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 | 129112 | GOLD 1834 $2 1/2 AU53 CAC PCGS | $ 1,975.00 |
| 1ST YEAR CLASSIC HEAD TYPE with NO MOTTO ON REVERSE. ........EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL SHARP DETAlSl S and LOTS of LUSTER...... PCGS & CAC CERTIFIED...... ONLY 112,234 MINTED!..... In 1834 the Mint officials changed the design on the Quarter Eagles, to reduce the weight to prevent melting....... Liberty no longer wore a cap and used the design seen on Classic Head Half Cents of 1809-1836 and Large Cents of 1808-1814. There are 2 varieties: a small head and large head PCGS has only certified 98 in this grade (NGC 102) and of all those on 12 HAVE CAC CERTIFICATION LABELS. . |
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| 131461 | GOLD 1834 $5 AU50 PCGS HM-8 | $ 2,450.00 |
| CLASSIC HEAD DESIGN PLAIN 4..... REDUCED DIAMETER with
SMALLER LETTERS, DATES and STARS..... EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL and A LOT of BRILLIANT MINT LUSTER . EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL. PCGS GOLD SHIELD CERTIFIED....HM-8 |
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| 131682 | GOLD 1834 $5 AU53 CLASSIC | $ 2,750.00 |
| CLASSIC HEAD $5 HALF EAGLE..... PCGS GOLD SHIELD CERTIFIED HM-8. .... MINTAGE: 657,460 1834 Plain 4. with EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL.... In 1834, the mintage of U.S. gold coinage increased dramatically, thanks to the destruction
and recycling of older, heavier-weight coins. PCGS GOLD SHIELD CERTIFIED 765198.. |
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| 132928 | GOLD 1834 $5 XF45 CLASSIC PCGS | $ 2,000.00 |
| CLASSIC HEAD GOLD HALF EAGLE PLAIN 4..... WOW! A BEAUTY! BOLD DETAILS, EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL and NICE COLORATION. MINTAGE: 657,460 .....DETAILS WARRANT THE PCGS EXTRA FINE XF45 CERTIFIED GRADE..... By 1834, the price of gold had risen to the point where the value of gold in a Half Eagle exceeded the face value. As a result, in 1834 the specifications were changed and the size reduced.The classic head design only lasted five years. PCGS HAS ONLY CERTIFIED 378 in XF45 (NGC 351) |
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| 133280 | GOLD 1834 $5 AU53 HM-4 PCGS | $ 2,750.00 |
| CLASSIC HEAD GOLD HALF EAGLE (1834-1838) .....1834 PLAIN 4 --HM-4 VARIETY.... MINTAGE: 657,460..... EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL and DETAILS...... In 1834, the mintage of U.S. gold coinage increased dramatically thanks to the destruction and recycling of older, heavier-weight coins. , GOLD SHIELD PCGS CERTIFIED |
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| 126662 | GOLD 1836 $5 AU50 PCGS HM-5 | $ 2,275.00 |
| PCGS GOLD SHIELD GOLD $5 CLASSIC HEAD HM-5. CLASSIC HEAD HALF EAGLE. CERTIFIED AU BUT CLOSE TO A HIGHER AU GRADE? EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL,
MINTAGE: 371,534.... COMMON IN ALLGRADES BUT RARE IN GEM CONDITION........ IT IS THE ONLY COMMON DATE OF THE TYPE THAT HAS NOT CERTIFIED ABOVE MS64! . |
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| 128977 | GOLD 1836 $5 XF40 CACG | $ 2,250.00 |
| 2ND MOST COMMON GOLD $5 CLASSIC HEAD....STRIKES WILL VARY SO YOU WILL LIKE THE DETAILS ON THIS ONE.... THAT WAS WELL STRUCK and HAS --- A STRONG DATE -- DETAILS --- STARS.......... OF 280 graded as XF40 by PCGS & NGC------- ONLY "11" have CAC STICKERS. THIS ONE IS THE ONLY "1" to DATE IN THE NEW CACG HOLDER----. EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL and COLORATION. THIS IS ONE FOR THE COLLECTORS WANTING A SET OF U.S. GOLD HALF EAGLES. |
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| 129454 | GOLD 1836 $5 CLASSIC XF40 PCGS | $ 1,800.00 |
| SENSATIONAL EYE APPEAL with LOTS of MINT LUSTER on the SURFACES, BOLD DETAILS
MINTAGE: 553,147. TRULY CHOICE EXAMPLES ARE NOT PARTTICULARLY COMMON. MANY ARE SOFTLY STRUCK ON THE HAIR CURLS AROUND THE FACE. |
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| 131239 | GOLD 1836 $5 VF35 CAC HM-6 | $ 1,475.00 |
