2007 Sept. Long Beach Signature Coin Auction

<B>1931-D 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC.</B></I> Sharply struck, essentially untoned, and frosty. This Depression-era D-mint dime has fe...

<B>1931-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> Fully brilliant mint luster is enhanced by lovely light gold toning on each side of th...

<B>1931-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> Wisps of golden-brown patina embrace this highly lustrous and attentively struck Premi...

<B>1935-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> Ex: Larry Shapiro. Lustrous with a blush of golden toning on the upper obverse and aro...

<B>1936-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> Subtle yellow-gold and salmon-pink patina graces the obverse, while dusky apple-green ...

<B>1936-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> A gleaming, essentially untoned, and decisively struck Superb Gem exemplar of this S-m...

<B>1942/1 10C --Scratched--ANACS. AU50 Details.</B></I> FS-101, formerly FS-010.7. A partly lustrous silver-gray representative th...

<B>1942/1 10C --Cleaned--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> FS-101, formerly FS-010.7. A patch of hairlines near the profile is only vis...

1942/1 10C AU55 NGC. FS-010.7. Plain as the overdate is, it is little wonder that this well-known Mercury dime variety was discovered in 1943, just on

<B>1942/1 10C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> FS-101, formerly FS-010.7. A lovely representative with original pearl-gray toning that deepens s...

<B>1942/1-D 10C VF30 ANACS.</B></I> Golden-gray surfaces display bluish and violet accents, and retain sharp definition on the des...

<B>1942/1-D 10C AU55 PCGS.</B></I> A delightful Choice AU representative of this popular Mercury dime overdate, strongly lustrous ...

<B>1942/1-D 10C --Scratched--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> Light gray surfaces retain ample luster, and exhibit sharply struck desi...

<B>1944-D 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> Decisively struck with pristine surfaces and uncommonly strong luster. A tiny rim depr...

<B>1945 10C Dime MS68 ANACS,</B></I> beautifully toned, typical band detail; <B>1940 Dime PR66 PCGS,</B></I> ex:...

<B>1945 10C MS64 Full Bands NGC.</B></I> The 1945 has a well-established reputation as a strike rarity, and Full Bands examples ar...

<B>1945 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> The 1945 Full Bands dime is the most famous "strike rarity" in American numism...

<B>1945 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC.</B></I> Thirty years ago, when Harold Kritzman was on a one-man campaign to educate collectors an...

<B>1936 10C PR64 NGC.</B></I> Wisps of elegant champagne patina grace the gleaming surfaces of this boldly impressed Choice proof....

<B>1937 10C PR67 NGC.</B></I> A boldly impressed blast-white representative of this popular early proof Mercury dime. Beautifully ...

<B>1937 10C PR67 PCGS.</B></I> Brilliant and pristine with razor-sharp striking details and highly reflective fields. A lovely spe...

<B>1937 10C PR68 NGC.</B></I> A pristine and fully struck stone-white representative of this low mintage proof issue. Time has bee...

<B>1938 10C PR68 NGC.</B></I> This fully brilliant Superb Gem has a needle-sharp strike, and even a lengthy perusal beneath a ligh...

<B>1939 10C PR67 NGC.</B></I> Even in 1939, the fourth of seven years for proof Mercury dimes, the mintage only reached four figur...

<B>1939 10C PR68 NGC.</B></I> Light cameo contrast on each side places this coin in an elite category. Although not designated as ...

<B>1942 10C PR67 PCGS.</B></I> A brilliant, sparkling Superb Gem with highly reflective fields and immaculately preserved surfaces...

<B>1942 10C PR67 PCGS.</B></I> Beautiful lemon, russet, and sky-blue toning enlivens this satiny and intricately struck Superb Gem...

<B>1942 10C PR68 NGC.</B></I> A decisively struck, gleaming, and essentially untoned representative of this final-year proof Mercu...

<B>Set of Silver Roosevelt Dimes 1946 to 1964, MS67 NGC.</B></I> A complete set of the 48 circulation-strike issues of the Rooseve...

<B>1949 10C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> A strongly lustrous silver-blue Gem that offers areas of cerulean on the reverse and small dots of ...

<B>1949 10C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Well-defined with soft, swirling luster. This lovely early Roosevelt Gem offers elegant cloud-gray ...

<B>1949-D 10C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Boldly struck and satiny, with pristine surfaces that display rich amber-red patina across the le...

<B>1949-D 10C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Crisply struck with satiny luster and speckled russet and amber-red patina over the reverse, and ...

<B>1949-S 10C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> While the centers of this pleasing Premium Gem are largely untoned, an arc of gunmetal patina app...

<B>1949-S 10C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> A well struck and pleasing dime with bold luster and speckled kelly-green patina across the obver...

