The June 4, 2000, Dr. Jon Kardatzke Collection Parts II & III, Sale 5
Lot 610
1878-CC, 1881-CC and 1892-CC. Three popular dates from the Carson City Mint, all are toned. Grades are: 1878-CC Fine; 1881-CC About Good and 1892-CC Good. Lot of 3 coins.
Lot 611
1878-CC & 1890-CC. The 1877-CC is MS-60. The 1890-CC is VF, harshly cleaned but the CC is bold. Total of 2 coins.
Lot 612
1878-S. Mint State 63 to 65. A lot of 4 of these popular 1878-S Morgans. Clean cheeks and nice surfaces are the rule on each of these, one is lightly toned, the others fresh and original. Lot of 4 coins.
Lot 613
1878-S. MS-64. Blazing original white luster! A hint of gold toning on the edge. Semi-prooflike, especially the obverse, which has that glassy dished look. Kept from Gem by the tiniest lines on Liberty's face.
Lot 614
1878-S, 1879, 1881, 1882-S, 1883 and 1884. A nice group grading AU to Uncirculated. Lot of 6 coins.
Lot 615
1879. PCGS graded MS-64. A pair of delicately toned specimens. 2 coins in lot.
Lot 616
1879. MS-64. The lovely toning on this coin is probably original "bag toning," acquired from the sulphur content of the U.S. Mint bags that stored dollars for decades in government vaults. The obverse is purplish mauve while the other side is an elegant, even gray in color with some hints of gold.
Lot 617
1879. A group of 9. All beauties. PCGS graded MS-64 (7 pieces); PCGS graded MS-63 (2 pieces). Each is beautifully toned. Total of 9 coins.
Lot 618 
1879-CC. Clear CC. PCGS graded MS-64. Frosty and white "hard" luster, showing some small bagmarks. A pleasing example of this CC rarity, with a flashy cartwheel.
Lot 619 
1879-CC. Clear CC. MS-61. Light bagmarks, mostly on the obverse, including Liberty's cheek, but the coin is white and frosty. A handsome example of this semi-key date.
Lot 620
1879-CC. Clear CC. MS-61. Frosty bust showing a lot of abrasions. Rare date, of course--one of the more desirable of the Nixon Dollars. In the black box.
Lot 621
1879-O. MS-64. Frosty white and lovely, with a real clean cheek.
Lot 622
1879-O. MS-63. A frosty jewel that boasts flashy fields and full mint bloom. Lightly toned.
Lot 623
1879-S. Third reverse. MS-66. A coin with glorious toning, ranging from a silvery lilac on the reverse to a celebration of iridescence on the obverse--golds, blues, magenta and mauve, and greenish gray. Beneath it all are semi-prooflike surfaces, and a few minor marks, including a long bagmark in the reverse field. What a beauty!.
Lot 624
1879-S. Third reverse. MS-65. Full cartwheel luster, a splendid and almost flawless face of Liberty, sharply struck, and full mint bloom.
Lot 625
1879-S. Third reverse. MS-65 Prooflike. A frosty white coin with a hint of gold on the edge. A little action on the face but a nice coin. Includes a PCGS tag identifying it as the grade we note.
Lot 626 
1880. NGC graded Proof 67. An immaculate coin, pristine, as flawless as any PR67 in any slab. In fact, it may be undergraded. The mirrors glitter flawlessly beneath the most enchanting amber-gold, smoothly distributed iridescent toning, mixed with some areas of blue and magenta. Liberty's face is perfect, and sheathed in a delicate silvery white frost. A coiner's masterpiece!
Lot 627
1880. PCGS graded MS-64. A group of 4 specimens, each with delicate golden toning. Total of 4 coins.
Lot 628
1880-CC. 8 over 7, second reverse. MS-62. Frosty white example in the Nixon box from 1973. In the government GSA black holder.
Lot 629
1880-CC. 8 over high 7, third reverse in GSA holder. MS-63. This is the high 7 overdate. Mint fresh and untoned, and perfectly preserved from bag to GSA holder.
Lot 630
1880-CC. 8 over high 7, third reverse. MS-62 GSA black holder. A frosty coin that is completely untoned. Moderate bagmarks from handling over nearly a century in Treasury vaults, but far better than most seen as the marks are not deep and fewer in number. Mounted in the familiar black GSA holder released during the 1970s.
Lot 631
1880-CC. 8 over high 7, third reverse. MS-60 plus. A frosty white coin in the GSA holder of yesteryear. Moderate handling marks.
Lot 632
1880-CC. 8 over high 7, third reverse. MS-60 plus. Mounted in the GSA holder, flashy white luster throughout, without toning as these were well preserved in government vaults.
Lot 633
1880-CC. 8 over high 7, third reverse. AU-53. Semi-prooflike in the fields and mostly untoned, except for a touch of gold on the rims. Frosty devices and moderately abraded.
Lot 634
1880-CC. 8 over high 7, third reverse. F-15. Medium gray in color and scarce.
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