2007 Sept. Long Beach Signature Coin Auction

<B>1876 25C MS66 NGC.</B></I> Type Two Reverse with narrow feet on the A in STATES. Lustrous, nicely struck, and unblemished with ...

<B>1876-CC 25C MS65 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> NGC.</B>...

<B>1877 25C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. Satiny with generally bold devices, save for minor softness on Liberty's head...

<B>1877 25C MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. Well struck with an intense satiny sheen, and essentially untoned silver-white su...

<B>1877-CC 25C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> A pleasing example of this comparatively available Carson City minor silver issue, solidly struc...

<B>1877-CC 25C MS64 NGC.</B></I> Popular as an issue of the Carson City Mint, this date is an excellent choice for type collectors...

<B>1877-S 25C Over Horizontal S MS64 NGC.</B></I> VP-001, FS-501, Briggs 4-D. The initial S mintmark was punched into the die hori...

Type Two Reverse. Both sides are pearl-gray in color and essentially untoned. A boldly struck and rather prooflike Gem that has a well preserved rever

<B>1879 25C MS66 NGC.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. An amazing Gem with frosty luster beneath rich heather and sea-green toning, with ...

<B>1880 25C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> An amazing coin, seldom encountered so fine, with satiny silver luster, bold design details, and pr...

<B>1881 25C MS67 Prooflike NGC.</B></I> Icy devices and legends contrast with the flashy fields. This carefully preserved high-gra...

<B>1886 25C MS62 NGC.</B></I> The fields are prooflike, as almost always seen, and yield sharp contrast with mildly frosted, exqui...

<B>1888 25C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> This scarce and underrated issue comes from a mintage of 10,001 circulation strikes. Bright luster ...

<B>1889 25C MS65 NGC.</B></I> An attentive strike brings out sharp definition, even on the star centers, that are often weak on th...

<B>1891 25C MS64 NGC.</B></I> A crisply struck and enticing near-Gem from the final year of issue, strongly lustrous with vibrant ...

<B>1856 25C PR64 NGC.</B></I> The mintage and survival rate of the 1856 proof quarter are unclear. Walter Breen, in his two <I&...

<B>1858 25C PR63 PCGS.</B></I> Blue-green and golden-orange patina embraces both sides, with the former more prevalent on the obve...

<B>1859 25C PR63 NGC.</B></I> Rose-orange and violet patina graces the luminous surfaces of this decisively struck, immensely appe...

<B>1859 25C PR64 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Only 800 proofs were struck in 1859 and an unknown number were melted at year's end as uns...

<B>1860 25C PR63 PCGS.</B></I> Larry Briggs (1991) writes that 458 of the 1,000 proofs made in 1860 were melted. Golden-tan and li...

<B>1862 25C PR66 NGC.</B></I> Ex: P. Kaufman. Beautiful sun-gold, plum-red, and powder-blue endow this exactingly struck Premium G...

<B>1863 25C PR63 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Light almond-gold patina embraces this smooth and mildly glossy Select proof quarter. Precisel...

<B>1865 25C PR64 NGC.</B></I> A lovely white proof that projects significant field-motif contrast, and is crisply struck. An inoff...

<B>1866 25C Motto PR67 PCGS.</B></I> First year of the Motto type, and an originally toned Superb Gem example. The obverse surface...

<B>1867 25C PR64 PCGS.</B></I> The mirrored fields establish notable contrast with the frosty devices, that are exquisitely struck...

<B>1867 25C PR63 Cameo NGC.</B></I> This earlier With Motto proof quarter, from an issue of just 625 specimens, exhibits strong co...

<B>1868 25C PR62 ANACS.</B></I> Deep electric-blue, purple-rose, and golden-tan coloration covers both sides of this sharply struc...

<B>1868 25C PR63 PCGS.</B></I> This penetratingly struck specimen provides deep mauve and powder-blue patina. A mere 600 proofs we...

<B>1868 25C PR63 NGC.</B></I> One of just 600 proofs struck for the year, this elegantly toned Select specimen has ethereal tan pa...

<B>1868 25C PR65 NGC.</B></I> Briggs 2-B. This obverse die, which was used exclusively for proofs of this date, displays triple pu...

<B>1869 25C PR64 NGC.</B></I> Vivid gold-orange patina blankets most of this near-Gem, while the upper obverse shows a thin cresce...

<B>1870 25C PR63 NGC.</B></I> Although not so designated, this is a deeply toned cameo proof with excellent contrast. Both sides h...

<B>1870 25C PR64 NGC.</B></I> Small, intermittent patches of cloudy silver-gray toning dot the golden-tan surfaces of this Choice ...

<B>1871 25C PR63 Cameo PCGS.</B></I> Slivers of cobalt-blue, lavender, and golden-brown toning cling to the right margins of both ...

<B>1872 25C PR64 PCGS.</B></I> Soft golden-gray patina bathes both sides of this sharply struck near-Gem proof. A well cared for e...

<B>1872 25C PR65 NGC.</B></I> This deeply toned Gem proof displays electric-blue color at the margins that yields to lavender and ...

<B>1873 25C Arrows PR62 PCGS.</B></I> This boldly impressed Arrows proof is strongly reflective beneath layers of subdued lavender...

<B>1873 25C Arrows PR64 ANACS.</B></I> The 1873 quarter, from a mintage of 540 pieces, becomes more difficult to acquire in near-G...

<B>1873 25C Arrows PR64 PCGS.</B></I> First of only two years of the Arrows type, and an important and highly collectible coin in ...

<B>1874 25C Arrows PR67 NGC.</B></I> The 1874 quarter is only available with arrows on each side of the date--unlike the 1873, whi...

<B>1875 25C PR64 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. One of just 700 pieces from the first proof issue following the removal of a...

<B>1876 25C PR63 PCGS.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. Blushes of luminous golden-brown patina enliven this sharply struck example. The ...

<B>1877 25C PR64 NGC.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. Interest in proofs waned after the centennial year, and in 1877, Philadelphia stru...

<B>1877 25C PR63 Cameo PCGS.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. Despite a measure of haze in the silver-gray fields, the surfaces remain re...

<B>1877 25C PR65 Cameo NGC.</B></I> After the centennial year passed, demand for proofs crashed, and the 1877 proof quarter has a ...

<B>1877 25C PR66 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. This Premium Gem Cameo proof displays whispers of light tan-gold patina, mos...

<B>1879 25C PR66 PCGS.</B></I> Type Two Reverse. Ex: Eliasberg. Original golden-brown toning is bounded by electric-blue and ruby-...

<B>1880 25C PR64 NGC.</B></I> Type One Reverse, diagnostic for proofs. This date has a combined proof and business strike mintage ...

<B>1880 25C PR64 PCGS.</B></I> An impressive cameo proof, although it carries no designation. Both sides have bright silver color ...

<B>1880 25C PR66 PCGS.</B></I> Type One Reverse. This is an extraordinary proof with excellent cameo contrast, although it is not ...