<B>1964-D 10C Doubled Die Reverse MS65 PCGS.</B></I> FS-803. The reverse legends are die doubled, particularly AMERICA. Listed as ...

<B>1950 10C PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> Thickly frosted devices rise above the prominently mirrored fields. Light gold toning vi...

<B>1963 10C Doubled Die Reverse PR68 NGC.</B></I> FS-802, formerly FS-017.5. The reverse legends are die doubled, with the spread ...

<B>1983 10C No S PR68 Deep Cameo Uncertified.</B></I> The dime is part of a five-piece 1983-S proof set from the cent through half...

<B>1983 10C No S PR68 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> Brilliant throughout, the devices are heavily frosted and present a stark cameo con...

<B>1875 20C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Of the five circulation-strike issues of the twenty cent piece, the 1875 ranks third in population....

<B>1875 20C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> This attractive near-Gem twenty cent piece is essentially untoned on the obverse, but takes on wisp...

<B>1875-S 20C MS62 PCGS.</B></I> A well struck and strongly lustrous Mint State example of this popular odd-denomination type issu...

<B>1875-S 20C MS62 NGC.</B></I> An unworn, solidly struck representative of this definitive twenty cents type issue. The dusky sur...

<B>1875-S 20C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> MPD-004. A partial date digit, presumably the top of an 8, is present within the denticles beneat...

<B>1876 20C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Satiny silver surfaces with reflective fields and a splash of dark steel toning at the top of the o...

<B>1875 20C PR65 PCGS.</B></I> Fully struck with a dense layer of olive and rose toning across both sides. A tiny contact mark in ...

<B>1876 20C PR61 NGC.</B></I> A distinct if mild degree of cameo contrast is observed on each side of this attractive proof specim...

<B>1877 20C --Cleaned--ANACS. PR60 Details.</B></I> This brilliant and intricately struck specimen has distributed small marks, an...

<B>1877 20C PR66 PCGS.</B></I> Walter Breen, in his 1977 <I>Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins</B>...

<B>1878 20C --Improperly Cleaned--NCS. Proof.</B></I> The brief four-year run of the twenty cent piece ensures that any proof is d...

<B>1796 25C AU55 NGC.</B></I> High 6, B-2, R.3. The 6 in the date nearly touches the bottom of the drapery, and star 15 is twice a...

<B>1804 25C Fair 2 PCGS.</B></I> B-1, R.4. Most of the central design details have been worn away, but the date and left side obve...

<B>1805 25C XF40 NGC.</B></I> B-4, R.3. Deep orange, yellow-green, and plum-red tints emerge when this lightly abraded early quart...

<B>1806 25C VF20 ANACS.</B></I> B-3, R.1. The I in LIBERTY has a defective right foot, and the 5 and C in the denomination on the ...

<B>1806 25C VF25 PCGS.</B></I> B-7, R.5. A much better variety, Browning-7 is identified by a slender vertical die crack through t...

<B>1806 25C MS62 PCGS.</B></I> B-3, R.1. The foot of the 1 in the date and the T in LIBERTY are defective at left, and the 5 in 25...

<B>1815 25C AU58 ANACS.</B></I> B-1, R.1. The A in STATES is recut. This crisply struck and attractively preserved example is rich...

<B>1818/5 25C AU55 PCGS.</B></I> B-1, R.2. A briefly circulated, attractively toned example of this <I>Guide Book </B>...

<B>1818 25C --Cleaned--ANACS. XF40 Details.</B></I> B-8, R.3. A charcoal-gray and olive-green representative of this popular date....

<B>1818 25C --Cleaned--ANACS. XF40 Details.</B></I> B-7, R.4. The rare early die state without the die crack through the left stan...

<B>1818 25C --Cleaned--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> B-2, R.1. Golden-brown and forest-green freckles frequent the borders, but the...

<B>1820 25C AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Large 0. B-3, R.3. Listed in the updated Browning as the first variety of the year. All known examp...

<B>1821 25C XF45 ANACS.</B></I> B-4, R.3. An early die state with faint obverse clash marks but no indication of reverse clash mar...

<B>1821 25C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> B-1, R.2. Emerald-green, sky-blue, and mauve toning endow this satiny and lightly abraded Bust type...

<B>1825/4/3 25C VF35 PCGS.</B></I> B-2, R.2. An interesting overdate quarter, one of two varieties from this year that share this ...

<B>1825/4/3 25C --Cleaned--ANACS. AU50 Details.</B></I> B-3, R.3. Liberty's curls, cheek, and drapery show slight wear, but th...

<B>1828 25C --Scratched--ANACS. XF40 Details.</B></I> B-1, R.1. Lightly circulated and luminous beneath layers of olive-gold and v...

