The Pre Long Beach Auction

1879 $4 Gold. Flowing hair. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Nice golden toning. 425+ struck. A bright gleaming gold specimen with some deeper accents of c

1879 $4 Gold. Flowing hair. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo PQ. Lovely warm reddish golden toning. 425+ struck. This is the historic Pattern issue struck i

1795 $5 Capped Bust. Small Eagle. NGC graded AU-58 BD-3, Breen-6412. Nicely toned with reflective surfaces. An extreme beauty of a Capped Bust half ea

1795 $5 Capped Bust. Small eagle. . BD-6, Breen-6414, S over D reverse. PCGS graded AU-55. Popular first year of issue. Lovely golden toning with semi

1795 $5 Capped Bust. Small eagle. . BD-3, Breen-6412. Lightly toned with a nice look. Probably cleaned years ago. Our grade is sharpness of MS-60+ wit

1795 $5 Capped Bust. Small eagle. . BD-3, Breen-6412. ANACS graded Details of AU-50 Repaired and Whizzed. Yet still a decent collector's piece a...

1800 $5 Capped Bust. . BD-5, Breen-6438. PCGS graded MS-63. Well struck and untoned. Great eye appeal. 37,628 struck. The otherwise yellow-gold color

1803/2 $5 Capped Bust. NGC graded MS-65. Condition Census. A gorgeous well struck gem that glistens with semi-reflective surfaces throughout. We note

1806 $5 Capped Bust. Round 6. . BD-6, Breen-6448. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and untoned with intense frosty mint luster throughout. We note some l

1807 $5 Capped Draped Bust. Bust left. . BD-8, Breen-6453. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck with lovely rich golden toning. Easily distinguished variety

1809/8 $5 Capped Draped Bust. NGC graded MS-65. A well struck frosty mint gem on a problem free planchet. The brilliant untoned surfaces sparkel with

1809/8 $5 Capped Draped Bust. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck. Nice golden toning. When it comes to early half eagles, this coin has what collectors pre

1811 $5 Capped Draped Bust. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck and frosty with light golden toning evenly spread on both sides. Brilliant, frosty yellow go

1812 $5 Capped Draped Bust. NGC graded MS-65. In NGC holder 1776966-015. A magnificent well struck frosty mint gem. The surfaces are golden-orange tha

1812 $5 Capped Draped Bust. . BD-1, Breen-6466. NGC graded MS-64. Well struck with intense frosty mint luster on a lovely problem-free planchet. Lovel

1813 $5 Capped Head. PCGS graded MS-63 BD-1. CAC Approved. A lovely choice BU example. The strike is nice and bold and the frosty mint luster is inten

1823 $5 Capped Head. PCGS graded MS-63 PQ. Lovely rich golden toning. Semi reflective surfaces. Only 14,485 minted. A cameo-like Liberty and eagle is

1830 $5 Capped Head. . Small D. BD-2, Breen-6492. PCGS graded AU-58. Light golden toning with reflective surfaces. Tiny mark by the last star. This lu

1834 $5 Classic Head. Plain 4. . BD-1, Breen-6499, variety with low 5D. NGC graded MS-61. Very rare date. A coin with significant claims to a higher g

1834 $5 Classic Head. Plain 4. NGC graded MS-63 Prooflike. Nice even golden toning. Prooflike surface. Difficulties with a bimetallic monetary standar

1834 $5 Classic Head. Plain 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Nicely toned with semi reflective surfaces. The satiny orange-gold surfaces reveal touches of vibran

1842-C $5 Liberty. Small date. PCGS graded AU-58. A scarce coin. Nice golden toning. An extremely rare coin in high grade, only 4,595 were struck (per

1843 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and probably the finest known. Although more than 600,000 pieces were struck of this issue, it is condi

1843-O $5 Liberty. Large letters. NGC graded MS-64. A fabulous example displaying a nice detailed strike including full star radials and intensely fro

1844-D $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck and loaded with luster. Struck in natural greenish color gold. Only 88,982 pieces minted. This popula

1849-C $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Nice and problem free with delicate light toning. Strong metal flow with frosty tendency augments the already sho

1853-D $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. An untoned example exhibiting a nice bold even strike at centers with a minor scuff in the luster before the face

1855-C $5 Liberty Reverse Die Break. NGC graded Mint Error MS-60. Unusual mint error on the reverse edge between 3:00 and 4:00. Only 39,788 pieces str

1856-C $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck with plenty of luster and untoned. Some scattered light contact marks on both sides, none of which ar

1856-C $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. Only 28,457 struck. Let it be said right up front, the 1856-C is one of the most elusive Liberty half eagle deliv

1856-D $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. An intensely lustrous beauty exhibiting rich golden sunset colors. The borders are nice and wide with most of th

1859-C $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. 31,847 struck. Lustrous golden surfaces exhibit light golden iridescence in most areas. A few stray hairlines are

1859-D $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-60. Only 10,366 struck. A frosty specimen, within the context of the assigned grade, with bright golden luster, unton

1859-D $5 Liberty. Medium D. PCGS graded MS-61. A well struck example boasting deep sunset golden toning on both sides. We note a scratch from the V i

1860-D $5 Liberty. Medium D. PCGS graded MS-62. Boldly struck with all the stars fully defined. A very choice Brilliant Uncirculated example boasting

1863-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-50. Only 17,000 minted. Just 5 points shy of the renowned Harry Bass specimen. Current estimates suggest that only 25

1865-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. 27,612 pieces struck. This is a highly underrated coin rarely found in grades better than Fine to Very Fine. Bree

A Pair of Half Eagles. Consists of: 1848 XF40 with reverse edge nicks and 1909-S VF20. A total of 2 coins. Estimated Value $450 - 475. Our item num

1871 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-60. Nice golden toning with reflective surfaces and only some light marks in the field including a short line above th

1871-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Mostly untoned. Scarce date. 25,000 struck. Unstoppable luster sweeps flamboyantly under the golden highlights, w

1873 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Closed 3. CAC Approved. Displays subtle golden tones over frosty luster. A small mark is seen in the field below th

1873 $5 Liberty. Open 3. NGC graded MS-63 CAC Approved. Minor weakness on the eagle's neck feathers as well as on the claws and arrow feathers. ...

1886-S/S $5 Liberty. ANACS graded MS-61. Normal bagmarks on the devices. The mintmark is noticeable repunched. Breen-6736. Estimated Value $300 - 325

1893-O $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Well struck and fully lustrous with the normal assortment of tiny "chattermarks" in the unprotected f...

1893-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Well struck with lovely light golden toning. A scarce date in high grade. This flashy MS64 is tied with only a h

1897 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. While the luster isn't exactly galloping bright on this low end Mint State, it certainly doesn't waddle a...

1898 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 62 Deep Cameo. Only 75 proofs struck. A theme that runs through all the Liberty Proof half eagles is rarity. The 18

1899 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Always frosty for the issue, as seen here, the bright-gold surface is nearly superb with few distracting bagmarks.

1900 $5 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 64 Ultra Cameo. 230 pieces minted. The Philadelphia Mint struck a fair number of Proofs in 1900 compared to earlier

1901-S $5 Liberty. Fine-15. Estimated Value $200 - 240. Our item number 151580