The June 2-5, 2002, Pre-Long Beach Sale, Sale 14
Lot 3444
1849. Open wreath.
NGC graded MS-64. Rich golden luster and well struck on this tiny
coin. The dies are fresh and clean and don't show the usual clash marks. Light
hazy toning and minimal scrapes. Scarce enough in this grade and very hard to
find better.
Estimated Value $1,400-1,600.
Lot 3445
1851. NGC graded
MS-63. Nice luster and well struck, with choice surfaces throughout.
Estimated Value $600-700.
Lot 3446
1851. AU-55.
Clean surfaces and well struck.
Estimated Value $170-190.
Lot 3447
1851-C. NGC graded
MS-62. Boldly struck on the devices, with full curls on Liberty and
excellent details on the fine reverse wreath. Hazy luster in the fields, and
generally untoned. Scarce this nice, with NGC reporting 24 graded as such, with
24 higher in various grades.
Estimated Value $2,000-3,000.
Lot 3448
1851-O. NGC graded
MS-62. A touch of coppery gold toning around the wreath, with average
surface marks for the grade.
Estimated Value $800-900.
Lot 3449
1852. NGC graded
MS-63. Choice surfaces and sharply struck by the dies, we note just a
couple of minor scuffs in the fields from a higher grade.
Estimated Value
$600-650.
Lot 3450
1853. NGC graded
MS-64. Bright luster and sharply impressed.
Estimated Value
$1,000-1,100.
Lot 3451
1853. PCGS graded
MS-64. Resplendent gold luster and perfect in color and nearly so in
surface quality. This one must have missed the gem grade by a hair! Flawless in
strike as well.
Estimated Value $1,000-1,250.
Lot 3452
1853. NGC graded
MS-63. Sharply struck and nice for the moderate grade. Hard to imagine any
of these survived all these years since issue, they are so tiny.
Estimated
Value $600-700.
Lot 3453
1853. PCGS graded
MS-63. Good color and surfaces, but we note one mark in the field just
above the point of Liberty's crown.
Estimated Value $600-700.
Lot 3454
1853. NGC graded
MS-63. Hazy white luster and an average strike.
Estimated Value
$600-700.
Lot 3455
1853. NGC graded
MS-63. Nice color and surfaces for the grade.
Estimated Value $600-700.
Lot 3456
1853. NGC graded
MS-63. Satiny luster and choice, with a small die crack on the left rim of
the obverse and traces of verdigris around the lettering and devices which adds
to the appeal.
Estimated Value $600-650.
Lot 3457
1853. NGC graded
MS-62. Choice on the obverse, but there are some soft scrapes on the
reverse.
Estimated Value $250-300.
Lot 3458
1853. AU-50.
Most of the luster is still present, and sharp.
Estimated Value
$150-175.
Lot 3459
1853 (2 pieces).
Both are NGC graded MS-61. Frosty and bright, one is softly struck
on the reverse with the date weak. Lot of 2 coins.
Estimated Value
$400-500.
Lot 3460
1853-O. NGC graded
MS-62. Sharply struck for the date, with sharp stars around Liberty, and
the date is full and complete. Excellent luster and minimal handling marks.
Estimated Value $750-1,000.
Lot 3461
1853-O. NGC graded
MS-61. Hazy luster. Free of significant marks.
Estimated Value
$400-500.
Lot 3462
1854. NGC graded
MS-64. Excellent quality for this issue, with a bold strike on all the
devices and rich golden luster throughout. As to the surfaces, they are fresh
and clean, and show little evidence of handling. Fully struck on the date,
despite the reverse die showing a healthy clash mark from Liberty's head inside
the wreath.
Estimated Value $600-700.
Lot 3463
1854. NGC graded
MS-62. Both dies show minor clashing, lustrous surfaces and well preserved
for the grade.
Estimated Value $225-275.