2007 Sept. Long Beach Signature Coin Auction

<B>1884-CC $1 MS64 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> NGC.</B>...

<B>1885-CC $1 MS64 NGC.</B></I> A brilliant and crisply struck Carson City dollar with booming luster and a well preserved reverse...

<B>1885-CC $1 MS64 NGC.</B></I> Only a dollop or two of golden toning visits this boldly struck and flashy near-Gem. The reverse i...

<B>1890-CC $1 MS62 NGC.</B></I> Though the 1890-CC has a high original mintage, most of the pieces were paid out, either near the ...

<B>1891-CC $1 MS63 NGC.</B></I> Band-certified in the original holder of issue. The 1891-CC was a comparatively under-represented ...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> A stone-white Premium Gem of the initial Carson City Morgan dollar issue. The strike is intricate...

<B>1879-CC $1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> A whisper of almond-tan and ice-blue toning is present on the portrait, but most would regard the...

<B>1880-CC $1 MS67 PCGS.</B></I> With just over a half million pieces struck, the 1880-CC is an issue that has always been of inte...

<B>1881-CC $1 MS67 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-2, an interesting variety with die fill suggestive of repunching within the upper loops of th...

<B>1882-CC $1 MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Light golden patina graces this thoroughly lustrous and alertly struck Superb Gem. A dab of sligh...

<B>1883-CC $1 MS68 PCGS.</B></I> A gleaming, snowy-white Superb Gem with peerless fields and a creamy-smooth portrait. The appeara...

<B>1884-CC $1 MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: Mike Casper Collection. The fields are essentially immaculate, and Liberty's cheek and th...

<B>1885-CC $1 MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: R. Dier Collection. This virtually brilliant Superb Gem has flashy fields and potent luster. ...

<B>1889-CC $1 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> The 1889-CC is the king of the Carson City Morgan dollars. The 1881-CC and 1885-CC have lower min...

<B>1890-CC $1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> This remarkable Gem is lightly toned, and has vibrant luster and outstanding preservation. By Car...

<B>1891-CC $1 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: NFL Set. VAM-3. A Top 100 Variety. A blush of tan patina graces the portrait, but this lustro...

<B>1892-CC $1 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Although the 1891-CC emerged in quantity from the GSA holdings, the 1892-CC was apparently disper...

<B>1893-CC $1 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> A well struck example of this difficult final-year Carson City dollar. Light gold patina visits t...

<B>1878 8TF $1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-14.1. The frosty Gem has brilliant silver luster on both sides with a few slight tawny splas...

<B>1878 7/8TF $1 Strong MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Strong VAM-40 7/5. Five underfeathers show on this VAM-40 variety, attributed by the bo...

<B>1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS65 NGC.</B></I> VAM-33. Designated only as a 7TF Reverse of 1878 by NGC. The right reverse border is powde...

<B>1878 7/8TF $1 Weak MS65 NGC.</B></I> VAM-33. A "doubled legs" VAM with portions of four tailfeathers beneath the prom...

<B>1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS65 ANACS.</B></I> A fresh, untoned example with swirling mint frost and a prooflike appearance in...

<B>1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1878 MS65 Prooflike PCGS.</B></I> The 7 Tail Feather Reverse style was used in about a 10:1 ratio over t...

<B>1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1879 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Orange, dove-gray, fire-red, and apple-green consume the obverse, while the reve...

<B>1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1879 MS65 ANACS.</B></I> The "Slanting Arrow Feather" variety. Light gold color resides on the...

<B>1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1879 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Leroy Van Allen and A. George Mallis (1991) write that: "This design type u...

<B>1878 7TF $1 Reverse of 1879 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The uppermost feather in the fletching on the arrows appears askew to the rest, ...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> A boldly impressed and delightful Carson City dollar from the first year of the Morgan design. Th...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS65 NGC.</B></I> A frosty and delightful Gem from the first of many issues that would make the Carson City silver d...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS66 NGC.</B></I> This exquisitely struck Carson City Mint specimen displays smooth silver-gray surfaces that exude ...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> All the components of a great type coin are exhibited by this visually alluring Premium Gem. From...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS66 NGC.</B></I> This example has a sharp striking impression, with frosty luster and bright silver-white surfaces ...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS64 Prooflike PCGS.</B></I> A fully brilliant piece with delightful mirrored fields and excellent cameo contrast. T...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS64 Prooflike NGC.</B></I> The brilliantly mirrored fields show some minor contact on each side, but the devices dr...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike NGC.</B></I> A white-on-black Carson City dollar with outstanding contrast and an exempla...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS63 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS.</B></I> The fields offer blinding reflectivity even at a distance, and the sharply ...

