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Sale 36
Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction
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Lot 3856 |
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1882 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Beautiful toning over frosty surfaces (PCGS # 8358) .
Estimated Value $800 - 850.
Frank McCarthy Collection.
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$1,035 |
Lot 3857 |
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1893-CC $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck and mostly untoned. Pop 21; 4 in 63; 4 in 64. With pinkish rose gold patina on the devices. Struck with controlled precision throughout for this important CC-mint date, taking stock of everything, we'd have to say it is very choice, and definitely attractive (PCGS # 8384) .
Estimated Value $2,500 - 2,700.
The Emile A. Tartakow Collection.
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$3,680 |
Lot 3858 |
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1893-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-64. Bright yellow gold centers deepening to warmer peach color toning at the extremeties. Outstanding cheek and neck on Liberty with virtually no discernible bagmarks in the fields as well. Pop 19; 1 in 65; 1 in 66. (PCGS # 8386) .
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200.
Frank McCarthy Collection.
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$2,300 |
Lot 3859 |
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1895-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice strike and colorfully toned. Scarce date in Mint State. Pop 2; 1 in 64; 1 in 66. The centers are bright yellow-gold oscillating with deeper orange-gold peripheries and other wonderful shades like pale rose. A low population rarity in this grade, one whose distinctive features make it easy to recognize (PCGS # 8391) .
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
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$4,140 |
Lot 3860 |
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1899 $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-65. Frosty and well struck. Pop 341; 56 finer at NGC. A nice warm orange tinted golden luster shoots from this gemmy coin. Moreover, it was struck with with all the scientific exactness you'd expect on a P-mint $5 including sharp hair, hair beads, and coronet, and just as bold detail in the eagle, shield and scroll.
Estimated Value $2,700 - 2,900.
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$4,025 |
Lot 3861 |
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1901-S $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green label holder. Rich pale olive and golden-orange overtones. Pleasant, almost cheery gold satin frost display lots of fresh brilliant color. Fully struck in all areas with pinpoint detailing on the tips of the coronet to the feathers and shield of the eagle (PCGS # 8404) .
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,000.
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$4,600 |
Lot 3862 |
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1901/0-S $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Another choice half eagle featuring frosty gold color, uncleaned and original. This is the widely sought after overdate from 1901. Pop 60; 28 finer.
Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,300.
Frank McCarthy Collection.
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$1,955 |
Lot 3863 |
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1903 $5 Liberty. NGC graded Proof 65 Cameo. Untoned and well struck. 1 tiny lint mark in the right obverse field. A sparkling gem. Only 154 proofs minted. Pop 7; 10 finer. Bright and lustrous yellow reddish gold with sweeping mirrors and frosted (not "all brilliant") motifs combining here in a strong display of cameo contrast. (Beginning in 1902, the recesses in the dies were left in their polished state by mint employees rather than treated with acid to create "frost", therefore frosted cameos from this era are much scarcer.) We heartily concur with NGC's grade of Proof 65. All things told, this beautiful gem is both exciting and fascinating to the eye when beheld in person, and we encourage all interested parties, even those who have only a cursory interest in Proof gold, to take a moment with this resplendent 1903 $5 gold piece.
Estimated Value $20,000 - 23,000.
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$25,300 |
Lot 3864 |
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1904 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 66. Bold strike with lovely light even toning. Great eye appeal. Pop 1; none higher at PCGS. The Mint's practice of producing Proofs with semi-brilliant devices during the 1902-1907 era means that the 1904 typical with "all brilliant" surfaces. And what a spectacular Gem it is! The surfaces on this handsome coin are judged by us to be bright gold in color, and quite lustrous, very showy, with the grade acting on behalf of its outstanding quality. Of course, this Proof gold issue is rare in an absolute sense, there being very few survivors from an original mintage of just 108 pieces. The number extant may be as few as 35 to 50, many of which are plagued by hairlines or signs of handling. Regardless of the accuracy of this estimate, there can be no doubt that the present Proof 66 example represents an prime bidding occasion for the refined Proof type collector. The holder shows scuffing to the back (PCGS # 8499) .
Estimated Value $30,000 - 34,000.
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$41,400 |
Lot 3865 |
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1904 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Lovely rich golden color. Only 136 proofs struck. Pop 12; 2 in 65 Cam; 1 in 66 Cam. The Proof of 1900-05 were ordered in the largest numbers up to this time, with 1904's issuance 136 Proofs, the fifth highest of the design. This is an attractively toned example whose vibrant yellow-gold to orange surface is nicely mirrored, with the fields watery against lightly contrasting cameo devices. While not a coin for the wealthy perfectionist, and with a few dim hairlines, this is an exceptionally attractive Proof 64 (PCGS # 88499) .
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
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$14,375 |
Lot 3866 |
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1904 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 64 Cameo. Nice untoned example of a proof cameo coin. 136 proofs struck. Pop 12; 2 in 65 Cam; 1 in 66 Cam. A satiny frosted example of this more affordable Proof five with energetic luster in the fields, smooth and reflective like glass, topped off by rich champagne to orange toning that seems to want to motivate bidders to increase their bids two or three notches as though by clever hypnotism! (PCGS # 88499) .
Estimated Value $10,000 - 12,000.
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$14,375 |
Lot 3867 |
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1905 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded Proof 65 Cameo. Lovely light gold toning. A beauty! 108 proofs struck. Pop 1; none finer at PCGS. Some intriguing mint-made swirls on the finish of Liberty's profile near the hair below the eye and ear. A few tiny toning spots. The production of Proof gold in the half eagle series was its largest from 1900 to 1905, a combined mintage for those years of 930 Proofs. For the 1905 issue, only 108 were minted and over the years many have been lost or impaired. The present gem has sharp contrast between mirrored fields and semi-frosted devices on both obverse and reverse. The radiating luster is accented by sparkling metal flow lines. A few random hairline scratches in the right field are the only marks. A diagnostic for the issue, the top of the 5 in the date has been recut, visible with 6x magnification. An important offering of the Finest Known cameo example graded by PCGS! (PCGS # 88500) .
Estimated Value $23,000 - 26,000.
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$29,900 |
Lot 3868 |
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1906-D $5 Liberty. NGC graded MS-64. Golden orange color. Pop 250; 66 finer. An appealing fresh warm golden orange specimen, fully struck, and unmarred by discoloration or heavy contact. Quite difficult to encounter in this nice a grade showing full mint bloom. First year of coinage at the Denver mint.
Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,500.
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$1,898 |
Lot 3869 |
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1907 $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Fresh, careening luster throughout, the "old gold" patina agrees nicely with the choice MS63 label on the "Old green PCGS holder." (PCGS # 8416) .
Estimated Value $850 - 900.
Frank McCarthy Collection.
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$1,093 |
Lot 3870 |
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1907-D $5 Liberty. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Well struck with lovely golden toning. Light obverse marks otherwise a point or two better (PCGS # 8417) .
Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500.
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$1,208 |
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