The Pre Long Beach Auction

1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-63. A hint of light gold tone, warm in its lovely saturation and beaming bright from the underlying frosted surface. The r

1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-63. Mostly untoned, and pulsating with lovely reddish-gold color, the surfaces are free of bothersome striking incompleten

1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-63. Untoned and frosty with only one minor scuff in the luster by the last feather. Among later Philadelphia Mint coins, m

1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-63. Untoned. Gold-gold satin frost is boldly hypnotic on this fresh-appearing 1878 $3. Even the finest detail seen on this

1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-62. Untoned and frosty. The $3 gold piece was authorized by the Act of February 21, 1853, a very important piece of legisl

1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-62. Lightly toned and frosty, the color a warm reddish golden hue (PCGS # 8000) . Estimated Value $2,600 - 2,700.

1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-62. A hint of light gold tone. Since our observation is that this date is rarely fully struck, then this above-average coi

1878 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-62. A nice frosty coin of a readily available date, the one most collectors pick to represent this odd $3 denomination (P

1878 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-61. Nice golden toning. One of several nice Uncirculated examples of this unusual denomination we offer in this sale. Popu

1878 $3. AU50. Nice golden toning, luster in the protected areas. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,050.

1880 $3 Gold. NGC graded MS-64. Lovely golden toning with semi-reflective fields. The mintage is officially posted at 1,000 coins, from which might be

1888 $3 Gold. PCGS graded MS-65. Light golden toning here and there. Well struck with semi-reflective surfaces. Only 5,000 struck. Beams of frosted mi

A Pair of $3 Gold Coins. Consists of: 1857 sharpness of VF cleaned and solder on the rim and 1861 sharpness of VF cleaned. Estimated Value $300 - 350

1806 Knobbed 6 BD-6, Rarity 2. Sharpness of EF. Reverse scratches. Cleaned years ago. A still-generaous amount of luster present within the devices of

1809/8 $5 Capped Draped Bust. . BD-1. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck with lovely golden toning. A well struck frosty mint gem on a problem free planche

1812. Wide 5 D. BD-1. NGC graded MS-65. In NGC holder 1776966-015. A magnificent well struck frosty mint gem. The surfaces are golden-orange that deep

1834 $5 Classic Head. Plain 4. NGC graded EF-45. Nice original toning on both sides. Variety with a block-style 8 in date. First year of this short-li

1836 $5 Classic Head. NGC graded AU-58. Second head. Breen-6509, McCloskey-4D. Block 8, double forehead curl. With berry in branch, no tongue, arrow f

1842-C $5 Liberty. Small date. NGC graded MS-61. In NGC holder 1706409-001. An unusually well struck example with needle sharp details and nice high r

1845-D $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-61. Boldly struck with lovely golden toning and untouched surfaces. Pleasing and lustrous are the satiny surfaces wh

1846. Large Date. NGC graded MS-64. A gorgeous untoned example and boldly struck throughout. Highly lustrous vivid gold with traces of reflectivity on

1853-D $5 Liberty. Large D. PCGS graded AU-55. Slightly soft detail in the hair and on the eagle, this is one of the most affordable Dahlonega Mint is

1854-D $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-61. Softly struck in the center. Mostly untoned. This coin was made using the same reverse die that struck the 1853-D

1860-D $5 Liberty. Medium D. PCGS graded AU-58. Only 14,635 pieces struck. Nice golden toning. The coin's obverse is slightly concave in appeara...

1873 $5 Liberty. Closed 3. NGC graded AU-53. Lightly toned, a lustrous example of this scarcer issue. Between 1861 and 1879, when gold "parity&...

1874 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded EF-45. Only 3,488 pieces struck. Well struck and mostly untoned with luster still evident. Pop 9 (PCGS # 8333) . Estimat

1879 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 64 Deep Cameo Plus. CAC Approved. In a new PCGS Secure Shield holder. A lovely gem coin that should be PR65DCAM. On

1880 $5 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. A fully struck, superb gem cameo Proof. The obverse is virtually flawless. The reverse has a minute lint m

1881 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and mostly untoned. The surfaces gleam with desirable mint bloom so often lacking in lesser grade half

1881 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. It is not all that common to find a Gem Half Eagle struck in the 1880s, but the lucky bidder will instantly recogni

1881 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-62. Frosty and well struck (PCGS # 8354) . Estimated Value $375 - 400.

1881 $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Choice surfaces (PCGS # 8354) . Estimated Value $225 - 250.

1885 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Lovely golden toning. The surfaces seem to dance from side to side with boiling warm color, and quite lustrous. Our

1885-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. The fully brilliant example we now hand over bidders beats (from a technical angle) practically all of the 1885-S

1893 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Even toning. A beauty, and a solid Gem, with nice snappy reddish golden color on frosted surfaces free of discolora

1893 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. The devices were struck squarely on the dot at the required force by the dies leaving all design elements plain and

1895 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Fresh and original, as befits a coin in which the surfaces are awash in rich reddish-gold color. This is a strongly

1897 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck and frosty. The surfaces on this handsome Gem are judged by us to be bright gold in color, and quite lu

1897 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Sharply struck with exceptionally clean surfaces and thick brilliant mint frost. Subtly variegated waves in the lus

1899 $5 Liberty. NGC graded both MS-65. Both high quality gems. Lot of 2 coins (PCGS # 8398) . Estimated Value $5,400 - 5,500.

1899 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Well struck with a hint of gold tone. A solid example of an fresh, original gold Liberty half eagle with no abrasio

1900 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Nice golden toning. Intoxicatingly fresh luster, virtually undiminished mint frost that is fresh, original, spot-fr

1901 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Mainly brilliant. Well struck with smooth, velvety luster and Gem quality on both sides. A great deal of discussion

1901-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Rich golden toning. The surfaces are almost always sleek and glowing on Mint State 1901-S half eagles and eagles,

1901-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Nice golden color. Strong metal flow augments the already showy mint luster that covers the surfaces, giving the

1901-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. The surfaces glisten with sun-bright golden color that will make your head spin. In the period in which this coin

1902-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Light golden toning, a gem which would grade a point higher but for a faint hairline in the left obverse field. T

1902-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Rich golden toning. Strong metal flow augments the already showy mint luster that covers the surfaces of this Gem

1903-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded all MS-65. Lovely satiny luster on all of these. Lot of 3 coins (PCGS # 8408) . Estimated Value $8,000 - 8,500.

1904 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Frosty with rich golden toning. Fully pulsating with lovely patina, gemmy frost, and the devices are free of bother