Rare Unc. Key Date No half eagles were struck between 1916 and 1929, but the Philadelphia Mint produced a total of 662,000 coins in the later year. Unfortunately, the effects of the Great Depression were beginning to be felt and READ MORE
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1907 High Relief Wire Rim NGC MS62, 63 and 64
Three Birds on a “Wire” Nearly everyone already knows that 1907 High Reliefs are beautiful, immensely popular coins. Here’s a chance to own three! We do business the old fashioned way, we speak with you. (800) 257.3253 8:30 AM – 5:00 READ MORE
1810 Capped Bust Half Eagle PCGS MS63
Satiny, Choice Unc. This is the Large Date, Large 5 combination, which, along with the Small Date, Tall 5, is the most frequently seen of the four Guide Book varieties known for the year. It is also part of a READ MORE
1879-S Liberty Double Eagle NGC MS62
Rare Unc. S-Mint $20 Lib For all practical purposes, MS62 is the optimal collectible grade for this San Francisco date. While all Mint State coins are scarce, the value increases dramatically above the MS62 level. By way of example, to READ MORE
1854 Small Date $20 NGC AU-58 Mint Error Obverse Strike Through
Twenty Dollar gold pieces have long been popular with collectors with Type 1 pieces such as the one being presented today the most sought after. On top of this coin being in impressive AU-58 condition, it is a mint error. READ MORE
1877-S Liberty Double Eagles PCGS MS61
A handful, we have five coins available… The San Francisco Mint struck large numbers of double eagles throughout the second half of the 19th century and 1877 was certainly no exception. A mintage of more than 1.7 million Liberty double READ MORE
1879-S Liberty Double Eagles NGC/PCGS MS61
Ten Tough $20 Lib. S-mints The San Francisco Mint continued to be the chief producer of double eagles in 1879, striking more than 1.2 million coins (about 1 million pieces more than all three other mints combined). However, Uncirculated examples READ MORE
1924-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS64
This one is a toughie. Despite its substantial mintage of more than three million pieces, the 1924-D double eagle has always been an elusive issue. Most of the coins were held in Mint vaults or Federal Reserve Banks until the READ MORE
1860-S Liberty Double Eagle PCGS MS61
Rare Mint State The 1860-S Type One Liberty double eagle claims a mintage of 544,950 pieces, a substantial production total in absolute terms, but slightly smaller than average for a San Francisco issue from this period. The coins were released READ MORE
1854 Kellogg & Co. $20 NGC AU58
The California economy suffered from an acute shortage of coinage after the United States Assay Office closed in late 1853, until the San Francisco Mint began coinage operations on a large scale in 1854. Even after the Mint was officially READ MORE