| CLASSIC HEAD GOLD HALF EAGLE. MINTAGE: 553,147. AS ON THE QUARTER EAGLE 0F
1834, THE MOTTO E PLURIBUS UNUM WAS OMITTED FROM THE NEW, REDUCED SIZE HALF
EAGLE IN 1834, TO DISTINGUISH THE OLD COINS THAT HAD BECOME WORTH MORE THAN FACE
VALUE. EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL, SOLID DETAILS FOR GRADE, ORIGINAL SURFACES AND
COLORATION, REMAINING MINT LUSTER INSIDE PROTECTED AREAS OF SURFACES. PCGS
CERTIFIED WITH EVERY DETAIL ON BOTH SIDE BOLD AND SHARP.. |
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| 133639 | GOLD 1836 $2.50 VF35 CAC | $ 1,475.00 |
| CLASSIC HEAD $2 1/2 --NO MOTTO ON REVERSE. CAGC CERTIFIED, EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL, MINTAGE
547,986 FOR BOTH SCRIPT 8 AND BLOCK 8. |
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| 130833 | GOLD 1854 $3 AU50 CAC PCGS | $ 2,075.00 |
| THREE-DOLLAR GOLD PIECE - MINTAGE ONLY 138,608 SUPER EYE APPEAL & ALL "ORIGINAL" SURFACES, LOTS OF
DETAILS & EYE APPEAL WITH REMAINING LUISTER WITHIN DETAILS..... ONLY 24 OF 670 GRADED AU by PCGS & NGC HAVE "CAC" LABELS. The 1854 is the 1st year of issue for this unusual and unnecessary denomination . |
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| 101059 | GOLD 1854 O $2.50 AU50 CAC | $ 1,475.00 |
| NEW ORLEANS GOLD LIBERTY HEAD QUARTER EAGLE.... MINTAGE: 153,000 with the TOTAL KNOWN 500-700+..... FULL
STRIKE with BOLD DETAILS, EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL, LOTS OF BRILLIANT MINT LUSTER
REMAINING ON SURFACES, MINIMUM MARKS ON SURFACES, PCGS GOLD SHIELD & CAC CERTIFIED.ONLY 6 OF THESE CERTIFIED IN THIS GRADE HAVE CAC CAC CERTIFICATION. |
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| 109976 | GOLD 1856 $1 AU55 PCGS | $ 575.00 |
| TYPE III GOLD DOLLAR. One of the three of four most common of all Type III gold dollars. Most are well worn and actually uncirculated ones are offered with less Frequency than you would expect. THIS DATE IS MUCH RARER THAN ANY OF THE DATES IN THE 1880 S------ FOR EXAMPLE. You will really like the sharp details, excellent eye appeal and the surface coloration. . |
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| 104517 | GOLD 1856 S $3 AU58 CAC PCG | $ 13,575.00 |
| PCGS GOLD SHIELD CERTIFIED & CAC CERTIFICATION! Mintage only 34,500. The San Francisco Mint produced $3 gold pieces in four years - a very small amount in comparsion to other mintages. THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF THE MINTMARKS........ A VERY RARE GOLD $3......... MOST SEEN ARE LOW GRADES. |
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| 102689 | GOLD 1861 $3 AU50 CAC PCGS | $ 8,975.00 |
| LOW MINTAGE of only 5,750 and THE ONLY ONE I HAVE EVER HAD TO SELL was an LOW GRADE ! A RARE DATE
TO FIND!...... A POPULAR DATE----- - STRUCK WHILE our NATION was FOCUSING ITS ATTENTION on
THE CIVIL WAR. ........MINT STATE EXAMPLES ARE RARE..... MOST SHOW DIE STRIATIONS AND LATER
DIE STATES CLASH MARKS....... SENATIONAL EYE APPEAL- LOTS OF DETAILS WITH ORIGINAL
REMAINING LUSTER on SURFACES.................... A REALLY GREAT DATE TO OWN! ............PCGS HAS ONLY CERTIFIED 117 IN AU50 (NGC 68) and only 8 of all these have CAC CERTIFICATION. |
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| 108615 | GOLD 1861 $5 AU58 CAC NGC | $ 2,175.00 |
| MINTAGE: 688,084----- Of 1,189 CERTIFIED AU58 by NGC & PCGS ONLY 73 have "CAC" CERTIFICATION.---- FULLY STRUCK with ALL DETAILS SHARP, EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL, HARDLY ANY SURFACE ABRASION, DEEP GOLDEN SURFACE COLORATION. A FANTASTIC GRADE FOR ANY COLLECTION. OLD NGC CERTIFIED HOLDER. |
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| 130505 | GOLD 1862 $2.50 AU55 CAC PCGS | $ 2,975.00 |
| PCGS & CAC CERTIFIED. PCGS HAS ONLY CERTIFIED 28 (NGC 45) in AU55 and only 6 have CAC CERTIFICATION. MINTAGE ONLY: 98,505. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THIS DATE TO SELL SINCE WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS.
