The June 2-5, 2002, Pre-Long Beach Sale, Sale 14

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Dollars

Trade Dollars

Lot 2359 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1873. NGC graded Proof 65. One of the finest graded by NGC, this one boasts lovely blue gray toning on both sides which characteristically offsets the devices. The surfaces are very clean, and only the faintest hairlines can be seen in the delicate fields. Sharply struck throughout, and a grand example of this first year of issue. NGC has graded 11 this high, with just 2 graded higher. Exceptionally appealing and worth a strong bid.
Estimated Value $3,800-4,200.

Lot 2360 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1873-S. MS-63 or better. Steel gray toning with areas of gold and blue mixed in over slightly prooflike fields. Well struck for the date and well preserved.
Estimated Value $750-1,000.

Lot 2361 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1875-CC. PCGS graded MS-62. Bright and lustrous, with no signs of toning on either side. Scarce in mint state, and very rare in higher grades. Fully struck and well preserved, with a few minor hairlines accounting for the grade.
Estimated Value $1,250-1,500.

Lot 2362 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1876-S. PCGS graded MS-64. An exceptionally beautiful toned example of this date. The centers are toned with yellow gold, while the periphery boasts a sea green and blue over luster, which is perfectly matched on the reverse too. Fully struck and a coin that all collectors will love. Minor ticks hidden on Liberty from a higher grade.
Estimated Value $2,500-3,000.

Lot 2363 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1878. PCGS graded Proof 65. Here is a lovely toned gem proof example of this date. The fields display deep blues and gray while the centers are lighter gray and well frosted. Examination will note how superbly struck this coin is, and how clean the surfaces are. Faint hairlines are the only sign of handling, and these scarcely show with the gorgeous toning. PCGS has graded 8 this high, with 10 graded higher, making this likely one of the top couple of dozen known of the date. Perfect for the date or type collector who demands a toned gem.
Estimated Value $5,000-6,000.

Lot 2364 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1878. PCGS graded Proof 64. A toning bonanza here, deep blues and golds on both sides, with hazy gray on the frosted devices. Sharply impressed by the dies as expected, but this one is also very well preserved. Breen (1977) notes that the mintage came in at 900 for the year, and many of those were poorly cleaned. This particular one is in an old green insert PCGS holder, and was likely put away some years ago.
Estimated Value $2,500-3,500.
From the Michael Riordan collection.

Phenomenal 1880 Cameo Proof Trade Dollar

Lot 2365 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1880. PCGS graded Proof 67 Cameo. Premium Quality. A stunning coin that boasts snowy white frost on all the lettering and devices which is naturally well contrasted by the deep, dark mirror fields. Ringed with a hint of gold at the periphery, this one will excite even the most advanced collector for its resplendent quality. A monumental grade and as nice as this date can be found, we note that PCGS has graded 5 this high, with none higher, and we don't know if any of the others are Cameo proofs or not. Perfectly struck and preserved, with such quality seldom available, and never inexpensive.
Estimated Value $18,000-UP.

1880 Trade Dollar

Lot 2366 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1880. NGC graded Proof 67 Cameo. Well mirrored fields surrounded by snowy white frost on the devices with a touch of gold toning around the extreme edge above the dentils. These cameo proofs are very beautiful, and are truly head and shoulders above the average contrast pieces. Perhaps a tenth of original issue qualifies as cameo or ultra cameo. NGC has graded 23 this high (only 4 are cameos), and 6 higher of the date.
Estimated Value $12,500-15,000.

Lot 2367 Click on photo for enlarged version Click on photo for enlarged version
1881. PCGS graded Proof 64. Light silvery gray on the obverse, with desirable gold and magenta tones on the obverse, the reverse with more toning of random blue and magenta from top to bottom. Well frosted devices, which give the desired contrast between the mirror fields. Identifiable by a tiny rectangular flaw in the field just left of the T in TRADE on the reverse. Most of this date are poorly struck, not so here, all the obverse stars and even Liberty's head is bold! Nearly a gem and worthy of a top-notch date run or type set.
Estimated Value $2,500-3,500.
From the Michael Riordan collection.

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