September 15, 2003, Pre-Long Beach Sale - Coins, Sale 21

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Gold $5 (Liberty/No Motto)

 
Lot 1128        1846-D $5 Liberty. D over D. SEGS graded MS-63. This is the High D over D as listed in the Guide Book. Although cleaned, the strike is bold and complete. The rare and popular variety with a boldly repunched mint mark that is easily visible, showing two complete mint marks (Photo).
Estimate $9,000-11,000.
 
Lot 1129        1847 $5 Liberty. 7 over 7. NGC graded AU-53. Well struck with traces of mint luster still evident (Photo).
Estimate $350-450.
 
Lot 1130        1848 $5 Liberty. Sharpness of MS-60 +. Cleaned with some hairlines visible under magnification, still retains excellent "flash". Popular for the "no motto" type (Photo).
Estimate $1,000-1,150.
 
Lot 1131        1849-C $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-58. Should be cracked out for a mint state grade. Pop 4 with 9 higher, with MS-64 as best (Photo)

Ex: Miguel Munoz Sale, Superior Galleries, June 1978. Lot 1792..
Estimate $5,000-6,000.
 
Lot 1132        1849-D $5 Liberty. EF-45. A problem-free strike with a minor rim bruise near 6 o'clock. Cleaned long ago. Scarce Dahlonega mint issue (Photo).
Estimate $1,000-1,200.
 
Lot 1133        1852 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. A well struck satiny mint specimen exhibiting lovely golden toning throughout. A popular "No Motto type coin. Trends at $10,000. Pop 12 with 7 better, all in MS-64 (Photo).
Estimate $5,000-6,000.
 
Lot 1134        1854 $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck and rich with reddish-golden color. A pleasing example of the "no motto" type (Photo).
Estimate $700-800.
 
Lot 1135        1854-O $5 Liberty. Sharpness of AU-55. Cleaned a long time ago (Photo)

Ex: Miguel Munoz Sale, Superior Galleries, June 1978. Lot 1812..
Estimate $300-400.
 
Lot 1136        1855-D $5 Liberty. Sharpness of Uncirculated. A "sea water uncirculated". The strike is nice and bold with wide borders on both sides; however, the luster is subdued due to submersion in salt water (Photo).
Estimate $4,000-4,500.
 
Lot 1137        1857-C $5 Liberty. NGC graded AU-58. Well executed with some luster remaining in the protected areas and a scattering of light to moderate contact marks , none of which by themselves is too serious. A high grade example and thus quite scarce.Pop 30 with 17 higher (Photo).
Estimate $3,500-4,500.
 
Lot 1138        1859 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded AU-53 (Photo)

Ex: Miguel Munoz Sale, Superior Galleries, June 1978. Lot 1827..
Estimate $600-650.
 
Lot 1139        1859-D $5 Liberty. Medium D. PCGS graded AU-50 (Photo)

Ex: Miguel Munoz Sale, Superior Galleries, June 1978. Lot 1829..
Estimate $2,000-2,250.
 
Lot 1140        1860-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded VF-20. In old green holder. A pleasing, problem-free coin and nicely toned. Scarce (Photo).
Estimate $800-900.
 
Lot 1141        1861 $5 Liberty. AU-53 (Photo)

Ex: Miguel Munoz Sale, Superior Galleries, June 1978. Lot 1834..
Estimate $250-275.
 
Lot 1142        1861 $5 Liberty. ICG graded AU-53. Well struck with some original mint luster still evident (Photo).
Estimate $230-260.
 
Lot 1143        1861-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded VF-20. In old green holder. Only 18,000 struck for circulation. A scarce date. PCGS has only graded 28 coins, the best being a AU-53 (Photo).
Estimate $700-800.
 
Lot 1144        1865-S $5 Liberty. EF-45. A pleasing example that spent some time in circulation but came out in pretty good shape. Sadly, few people collected coins by mintmark in 1865, so the chance of finding a Mint State example today is just about impossible (although an MS-64 example has traded hands twice for over $40,000 in the past five years). This example has nice luster, an attractive, pinkish-gold color, and a high degree of rarity (Photo).
Estimate $1,800-2,000.