You can totally disregard the valuations for this coin in the standard pricing guides particularly in incirculated. SCARCE LOW MINTAGE CIVIL WAR ERA ISSUE. |
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| 128978 | GOLD 1866 S $2.5 AU50 PCGS | $ 1,475.00 |
| SAN FRANCISCO MINT QUARTER EAGLE. MINTAGE ONLY 38,900 The majority are well worn and grossly underrated in high grade. PCGS GRADED POPULATION: AU 50 (22) 55-58 (21) MS (5) This in 24 years of business is only the 2nd one we have had to sell. FULLY STRUCK WITH ALL DETAILS SHARP - DETAILS & MINT MARK. |
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| 126109 | GOLD 1870 $1 MS62 PCGS | $ 2,025.00 |
| PCGS has only graded 11 in MS62 grade!! MINTAGE ONLY 6,300 -- VERY SCARCE and comparable in RARITY to the 1871!!!
SHARP DETAILS & EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL. |
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| 103423 | GOLD 1878 $2.5 MS63 CAC NGC | $ 875.00 |
| EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL, LOTS OF MINT STATE LUSTER ON SURFACES, FULL STRIKE WITH
BOLD DETAILS. MINTAGE: 286,240 NGC & CAC CERTIFIED. In MS63/ms63+ PCGS & NGC have certified 631
but ONLY 32 HAVE CAC CERTIFICATION. FROSTY MINT LUSTER & ORIGINAL SURFACE COLORATION. |
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| 111217 | GOLD 1878 $3 XF45 CAC NGC | $ 1,875.00 |
| NGC CERTIFIED EXTRA FINE 45 & CAC CERTIFICATION - ONE OF ONLY 5 in this grade have CAC CERTIFICATIO , MINTAGE: 82,304.---THE MOST COMMON of the THREE DOLLAR GOLD PIECES - NEVER POPULAR and they saw
VERY LITTLE CIRCULATION----- SENSATIONAL EYE APPEAL---- LOTS OF
TYPICAL FROSTY TYPE LUSTER, BOLD DETAILS FOR DATE inside a OLD NGC HOLDER. . |
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| 129734 | GOLD 1878 $3 AU58 PCGS CAC | $ 2,625.00 |
| PCGS & CAC CERTIFIED, MINTAGE: 82,304. THE MOST COLLON OF THETHREE DOLLAR GOLD PIECES - NEVER POPULAR and they saw VERY LITTLE CIRCULATION..... SENSATIONAL EYE APPEAL...... LOTS OF
TYPICAL FROSTY TYPE LUSTER, BOLD DETAILS FOR DATE with just some high point STRIKE weakness . |
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| 111840 | GOLD 1878 CC $5 XF45 PCGS | $ 31,500.00 |
| LEBERTY HEAD GOLD CARSON CITY $5 - MINTAGE ONLY 9,054. After the 1870-CC the 1878-CC if the RAREST CARSON CITY HALF MINT HALF EAGLE and actually less often available 32 time to 37 time compared to the 1870-CC. PCGS has only certified: (7) in XF-40/45 ------ (22) AU50-58-------- (0) MS----This was the year of the BLAND/ALLISON ACT and half eagles weresignificantl cut back. Half eagles were minted in small quantioties consistent with the preceding two years. Estimates of surviving pieces exta nt are1% or less, establishing this date as one of the top three in overall rarity for the "CC" half eagle series.... VIRTUALLY UNKNOWN in UNCIRCULATED CONDITION!! UNTIL 2003 WHEN a MS63 was GRADED by NGC.......HIGHEST GRADES KNOWN are 3 - AU58 few pieces change hands. DETAILS ARE SOLID AU++ ???? ALL DETAILS - DENTICLES -- HIGH POINTS VERY BOLD. |
