Pre Long Beach Coin Auction

1853 $2.50 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. CAC Approved. Lovely deep orange toning. Well struck and very choice. This conditionally elusive contributio

1866-S $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-53. A nice untoned coin. Only 38,960 struck of this scarce S-mint release from the heyday of gold coinage. Luster

1871-S $2.50 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Only 22,000 struck. A trace of softness in the centers, lustrous and clean surfaced, with only a minor rim mar

1912 $2.5. Sharpness of VF-30. Cleaned. Year the R.M.S. Titanic encountered that iceberg in the North Atlantic. Estimated Value $120 - 130.

1854 $3 Gold. PCGS graded AU-55. Lightly toned first year of issue, there is amble luster in the devices while the fields are above average. One short

1856-S $3 Gold. NGC graded EF-45. Light even toning. Only 34,500 minted. Desirable San Francisco Mint date, this has a Medium mintmark. Trace of luste

1860 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-62. Light even gold toning. Only 7,155 struck. A satin-fresh beauty with delicate features typical for the year (as the m

1866 $3 Gold. NGC graded AU-53. Only 4,000 minted. Mostly untoned and definitely sharply made, the devices well endowed with residual luster (PCGS # 7

1874 $3 Gold. NGC graded AU-55. Light gold toning. Only 41,800 pieces struck (PCGS # 7998) . Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,300.

1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded AU-58. Nice even gold toning. Only 82,304 minted. The 1878 (along with 1874 and 1854) usually chosen for a U.S. Gold Type set

1882 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-64. Beautiful prooflike surfaces. Only 1,500 struck for circulation. The 1882 has one of the lowest mintages of the serie

1886 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-63. Housed in an Old Green Holder. Lovely rich golden toning. Prooflike surfaces. Both obverse and reverse reveal deep Pr

1820 $5 Capped Head. NGC graded MS-61. Attractively toned and boldly struck. The 1820 date is one of the more interesting years in the 1820s. Not as r

1823 $5 Capped Head. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck and lightly toned. Only 14,485 pieces struck. A frosty head of Liberty in bright vivid yellow gold

1838-D $5 Classic Head NGC graded AU Details Mint Error. Obverse lamination. Improperly cleaned. Only 20,583 minted. A nice well struck coin. From 183

1844-D $5 Liberty NGC graded XF Details. Improperly cleaned and some light surface marks from time spent in circulation. Well struck for the issue. On

1845-D $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Well struck and nicely toned. A small mark on Liberty's face and a light obverse scratch. Attractively lus...

1847-C $5 Liberty NGC graded XF Details. Improperly cleaned. Nice looking coin all the same with its greenish gold accent of color. Charlotte Mint str

1848 $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Attractively toned, with deep rich coppery reds prevailing at the rims. Some marks on Liberty's cheek and eye...

1848. Sharpness of AU-50. There is a edge ding on the reverse at 3:00. Estimated Value $275 - 300.