<B>1878-CC $1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS.</B></I> Richly frosted, boldly impressed devices and blazing, reflective fields co...

<B>1878-S $1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The obverse has gorgeous concentric bands of golden-brown, powder-blue, and rose-gold patina. The ...

<B>1878-S $1 MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Splendidly patinated in mottled rose, gold, blue-green, and cream-gray hues. Mint luster shines th...

<B>1878-S $1 MS67 NGC.</B></I> A stunning, absolutely Superb example of this popular first-year San Francisco Mint issue. Well str...

<B>1879 $1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> This conditionally scarce silver dollar has sweeping luster and a good strike. Nearly brilliant and ...

<B>1879 $1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The 1879 Morgan dollar is an underrated and elusive coin in Gem condition, despite its large mintage...

<B>1879 $1 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> An amazing example with cameo contrast and exceptional eye appeal. The devices are highly lustrous a...

<B>1879 $1 MS64 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS.</B></I> Delicate haze settles over the immensely reflective surfaces of this second-y...

1879-CC $1 --Rims Filed, Cleaned--AU58 ANACS. Close to Mint State in terms of wear, but this piece shows light rim filing and signs of cleaning that h

<B>1879-CC $1 --Cleaned--ANACS. Unc. Details. Net MS60.</B></I> Freckles of golden-brown and forest-green cling to the peripheries...

<B>1879-CC $1 MS62 NGC.</B></I> This lustrous and suitably struck key date Carson City dollar is primarily brilliant, although the...

<B>1879-CC $1 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Whispers of tan-gold color gravitate to the margins of this near-Gem Carson City issue. Attractiv...

<B>1879-CC $1 Capped Die--Cleaned--ANACS. AU50 Details.</B></I> VAM-3. A Top 100 Variety. Luster outlines the legends and fills de...

<B>1879-CC $1 Capped Die AU55 NGC.</B></I> VAM-3. A Top 100 Variety. This chestnut-gray semi-key silver dollar has minimal marks, ...

<B>1879-CC $1 Capped Die MS62 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-3. A Top 100 Variety. A classic example of the Capped Die VAM, with numerous minut...

<B>1879-CC $1 Capped Die MS63 ANACS.</B></I> VAM-3. A Top 100 Variety. A satiny pearl-gray representative of this elusive CC-mint ...

<B>1879-O $1 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> An astonishing melange of variegated coloration occurs over the obverse of this lovely near-Gem do...

<B>1879-O $1 MS65 ANACS.</B></I> Well struck and highly lustrous, with intense cartwheel flash in the obverse and reverse fields. ...

<B>1879-O $1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> This is the first Morgan dollar struck at the New Orleans Mint. Occasional freckles of light tan-g...

<B>1879-O $1 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> Long regarded as one of the more important condition rarities among New Orleans Morgan dollars, th...

<B>1879-S $1 MS65 ICG.</B></I> Lustrous surfaces display an untoned obverse, and a reverse toned in gold-yellow, crimson, sky-blue...

<B>1879-S $1 MS67 NGC.</B></I> An attractive Superb Gem, this largely untoned S-mint offers occasional hints of silver-gray patina...

<B>1879-S $1 MS67 PCGS.</B></I> The design features are boldly impressed, and the lustrous surfaces are virtually free of toning a...

<B>1879-S $1 MS67</B></I> S<B> NGC.</B></I> A brilliant Superb Gem that is specially designated by NGC for its e...

<B>1879-S $1 MS65 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS.</B></I> A flashy Gem with good white-on-black contrast. Exactingly struck, and the f...

<B>1880 $1 8/7 MS64 NGC.</B></I> VAM-9. A Top 100 Variety. The "Stem" overdate with suggestive die fill within the loops...

<B>1880-CC $1 8 Over Low 7 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-6. A Top 100 Variety. Well struck with electric blue in the center of the obvers...

<B>1880-CC $1 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-3. A tiny dash occurs just below the second 8 in the date. Both Cs in the mintmark are filled...

<B>1880-CC $1 MS66 NGC.</B></I> This 1880-CC is the variety with the Reverse of 1879 with slanted top arrow feather. David Bowers ...

<B>1880-CC $1 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> This Premium Gem example is the Reverse of 1879, with slanting top arrow feather and rounded eagl...

<B>1880-CC $1 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Reverse of 1879. This variety is attributed by its rounded eagle's breast and a slanted top a...

<B>1880-CC $1 8 Over High 7 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-5. A Top 100 Variety. The overdate feature and VAM are undesignated on the PCGS...