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| 108663 | GOLD 1879 CC $5 G04 CAC PCGS | $ 2,575.00 |
| MINTAGE ONLY 17,281 -- SCARCE in ALL GRADES. PCGS GRADED & CAC CERTIFICATION. ORIGINAL SURFACES WITH ALL DETAILS SHARP & BOLD FOR THE GOOD GRADE -- YELLOW GOLD SURFACES --. OUTSTANDING EYE APPEAL. |
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| 108665 | GOLD 1880 $5 LIBERTY W/MOTTO | $ 875.00 |
| MINTAGE: 3,166,400 COMMON IN ALL GRADES
SENSATIONAL EYE APPEAL, ORIGINAL SURFACE COLOR, WELL STRUCK WITH SHARP DETAILS, , FEW SURFACES MARKS |
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| 106103 | GOLD 1882 CC $5 AU55 CAC PCGS | $ 8,250.00 |
| CARSON CITY GOLD HALF EAGLE ........ MINTAGE ONLY: 82,817 ---AU S are HARD to FIND and VERY SCARCE! . UNCIRCULATED are QUITE RARE....... EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL - YELLOW GOLD SURFACE COLORATION..... FULLY STRUCK with ALL DETAILS SHARP...... Of 78 PCGS &128 NGC GRADED AU55 ONLY 25 of all these have CAC CERTIFICATION. |
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| 130694 | GOLD 1844 CC $5 VF25 CACG | $ 3,875.00 |
| MINTAGE: ONLY - 16,402. VERY RARE and UNDERRATED IN "ALL" GRADES. PCGS & NGC have only CERTIFIED 285 AND only 53 of ALL THESE HAVE CAC CERTIFICATION. The strike is not as sharp as on the other Carson City half eagles.The obverse is nearly always weak on the tiop of the coronet., the curls near the ear and eye of Liberty and the curl beneath the ear. The stars are often flat at the center. On the reverse, the neck feathers are often weak. Many are also weak on the eagle s upper legs and on t he horizontal line in the shield. The revese border is occasionally incomplete from 10:00 - 2:00. NEARLY EVERY KNOWN IS CHARACTERIZED BY HEAVILY ABRADED SURFACES . Rich natural coloration of RICH YELLOW-GOLD - NOT MANY HAVE COMPLETELY ORIGINAL COLORATION.------ |
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| 132056 | GOLD 1884 CC $20 AU50 | $ 6,795.00 |
| GOLD $20 CARSON CITY MINTED LIBERTY HEAD W/MOTTO. MINTAGE: 81,139 Usually available in VF to MS61. A significant number were shipped overseas for foreign trade. Above MS62 they are quite rare. . ORIGINAL SURFACE COLORATION - EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL, ALL DETAILS BOLD & SHARP. AU55??????? |
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| 116698 | GOLD 1889 $1 MS64+ CAC PCGS | $ 1,450.00 |
| PCGS HAS ONLY GRADED 11 MS64 + PLUS DESIGNATION -- OF ALL THE 1,117 GRADED MS64/MS64+ BY PCGS/NGC ONLY 101 HAVE "CAC" CERTIFICATION..... MINTAGE ONLY 28,950 -- The last year of issue for GOLD DOLLARS.
EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL & FULLY STRUCK WITH RAZOR SHARP DETAILS. Brilliant Uncirculated Mint State ORIGINAL LUSTER AND SURFACES. EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL TOO. |
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| 108697 | GOLD 1890 CC $5 AU55 PCGS | $ 2,750.00 |
| SCARCE POPULAR CARSON CITY GOLD LIBERTY HALF EAGLE. MINTAGE: 53,800. THE 1890-CC was struck after a 6 year hiatus at the mint. FULL STRIKE WITH ALL DETAILS SHARP, SLIGHT MINOR SURFACE MARKS OR ABRASIONS, SENSATIONAL EYE APPEAL, LOTS OF MINT LUSTER, A LOT OF QUALITY FOR THE PCGS CERTIFIED AU55 GRADE. RICH YELLOW GOLD SURFACES SEMI PL. PCGS GRADED POPULATION: AU55 (99) -- AU58 (95)--- MS60-62 (166)--- MS63/63+ (36}---MS64/64+ (36) ---MS 65 (2)--- MS66 (1) |
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| 133373 | GOLD 1890 CC $5 VF30 AU55 CAC | $ 3,325.00 |
| GOLD LIBERTY HALF EAGLE VARIETY 2 - MOTTO ABOVE EAGLE ------ CARSON
CITY MINT. ...... LUSTROUS, WELL STRUCK with COPPER-ORANGE COLORATION....... THE
SURFACES are ORIGINAL & CAC CERTIFIED..... SCARCE and DESIRABLE.....
MINTAGE: 53,800........ MINT LUSTER remains within the protected areas of both sides.., Mintage Only 53,800 ....
GRADED AU55 ==101 NGC AU55 (127 PCGS) and only 22 have CAC CERTIFICATION LABELS. |
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| 101005 | GOLD 1891 CC $10 AU55 NGC CAC | $ 3,975.00 |
| CARSON CITY GOLD EAGLE LIBERTY W/MOTTO. MINTAGE: 103,732..... ALL DETAILS BOLD WITH ONLY SOME HIGH POINT WEAKNESS, EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL AND LOTS OF LUSTER ON BOTH SIDES - CAC CERTIFIED - ONLY 21 CAC CERTIFIED OF 687 PCGS & NGC CERTIFIED AS AU55/55+ . |
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| 101007 | GOLD 1891 CC $5 MS61 PCGS CAC | $ 4,295.00 |
| A POPULAR CARSON CITY GOLD HALF EAGLE. MINTAGE: 208,000. PCGS CERTIFIED
UNCIRCULAED MS61 $5 MINT STATE.. A VERY POPULAR GOLD COIN! EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL, LOTS OF LUSTER ON BOTH SIDES, WELL STRUCK WITH ALL DETAILS SHARP AND BOLD. . DEEP COPPERY-ORANGE
COLORATON. TOTAL KNOWN ONLY 1250-1500+. PCGS HAS ONLY GRADED 318 IN THIS GRADE (NGC 424)
AND ONLY 42 OF ALL THESE HAVE "CAC" CERTIFICATION LABELS. |
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| 108830 | GOLD 1892 CC $5 AU58 PCGS CAC | $ 3,950.00 |
| MINTAGE: 82.968.... A POPULAR CARSON CITY GOLD HALF EAGLE.... PCGS AU58 with VERY ACCURATE GRADE. & CAC GREEN LABEL CERTIFICATION-----EXCEPTIONAL EYE APPEAL, NO DEEP CUTS OR MARKS, ALL DETAILS SHARP...... PCGS has only certified 162 in AU58. and only 222 in ALL MINT STATE. . ONLY 73 OF 343 PCGS & NGC GRADED AU58 HAVE CAC CERTIFIED - LOTS OF FLASHY SRFACES & LUSTER ! |
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| 132933 | GOLD 1892 CC $5 AU55 CAC PCGS | $ 3,175.00 |
| CARSON CITY LIBERTY HALF EAGLE. MINTAGE: 82,968. LOTS OF BRILLIANT MINT
LUSTER, SHARP DETAILS, SENSATIONAL EYE APPEAL. MUCH RARER than the 1891-CC
ISSUE. MOST are EF or AU and HEAVILY BAGMARKED. VERY RARE in CHOICE
UNCIRCULATED. PCGS HAS ONLY CERTIFIED 161 (NGC 190) in AU55----- with only 40 of all these CAC CERTIFIED. |
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| 132003 | GOLD 1913 $2.50 INDIAN PIN | $ 375.00 |
| GOLD INDIAN QUARTER EAGLE. MINTAGE: 722,165. VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE OF ANY WEAR,
EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL AND LUSTER. THE 1913 PLANCHETS CONTINUE TO HAVE A SLIGHTLY
GRANULAR APPEARANCE AS FREQUENTLY SEEN ON THE SERIES. |
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| 132004 | GOLD 1914 $2.50 INDIAN XF | $ 495.00 |
| MINTAGE ONLY 240,117....... THE 2ND LOWEST MINTAGE of the ENTIRE SERIES! EVEN IN
LOWER GRADES THIS COIN is a CHALLENGE with FEWER COINS REPORTED than ALMOST ANY
OTHER ISSUE BESIDES the 1911-D. SHARP DEVICES with STRONG
SURFACES. |
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| 131611 | GOLD 1925 D $2.50 MS64 CAC PCG | $ 1,175.00 |
