2007 Sept. Long Beach Signature Coin Auction

<B>1925-D $2 1/2 MS64 NGC.</B></I> This near-Gem possesses an excellent strike on both sides, each of which gives off soft luster ...

<B>1925-D $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Much of this Roaring Twenties D-mint quarter eagle is sun-gold with elements of orange, while ...

<B>1925-D $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Sharp design elements and surprising mint frost are the main draws of this enticing yellow-gol...

<B>1925-D $2 1/2 MS64 NGC.</B></I> Uncommonly clean for the grade with enticing luster and shimmering amber-gold surfaces. A well-...

<B>1925-D $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The 1925-D is one of only three Denver Mint issues in the Indian quarter eagle series. The oth...

<B>1926 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> A satiny almond-gold piece that has dusky apricot toning and only minor blending of detail withi...

<B>1926 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> This Choice sun-gold representative has uncommonly strong luster for the issue and an obverse th...

<B>1926 $2 1/2 MS64 NGC.</B></I> A luminous apricot-gold representative of this Roaring Twenties quarter eagle issue, well-defined...

<B>1926 $2 1/2 MS64 NGC.</B></I> Pleasing detail and shining straw-gold surfaces enhance the visual appeal of this appealingly pre...

<B>1926 $2 1/2 MS64 NGC.</B></I> The lemon-gold surfaces of this Roaring Twenties quarter eagle are pleasingly preserved for the g...

<B>1926 $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> This satiny gold type coin features original khaki-gold toning, and the strike is crisp with onl...

<B>1927 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> A yellow-orange later Indian quarter eagle that displays uncommonly strong luster on both sides....

<B>1929 $2 1/2 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Highly lustrous with minor marks in the obverse fields. This solidly struck wheat-gold near-Gem ...

<B>1929 $2 1/2 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Despite the generous mintage of more than one-half million pieces, the 1929 quarter eagle is sur...

<B>1909 $2 1/2 PR64 NGC.</B></I> The so-called "Roman Finish" proofs of 1909 and 1910 are widely misunderstood, almost a...

<B>1854 $3 --Cleaned--ANACS. AU53 Details.</B></I> A well struck, lightly worn example of this first-year odd-denomination gold is...

<B>1854 $3 AU55 NGC.</B></I> Light but distinct wear appears on the uppermost areas of the devices on each side of this well struc...

<B>1854 $3 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> A still-lustrous first-year piece that shows light but distinct wear at the highpoints of the portra...

<B>1854 $3 MS61 PCGS.</B></I> This lustrous gold type coin has rich orange toning, and is clean for the grade aside from moderate ...

<B>1854 $3 MS62 NGC.</B></I> The first year of issue for the three dollar gold series. This MS62 specimen displays lustrous brassy...

<B>1854 $3 MS63 NGC.</B></I> While it is a commonplace to lump the 1854 in the same category as the 1878 and 1874, it is in circul...

<B>1854-O $3 --Mount Removed--NCS. AU Details. </B></I> Well detailed with light khaki-gold coloration and semi-reflective fields....

<B>1854-O $3 AU53 PCGS.</B></I> Liberty's hair and the corn stalks show moderate wear, but luster glints from the devices, par...

<B>1854-O $3 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Light highpoint friction limits the grade but not the eye appeal. No marks require singular mentio...

<B>1855 $3 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Nearly Gem quality, this brilliant three has frosty yellow luster with hints of pale orange toning. ...

<B>1855 $3 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> The 1855 three dollar, coming off of a mintage of 50, 555 circulation strikes, is available through ...

<B>1856 $3 XF40 ANACS.</B></I> The mintage of three dollar gold pieces at Philadelphia fell from the six-figure mintage of 1854 to...

<B>1856 $3 --Scratched--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> A boldly struck example with minor highpoint wear and bountiful butter-gold l...

<B>1856 $3 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Just two years after the denomination made its debut with a six-figure mintage, Philadelphia struck ...

<B>1856-S $3 VF25 NGC.</B></I> Medium S. A collectible branch mint three dollar gold piece. The olive-gold surfaces are surprising...

<B>1856-S $3 MS61 NGC.</B></I> The typically encountered '56-S three dollar coin is apt to grade VF or XF, reflecting the fact...

<B>1857 $3 MS62 NGC.</B></I> With a mintage of 20,891 pieces, the 1857 three dollar certainly cannot be classed as a common issue....

<B>1858 $3 --Scratched--NCS. AU Details.</B></I> This briefly circulated golden-brown better date three dollar gold piece has a se...

<B>1860 $3 --Improperly Cleaned--NCS. Unc. Details.</B></I> The fields are hairlined, but this boldly struck representative exhibi...

<B>1860 $3 MS62 NGC.</B></I> The 1860 three dollar, with a circulation strike mintage of 7,036 pieces, is difficult to locate in M...

<B>1862 $3 MS61 NGC.</B></I> A high-end survivor from this Civil War odd-denomination issue, which has a mintage of just 5,750 bus...