<B>1880/79-CC $1 Reverse of 1878 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-4. A Top 100 Variety. Portions of the underdigits 7 and 9 are clearly visi...

<B>1880/79-CC $1 Reverse of 1878 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-4. A Top 100 Variety. Although not a particular rarity, this piece always ...

<B>1880/79-CC $1 Reverse of 1878 MS64 NGC.</B></I> VAM-4. A Top 100 Variety. An essentially brilliant Choice Carson City dollar wi...

<B>1880/79-CC $1 Reverse of 1878 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-4. A Top 100 Variety. Light yellow-gold toning graces the right obverse ma...

<B>1880-CC $1 8/7 Reverse of 1878 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-7. A less dramatic overdate variety than some of the others from the Cars...

<B>1880-O $1 MS64 NGC.</B></I> Micro O. A beautiful and splendidly lustrous near-Gem with remarkably smooth fields for the MS64 gr...

<B>1880-O $1 MS64 ANACS.</B></I> Sharply struck and highly lustrous, with scattered reddish-gold accents on each side. Minor scuff...

<B>1880-O $1 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> Oval O. Lustrous and well struck with light autumn-gold toning. Smooth for the grade, and surprisi...

<B>1880-O $1 Hangnail MS64 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-48. A Top 100 Variety. The popular "Hangnail" variety, not noted on the PCG...

<B>1880-O $1 Second 8/7 MS62 Deep Mirror Prooflike ANACS.</B></I> VAM-5. A Top 100 Variety. Medium O. This nicely mirrored New Orl...

<B>1880/79-O $1 MS63 ANACS.</B></I> VAM-4. A Top 100 Variety. Micro O. Booming luster and a bold strike assert the quality of this...

<B>1880/79-O $1 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> VAM-4. A Top 100 Variety. Micro O. The overdate feature is undesignated on the PCGS holder. A l...

<B>1880-S $1 MS63 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> NGC.</B>&...

<B>1880-S $1 MS64 PCGS,</B></I> Medium S, the reverse features dramatic cherry-red, sea-green, and gold patina; <B>1881-S MS...

<B>1880-S $1 MS65 NGC.</B></I> Medium S. Impressive violet-red, apple-green, sky-blue and orange-gold dominate the reverse. The ob...

<B>1880-S $1 MS66 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> NGC.</B>&...

<B>1880-S $1 MS66 NGC.</B></I> Medium S. A satiny Premium Gem fully patinated in orange, rose-red, and apple-green. Encapsulated i...

<B>1880-S $1 MS66 PCGS.</B></I> Boldly impressed with vibrant luster, two hallmarks of this popular type issue. The obverse exhibi...

<B>1880-S $1 MS67 NGC.</B></I> Medium S. A remarkably smooth Superb Gem that has only a whisper of gold toning along the obverse p...

<B>1880-S $1 MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Bands of golden-russet, rose, and aqua-blue toning grace the lower left obverse border. This thoro...

<B>1880-S $1 MS67 PCGS.</B></I> Medium S. A precisely struck Superb Gem with booming luster and virtually pristine fields. A trace...

<B>1880-S $1 MS67 NGC.</B></I> Large S. Deep golden-brown, mauve-red, and navy-blue envelop this well-preserved and sharply struck...

<B>1880-S $1 MS67 NGC.</B></I> The reverse is fairly prooflike, the obverse a bit less so, with good mirrors on the reverse and mo...

<B>1880-S $1 MS68 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> NGC.</B>&...

<B>1880-S $1 MS68 PCGS.</B></I> Ex: Mike Casper Collection. A well executed strike leaves sharp definition on the motifs, includin...

<B>1880-S $1 MS68 PCGS.</B></I> With a mintage approaching 9 million pieces, the 1880-S is one of the most plentiful of all early ...

<B>1880-S $1 MS66 Prooflike NGC.</B></I> Medium S. Lemon, ruby-red, sea-green, and light mauve hues endow this beautiful older hol...

<B>1880-S $1 MS67 <img border='0' src='http://www.heritagecoins.com/images/star.gif' width=10 height=10> Prooflike NGC.&...

<B>1880-S $1 MS67 Prooflike PCGS.</B></I> Medium S. This faintly toned Superb Gem exhibits dazzling luster, and the strike is prec...

<B>1880-S $1 MS67 Prooflike PCGS.</B></I> Snow-white devices contrast against the deeply reflective fields. Brilliant and sharply ...

<B>1880-S $1 MS66 Deep Mirror Prooflike PCGS.</B></I> Large S. A prominently mirrored and lightly toned Premium Gem that boasts th...