| MINTAGE: 578,000. PCGS GRADED MS64 CHOICE UNCIRCULATED MINT STATE INDIAN HEAD QUARTER EAGLE. LOTS of MINT LUSTER, EXCELLENT EYE APPEAL, FULLY STRUCK WITH ALL DETAILS SHARP. Original mint luster with CAC CERTIFCATION. OF 6,809 certified MF64/MS64+ by PCGS & NGC ONLY 536 HAVE CAC CERTIFICATION. The Denver Mint was called back into action to strike these. Striking quality varies and it is possible the Denver Mint was not working with the most perfect equipment and dies. In some cases the rims are poorly defined. You will love how lustrous and attractive this one is. |
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| 123500 | CONCEPT $1 2000 | $ 40.00 |
| 2000 GALLERY MINT TOKEN - LIBERTY HEAD - ICG CERTIFIED. REVERSE
FINALIST FOR U.S. $1 DESIGN. MINTAGE: 2,500. Privately Minted Pattern for the
new dollar coin produced in 1998 to provide the Washington decision makers an
example of what the new golden dollar could look like. Ron Landis, Gallery Mint
engraver, first designed the Flowing Hair type and mated it with a reverse to
symbolize peace in the new millennuium. Rep. Micheal Castle, then chairman of the International Monetary Policy Committee, decided that the more familiar
Statue of Liberty would be more recognizable. He found this statue design in the
Mint archive designed earlier by James Ferrell, a Mint engraver. To help
promote this design, Gallery Mint made this second type of pattern that was
distributed to members of the House and Senate. This design was actually written
into the original bill. The bill passed with the exception that the design be left to the Secretary of Treasury. Robert Rubin formed a selection commitee and
the rest is history. DOUBLE THICK PIEDFORTS (NOT GOLD) with ititial price being
$25. Due to Ron s participation in the design competition, the Gallery Mint was
not able to promote these designs in any way, so as not to influence the
selection process. After the selection of the Sacagawea Dollar, the remaining
250 of each style were offered as a last chance to purchase this historic pattern by the Gallery Mint. The reverse design was one of four designs that
made it to the final round and was very close to being accepted. The design
selected was the work of Thomas Rogers, an outstanding Mint engraver, and friend
of Gallery Mint. |
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| 123673 | CONCEPT $1 2000 | $ 40.00 |
| 2000 GALLERY MINT TOKEN - PRIVATELY MINTED PATTERN - REVERSE FINALIST FOR U.S.
$1 DESIGN. MINTAGE: 2,500. Pattern for the new dollar coin produced in 1998 to
provide the Washington decision makers an example of what the new GOLDEN DOLLAR
could look like. RON LANDIS, Gallery Mint engraver, first designed the Flowing
Hair type and mated it with a reverse to symbolize peace in the new millennuim.
Rep. Micheal Castle then chairman of the International Montetary Policy Committee, decided that the more familiar Statue of Liberty would be more
recognizable. He found this statue design in the Mint archive designed ealier by
James Ferrell a Mint engraver. To help promote this design, Gallery Mint made
this second type of pattern that was distributed to members of the House and
Senate. This design was actually written into the original bill. The bill passed
with the exception that the design be left to the Secretary of Treasury. Robert Rubin formed a selection committee and the rest is history. Made of DOUBLE THICK
PIEDFORTS (NOT GOLD) with the initial price being $25. Due to Ron s
participation in the design competition, the GALLERY MINT was not able to
promote these designs in any way, so as not to influence the selection process.
After the selection of the SACAGAWEA DOLLAR, the remaining 250 of each style
were offered as a last chance to purchase this historic pattern by the GALLERY MINT. The reverse design was one of four designs that made it to the final round
and was very close to being accepted. The design selected was the work of Thomas
Rogers, an outstanding Mint engraver, and friend of GALLERY MINT. |
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| 103274 | GOLD BUFFALO 2008 W $10 | $ 3,000.00 |
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