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Browse Catalogue of Stack's September 2005 Autumn Auction Limited to: U. S. Coins, Medals and Tokens → California Small Gold Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last Categories  •  Stack's September 2005 Autumn → U. S. Coins, Medals and Tokens → California Small Gold Print these Realized Prices! You'll need the Adobe PDF Reader to view and/or print the prices realized sheet. Lot # Description Grade Hammer Price 1674 Group of 25¢. Octagonal. Liberty Head. 1854 B-G 104 (R-4) AU $140.00 Fine. Solder mount; 1855 B-G 106 (R-3). About Uncirculated. Holed and discolored; 1870 B-G 713 (R-4). About Uncirculated. Holed, with pinkish-gold toning; 1866 B-G 737 (R-5). Extremely Fine, or better. Holed, with a gold wash that is peeling away on the reverse. Perhaps brass with a gold wash; 1871 B-G 767 (R-3). Very Fine. Solder mount marks. 5 pieces. 1675 1856 25¢. Octagonal. B-G 107 (Low R-4). Liberty Head CH AU $400.00 Choice About Uncirculated. This Frontier & Deviercy issue shows a low-relief Liberty with a bold horn-like coronet point formed by the letters FD. 1676 1856 25¢. Octagonal. B-G 111 (R-3). Liberty Head CH BU $280.00 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Copper and spots of blue toning define this lustrous, distinctive specimen that has received its coloration from longtime storage in a paper envelope. 1677 No Date (circa 1853). 25¢. Round. B-G 201 (Rarity-7) BU $2,250.00 Brilliant Uncirculated. Olive-gold tones dominate and are joined by coppery tones on both sides. Well struck and quite attractive on the overall, this specimen exhibits a tiny hole at the 1:30 clock position when viewed from the obverse. According to Breen-Gillio, it was possibly this variety that was noted as early as April of 1853 by the Sacramento Daily Union. This specimen, which is new...  more 1678 No Date (1853). 25¢. Round. B-G 221 (R-3). Liberty Head BU $240.00 Brilliant Uncirculated, virtually of Choice quality. Well struck with boldly detailed devices and high rims. Lustrous and yellow-gold, this specimen would make a fine example of this coin for a variety set. 1679 No Date. 25¢. Round. B-G 222. Liberty Head. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $220.00 - virtually Choice. Yellow-gold and lustrous, with coppery orange toning adhering to the well struck devices and fields. 1680 (Ca. 1854) 25¢. Liberty Head, Round. B-G 224 (R-3). Brilliant Uncirculated BU $275.00 - near-Choice. Wonderfully sharp with exceptional detail. This Nouillizet issue was one specifically noted in Montroville W. Dickeson's 1859 American Numismatical Manual among ''California Coins.'' 1681 1856 25¢. Round. B-G 229 (R-4). Liberty Head. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $350.00 Longtime storage in a paper envelope has toned this orange-gold specimen in bright rose and magenta hues. 1682 1854 50¢. Octagonal. B-G 306 (R-4). Liberty Head EF to AU $160.00 Extremely Fine to About Uncirculated. Lustre is a bit muted on this variably toned though well struck specimen. 1683 1854-D 50¢. Round. B-G 422A. Rarity-7+. Liberty Head BU $5,500.00 Brilliant Uncirculated, with claims to Choice. Here is a crisply struck specimen of this extremely rare Deriberpie issue, featuring a strike that is concave on the obverse and convex on the reverse. The obverse is yellow-gold and lustrous, while the reverse is more orange-gold, with mint frost at the peripheries and a glossy surface noted at the center. The glossiness is a result of...  more 1684 1854 50¢. Round. B-G 424 (Low Rarity-7). Liberty Head BU $4,000.00 Brilliant Uncirculated, featuring surfaces that are very deeply toned in iridescent and fleck-like toning, especially on the obverse. If a little brighter, this generally well struck specimen might even achieve a Choice designation, and might benefit from a S.S. Central America style ''conservation.'' B-G 424 is one of the kings of the California small gold series, with die variety...  more 1685 1853 50¢. Round. B-G 428. Liberty Head. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $160.00 Well struck and bright, with surfaces hosting rich coppery toning on both sides. 1686 1853 50¢. Round. B-G 428. Liberty Head CH AU $300.00 Choice About Uncirculated, nearly Mint State. Just a touch of wear at the high points is joined by rose and copper hues on this yellow-gold specimen. 1687 1856 50¢. Round. B-G 434 (R-4-). Liberty Head. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $450.00 - virtually Choice. Very well struck and featuring lightly prooflike, orange-gold surfaces and a hint of coppery rose toning. 1688 1853 $1.00. Octagonal. B-G 530. Liberty Head EF $325.00 Extremely Fine. Surfaces are glossy and host many fine marks from jewelry use at one time. Mount marks are noted on the edge. 1689 1853 $1.00. Octagonal. B-G 530. Liberty Head EF $110.00 Extremely Fine or better in strict terms of wear. Olive-gold and quite attractive but for some circulation tics and a series of scratches on the reverse that probably indicate a removed mounting. 1690 1867 25¢. Octagonal. B-G 709 (R-4). Liberty Head VERY CH BU $350.00 Very Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Prooflike, green-gold fields surround frosted, well struck devices on this remarkable little jewel. 1691 1871 25¢. Octagonal. B-G 717 (R-3). Liberty Head CH BU $350.00 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Olive-gold and lustrous, this specimen exhibits a marvelously bold strike for the type. 1692 1860 25¢. Octagonal. B-G 731 (R-5-). Liberty Head CH BU $400.00 Choice Brilliant Uncirculated. Yellow-gold, prooflike surfaces are colored in a dash of iridescent copper toning on both sides. Scarce. 1693 1870-G 25¢. Octagonal. B-G 760 (Rarity-7+). Liberty Head AU $450.00 About Uncirculated, and essentially Mint State in terms of wear. This boldly struck, bright yellow-gold specimen has a ring mount still attached and features a bright, slightly gritty texture to the surfaces. Here is an opportunity to acquire an affordable specimen of this very rare variety. 1694 1872 25¢. Round. B-G 818 (R-4-). Washington Head EF $450.00 Extremely Fine. Despite a soldered on loop, this specimen represents a perfect, inexpensive example of this type that is hotly sought after among its more numerous Liberty Head and Indian Head brethren. 1695 1871-G 25¢. Liberty Head, Round. B-G 838. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $170.00 - nearly fully Choice. Boldly prooflike fields accent sharp devices and a boldly repunched 'G'. 1696 1872 50¢. Octagonal. B-G 914 (R-4). Liberty Head. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $240.00 This Frontier & Bellemere type displays a unique snub-nose Liberty, star over HALF on the reverse. Fields are semi-prooflike for added beauty. 1697 1876 50¢. Round. B-G 1038 (R-4). Indian Head. Brilliant Uncirculated BU $160.00 - splendidly prooflike. One of a very few Period II Indian types that can be traced to a specific maker, Herman J. Brand of San Francisco. Well struck and desirable. 1698 1875/3 50¢. Indian Head, Round. B-G 1058 AU $220.00 About Uncirculated and close to Mint State. Deep red-gold lustre shows a faint rub on the high spots to define this example. Page 1 of 1  •  First  Previous  Next  Last

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