<B>1828 25C --Rim Damaged--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> B-1, R.1. A gunmetal-gray Capped Bust quarter with attractive surfaces des...

<B>1833 25C AU55 NGC.</B></I> B-2, R.3. Die State II with clash marks near ear. The variety without a period after the denominatio...

<B>1835 25C XF45 NGC</B></I>, B-2, R.2, identifiable by a leaf tip that extends past the C in the denomination, charcoal-gray on t...

<B>1836 25C MS62 PCGS.</B></I> B-3, R.1. The terminal die state (Breen's VI) with a large die break on Liberty's bust trun...

<B>1837 25C XF40 ANACS.</B></I> B-5, R.5. A lightly circulated, attractive example of the second-rarest die marriage for the year,...

<B>1837 25C MS64 NGC.</B></I> B-3, R.4. In addition to the usual identifiers for this variety, the most distinctive one is an almo...

1827/3 25C Restrike PR65 NGC. B-2. Incorrect and misleading Information regarding the celebrated 1827/3 quarter has been disseminated to collectors t

<B>1840-O 25C No Drapery MS63 NGC.</B></I> The 1838, 1839, and the 1840-O are the only three issues contained in the short-lived S...

<B>1840-O 25C Drapery MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Briggs 2-C. The mintmark position and lower reverse die cracks are distinctive on this va...

<B>1841 25C --Doubled Die Reverse--MS62 PCGS.</B></I> Briggs 1-A. STATES OF is nicely die doubled toward the rim. This satiny Seat...

<B>1845 25C MS63 NGC.</B></I> Though available in lower grades, the 1845 offers a significant challenge in Select and better. Suns...

<B>1847-O 25C --Cleaned--ANACS. MS60 Details. </B></I> A scarce issue at all grade levels. Generally bold, except for slight softn...

<B>1848 25C MS64 NGC.</B></I> Ex: Sweet Collection. Briggs 2-B, triple-punched 1, double-punched 8. Three serifs show on the botto...

<B>1850-O 25C AU58 PCGS.</B></I> The 1850-O quarter is typically poorly struck, especially at the obverse periphery, including the...

<B>1851-O 25C XF40 NGC.</B></I> The 1851-O quarter, with a mintage of 88,000 pieces is scarce in all grades. About 70 pieces have ...

<B>1852 25C MS63 NGC.</B></I> Pumpkin-orange and plum patina graces the luminous surfaces of this pre-arrows Seated quarter. Atten...

<B>1853 25C Arrows and Rays MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Whispers of reddish-gold, golden-brown, and cobalt-blue toning<B> </B>&...

<B>1853-O 25C Arrows and Rays AU50 PCGS.</B></I> Traces of luster reside in the protected areas of this AU Arrows and Rays specime...

<B>1853-O 25C Arrows and Rays AU55 NGC.</B></I> A briefly circulated, enticingly toned example of this popular one-year type. Ocea...

<B>1853-O 25C Arrows and Rays AU58 NGC.</B></I> A still-lustrous pearl-gray example that has minor highpoint friction and faint ha...

<B>1854-O 25C Arrows MS62 PCGS.</B></I> A sharply detailed example of this scarce date, seldom seen in any Mint State grade. The o...

<B>1857-O 25C AU58 PCGS.</B></I> A scarce issue in AU, and rare in Mint State. This high-end AU example displays a better strike t...

<B>1859 25C MS63 NGC.</B></I> Rose and orange patina with blue and plum accents at the margins enhances the visual appeal of this ...

<B>1859 25C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> The 1859 is one of the few issues in the No Motto series that is occasionally available in mint con...

<B>1859 25C MS64 PCGS.</B></I> This highly lustrous piece has satiny silver surfaces with considerable reddish-gold, lilac, and bl...

<B>1859 25C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> A number of quarters were set aside this year out of the mintage of 1.34 million pieces. Several do...

<B>1859-O 25C MS64 NGC.</B></I> Larry Briggs, in his Seated Liberty quarter book, says the 1859-O "... is fairly common in lo...

<B>1864 25C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Hints of light tan color show up under magnification. Sharply struck, mildly frosted design element...

<B>1870 25C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> The 1870 is a scarcer date among early With Motto issues. Most high grade examples show some trace ...

<B>1873 25C Arrows MS62 PCGS.</B></I> An unworn and enticing representative of this transitional issue, well-defined in the center...

<B>1873 25C Arrows MS63 PCGS.</B></I> Though the weight change for minor silver in 1873 was not nearly so momentous as that of 185...

<B>1876 25C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. A frosty Gem representative of this popular centennial-year issue, solidly struck...