<B>1862 $3 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> David Bowers, in his three dollar gold reference book, says the 1862 issue is very elusive in all gr...

<B>1864 $3 --Cleaned--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> A bright example with faintly hairlined fields. The date is lightly repunched. ...

<B>1864 $3 MS62 NGC.</B></I> This Civil War three dollar gold piece is from a low mintage of 2,824 coins. Luster dominates protect...

<B>1868 $3 MS62 NGC.</B></I> The low-mintage 1868 three dollar (4,850 circulation strikes) is found mostly in circulated grades, a...

<B>1870 $3 MS61 NGC.</B></I> The 1870 three dollar (3,500 business strikes), is rare in all grades, but especially so in Mint Stat...

<B>1872 $3 AU55 NGC.</B></I> An elusive date, often one of the last issues obtained by specialists who collect the three dollar go...

<B>1874 $3 --Cleaned--ANACS. AU53 Details.</B></I> This lightly hairlined chestnut-gold type coin continues to exhibit flashy lust...

<B>1874 $3 --Cleaned--ANACS. MS60 Details.</B></I> This unworn type piece is pleasingly detailed overall, though the knot of the b...

<B>1874 $3 MS62 NGC.</B></I> The 1874 three dollar piece, with a mintage of 41,800 circulation strikes, is plentiful today, with a...

<B>1874 $3 MS63 NGC.</B></I> With a mintage of 41,800 bushiness strikes, the 1874 three dollar is relatively plentiful today. This...

<B>1878 $3 --Reverse Cleaned--ANACS. MS60 Details.</B></I> A piece that displays beautifully, this well struck type example has sw...

<B>1878 $3 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> The shining surfaces of this predominantly lemon-gold example display elements of pale emerald. Well...

<B>1878 $3 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Rich yellow and orange-gold patina is laced with mint-green, and lays over highly lustrous surfaces....

<B>1878 $3 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth (2006) write that the 1878 three dollar is the most common date of the ser...

<B>1879 $3 AU58 ANACS.</B></I> From a tiny issue of 3,000 pieces comes this attractive, briefly circulated golden beauty. The fiel...

<B>1879 $3 MS61 PCGS.</B></I> Although it had a 36-year history, the three-dollar denomination never really caught on like other g...

<B>1882 $3 --Damaged--NCS. AU Details.</B></I> Lightly bent from a dull, depressed mark above the 3 in the denomination. Considera...

<B>1883 $3 AU58 NGC.</B></I> Although a small hoard of these coins was found in the late 1930s and another in the 1960s, this extr...

<B>1886 $3 AU55 ICG.</B></I> The three dollar gold denomination continued its death spiral through the 1880s, and in 1886, the bus...

<B>1886 $3 --Cleaned--ANACS. AU58 Details.</B></I> Only slight wear is present on Liberty's curls, but the semi-prooflike fiel...

<B>1886 $3 MS62 Prooflike NGC.</B></I> Three dollar gold pieces from near the series' end--1889--are frequently found with pro...

<B>1888 $3 AU58 NGC.</B></I> This high-end AU three dollar piece displays pleasing field-motif contrast, and is sharply struck, ex...

<B>1888 $3 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> The three dollar series abounds with low mintages, and many of those coins have not survived. While ...

<B>1889 $3 MS61 PCGS.</B></I> Coming from a mintage of 2,300 business strikes, 1889 three dollar Mint State coins are elusive (Dav...

<B>1889 $3 MS62 NGC.</B></I> This MS62 three dollar gold specimen yields a relatively high degree of field-motif contrast when it ...

<B>1889 $3 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> In this last year of the three dollar gold denomination, the mintage fell to 2,300 coins. Jeff Garre...

<B>1871 $3 PR63 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Although 30 proofs were minted, few have survived. Although Dave Bowers estimated 15 to 20 know...

<B>1886 $3 PR64 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Discussing the 1886 three dollar piece in his <I>United States $3 Gold Pieces</B>&l...

<B>1879 $4 Flowing Hair, Judd-1635, Pollock-1833, R.3, PR66 Cameo NGC.</B></I> The successful introduction of a more unlikely coin...

<B>1799 $5 Large Stars Reverse--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. XF Details.</B></I> BD-5, High R.5. The variety is confirmed by a wide da...

<B>1800 $5 --Cleaned--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> BD-4, R.4. The M in AMERICA is widely repunched. From early dies with no sign o...

<B>1802/1 $5 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6440, BD-8, R.4. A middle die state with several die cracks (but no cuds) throughout UNITED....

<B>1802/1 $5 MS62 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6440, BD-8, R.4. The terminal die state for the variety with a prominent die break, or cud, ...

<B>1803/2 $5 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6441, BD-4, R.4. The only 1803-dated variety with a perfect T in LIBERTY. The usual die stat...

