eagles, the greatest conditional rarity is the 1909. PCGS has certifi...

<B>1912 $2 1/2 PR66 NGC.</B></I> This is an exquisitely struck and immaculately preserved Premium Gem from a mintage of just 197 p...

<B>1854 $3 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The 1854 has the highest mintage in the three dollar gold series (138,618 circulation strikes). Many...

<B>1854-D $3 AU58 NGC.</B></I> Pedigreed to the celebrated Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection, this rare three dollar resides in the up...

<B>1854-O $3 AU58 NGC.</B></I> While the 1854-O three dollar is readily available in lower grades, it becomes quite elusive in the...

<B>1854-O $3 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6349. This issue, the only New Orleans Mint three dollar, is readily available in lower grade...

<B>1855 $3 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> The 1855 is one of the more available of the early date Threes. However, when contrasted to a truly ...

<B>1857-S $3 AU55 NGC.</B></I> 1857-S three dollar coins are generally seen in Very Fine and Extremely Fine grades, as San Francis...

<B>1857-S $3 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> As mentioned in the description above, 1857-S threes are usually only encountered in VF-XF grades....

<B>1860 $3 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> There really aren't any common dates among three dollar gold pieces, although 1854, 1874, and 18...

<B>1865 $3 AU58 NGC.</B></I> With a nominal mintage of 1,140 pieces struck against the backdrop of the Civil War, it is a wonder t...

<B>1870 $3 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> An offbeat denomination that wore out its welcome decades before its demise, the three dollar gold c...

<B>1878 $3 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The definitive type coin for the three dollar gold denomination, the 1878 has a much larger certifie...

<B>1880 $3 MS64 NGC.</B></I> The main attraction of the 1880 three dollar is its impressively low mintage of 1,000 pieces. Or, as ...

<B>1887 $3 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> This lovely Gem displays intense mint frost and beautiful, light honey-gold coloration over both sid...

<B>1888 $3 MS66 NGC.</B></I> The 1888 three dollar is one of the most common dates in the series, despite a mintage (5,000 pieces)...

<B>1858 $3 PR63 Cameo Polished Uncertified.</B></I> A seldom-seen issue, the first proof specimen of this date and denomination th...

<B>1876 $3 PR61 PCGS.</B></I> The proof-only 1876 three dollar, with an estimated mintage of 65 to 75 pieces (David Bowers, <I&...

<B>1880 $3 PR67 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> Ultra Cameo NGC.&...

<B>1882 $3 PR64 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Low mintages are hardly headline news in the three dollar gold series. The 1882, though, is not...

<B>1887 $3 PR64 PCGS.</B></I> In his <I>The United States $3 Gold Pieces</B></I>, David Bowers notes that 1887 p...

<B>1889 $3 PR66 Cameo NGC.</B></I> The three dollar gold piece was snuffed at last by the Act of September 26, 1890, decades after...

<B>1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1833, R.3, PR55 NGC.</B></I> The obverse of Charles Barber's Flowing Hair stella d...

<B>1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1833, R.3, PR65 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> This impressive Gem stella has deeply mirrore...

<B>1795 $5 Small Eagle--Cleaned--ANACS. AU50 Details.</B></I> Breen-6412, BD-3, High R.3. Star 11 overlies the Y of LIBERTY and jo...

<B>1795 $5 Small Eagle AU50 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6413, BD-4, R.5. Some of the diagnostics for this variety are: the tip of 5 in the...

<B>1795 $5 Small Eagle AU58 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6412, BD-3, High R.3. An ideal variety for the type collector, the BD-3 is easily t...

<B>1800 $5 AU58 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6438, BD-2, High R.3. Blunt 1 in the date; the right foot of the last A in AMERICA touches bot...

<B>1800 $5 MS61 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6438, BD-5, High R.3. Bass-Dannreuther State d/b. The blunt, low 1 in the date identifies the v...

<B>1803/2 $5 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6441, BD-3, R.4. The T in LIBERTY is missing its right foot, and the Y lacks its left foot. ...

<B>1806 $5 Round Top 6, 7x6 Stars MS64 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6448, BD-6, R.2. Bass-Dannreuther Obverse State d/Reverse State This is ...

<B>1807 $5 Bust Right MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Small Date, Small Obverse Stars, Small Reverse Stars, Breen-6449, BD-1, High R.4. Bass-Da...

<B>1807 $5 Bust Left MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6453, BD-8, R.2. This die pairing is easily distinguished by the lone 1807 Capped Bu...

<B>1808 $5 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Close 5D, Breen-6456, BD-3, R.4. This variety has confused many notable numismatists over the past c...

<B>1808/7 $5 AU58 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6455, BD-2, rated R.4+ with an estimated population of 80-100 pieces in all grades. The minta...

<B>1809/8 $5 MS61 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6458, BD-1, High R.3. Ex: Reed. The overdate is the only half eagle variety coined in 1809. F...