The Pre Long Beach Auction - September 2011

1886. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ CAC Approved. Lovely light golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Well struck with the right degree of originality to entic

1887. NGC AU Details, obv improperly cleaned. A few scattered hairlines but overall, quite a nice looking coin that is loaded with reflective mint lu

1888. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. A glittering golden beauty, mostly untoned. Only 291 Proofs struck. Frosty honey gold motifs stand boldly out f

1888. PCGS graded MS-61 CAC Approved. Well struck, fully lustrous and delicately toned. Production of this $3 denomination was extremely variable over

1889. PCGS graded MS-62 CAC Approved. Well struck and glistening with brilliant mint luster. Only 2,300 struck. The centers and fields are bright yell

1798. Large 8, 13 Stars NGC graded XF Details. . BD-4, Breen-6428 with advanced die cracks on reverse. Damaged. Has been sweated; minor injury at rims

1800. . BD-2, Breen-6438, blunt 1 in date. NGC graded EF-40. Basically untoned with the surface showing minor roughness from its time in circulation.

1805. . BD-1 Close Date, Breen-6445. PCGS Genuine. Our grade is Sharpness of AU-58 and cleaned. The first die pair listed in Dannreuther, the date has

1806. Round 6. . BD-6, Breen-6447. NGC graded AU Details improperly cleaned. Some mint frost remains, lightly toned. Although this is by far the most

1806. Round 6 NGC graded AU Details. . BD-6. Mount removed. Polished with solder still visible on the coin. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.

1807 $5 Capped Bust. Bust left. NGC graded MS-62. Well struck, light golden color and semi reflective lustrous surfaces. Popular type coin. There is s

1834. Plain 4. PCGS graded MS-61. Lightly toned with some coppery color appearing near the date. Quite nice and frosty, and as the first year of issue

1838. NGC AU Details, improperly cleaned (PCGS # 8176) . Estimated Value $500 - 550.

1842-D. Small date. NGC VF Details, reverse damage. Only 16,400 minted (PCGS # 8210) . Estimated Value $500 - 550.

1842-O. ICG graded AU-50. Lightly toned. We note some scratches on the chin and our grade is EF-40. Scarce low mintage date, 16,400 struck. Quite scar

1850-C. Weak C. NGC graded MS-60. Frosty and lightly toned. This scarce, lustrous 1850-C half eagle is a wonderful example of a mid-19th century rarit

1854-O. PCGS graded AU-55 CAC Approved. P.Q. Some luster still evident. Semi-reflective fields. Only 46,000 struck. Pop 16; 17 finer (PCGS # 8259) .

1870. NGC graded Proof 66 Cameo. A marvelous gem example with full glittering mirror surfaces against well frosted raised devices and all untoned. A r

1878. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty, brilliant and untoned. Rare in such high grade. Wheras $10 and $20 gold pieces dated 1878 are readily available in Mi

1879-CC. NGC graded EF-40. Nice even wear. This is a scarce, relatively early CC-mint Half Eagle. Only 17,281 struck. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100.