<B>1804 $5 Small 8 MS60 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-6443, BD-2, High R.4. The obverse has a bisecting crack from 12 to 6 o'clock, and ...

<B>1806 $5 Round Top 6, 7x6 Stars--Cleaned--ANACS. AU58 Details.</B></I> Breen-6448, BD-6, R.2. The variety is attributed by the k...

<B>1806 $5 Pointed Top 6, 8x5 Stars--Damaged--NCS. AU Details.</B></I> Pointed Top 6, 8x5 Stars, Breen-6445, BD-2, High R.5. This ...

<B>1807 $5 Bust Left--Cleaned--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> Breen-6453, BD-8, R.2. The 1807 Bust Left half eagle is among the most...

<B>1810 $5 Small Date, Tall 5 AU53 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6462, BD-1, High R.3. The Small Date, Tall 5 variety is considerably scarcer...

<B>1810 $5 Large Date, Large 5 MS63 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6459, BD-4, R.2. A simply splendid example of this early gold type coin, th...

<B>1811 $5 Small 5--Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. AU Details, Net XF40.</B></I> Breen-6464, BD-2, R.3. A crisply struck and lightly c...

<B>1811 $5 Small 5--Improperly Cleaned--NCS. AU Details.</B></I> Breen-6464, BD-2, R.3. Luster glimmers from the borders and devic...

<B>1812 $5 MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Wide 5D, Breen-6466, BD-1, R.3. Final year of the Capped Bust Left type and one of the most frequent...

<B>1812 $5 MS63 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6466, BD-1, R.3. There are two varieties of the 1812 half eagle, both of which have the same ob...

<B>1813 $5 MS60 NGC.</B></I> Breen-6467, BD-1, R.2. An impressive piece, fully Mint State, with excellent green-gold luster and fa...

<B>1813 $5 MS64 NGC.</B></I> BD-1, R.2. The first S in STATES is over the right side of the E in the motto. The 1813 half eagle is...

<B>1831 $5 --Scratched, Improperly Cleaned-NCS. XF Details.</B></I> Small 5D, Breen-6493, BD-1, High R.6. Perhaps no series in num...

1834 $5 Plain 4--Cleaned--ANACS. XF45 Details. No Motto. First Head, Breen-6501, McCloskey 3-B, R.2. The devices are bold and lustrous, but this first

<B>1834 $5 Plain 4 AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Second Head, Breen-6502, McCloskey 2-A, R.2. The 4 in the date is triple punched, with a scr...

<B>1834 $5 Plain 4 AU55 NGC.</B></I> Second Head, Breen-6502, McCloskey 2-A, R.2. While the curls just below Liberty's ribbon ...

<B>1834 $5 Plain 4 AU58 NGC.</B></I> First Head, Breen-6501, McCloskey 3-B, R.2. Later than the usual die state, with a "Scar...

<B>1834 $5 Plain 4 AU58 NGC.</B></I> First Head, Breen-6501, McCloskey 3-B, R.2. Slight friction is noted on Liberty's tresses...

<B>1836 $5 AU50 PCGS.</B></I> Small Head, Large Date, Breen-6508, McCloskey 5-D, R.3. This green-gold example has the unscrubbed &...

<B>1836 $5 AU55 ICG.</B></I> Breen-6510, Third Head, McCloskey 3-C, R.2. Ample bright luster illuminates the devices and legends. ...

<B>1837 $5 XF45 ICG.</B></I> Large Date, Large 5, Breen-6512, McCloskey 2-B, R.3. Primarily light tan-gold with some deeper toning...

<B>1837 $5 AU58 NGC.</B></I> Small Date, Breen-6513, McCloskey 3-C, R.4. Luster fills the borders and devices of this pleasing Bor...

<B>1838 $5 AU55 NGC.</B></I> Large Arrows, Small 5, Breen-6514, McCloskey 1-A, R.2. The D in the denomination has its vertical bar...

<B>1839 $5 --Sea Salvaged--ANACS. Unc. Details. Net AU50.</B></I> The major devices are well struck, and no wear is present, but t...

<B>1840 $5 Narrow Mill AU58 PCGS.</B></I> This is a pleasing near-Mint example with considerable luster and pleasing green-gold co...

<B>1840 $5 Broad Mill AU58 PCGS.</B></I> Well struck aside from the curl below the ear. The obverse is pleasantly unabraded, while...

<B>1840 $5 Broad Mill AU58 NGC.</B></I> The wide rim feature is undesignated on the NGC holder. Nicely struck with minor softness ...

<B>1840-D $5 Small D VF35 NGC.</B></I> Variety 4-C. The Small Mintmark variety with diagnostic die crack extending from the arrow ...

<B>1840-O $5 Narrow Mill AU58 NGC.</B></I> The Narrow Mill is the more common of the two varieties. This high-end About Uncirculat...

<B>1840-O $5 Narrow Mill MS63 NGC.</B></I> One of the most abused adjectives in numismatics is the word "rare." When dea...