Choice Mint State An adequate mintage of 6.9 million Morgan dollars was accomplished in 1901, but the issue is more elusive than the respectable production total would suggest, especially in high grade. Many coins were released into circulation and suffered READ MORE
Tag: MS63+
1799 Draped Bust Eagle PCGS MS63
Gorgeous for her Age Large Stars Obverse variety. The early Philadelphia Mint was concerned about the numbers of coins struck and the serviceability of the dies required for their production, and not at all about the particular date those dies READ MORE
1865 Liberty Double Eagle NGC MS63
Rare, Choice Unc. The 1865 Liberty twenty claims a nominal mintage of 351,175 pieces. Before the era of recent shipwreck finds, this date was seldom encountered above the VF-XF grade level. Fortunately, 320 examples of the 1865 were recovered from READ MORE
1857-S S.S.C.A. Liberty Double Eagles PCGS MS63 and MS65
A Pair of 5’s and a 3 The 1857-S Liberty double eagle was a rare issue in high grade before the recovery of the treasure from the S.S. Central America. Fortunately for present-day collectors, more than 5,000 examples were discovered in READ MORE
1915-S Pan Pac Octagonal $50 PCGS MS63
Eight-Sided & Quite Large Holding an example of the Octagonal fifty dollar gold pieces struck to commemorate the Panama-Pacific International Exposition of 1915, one notices several things. Chief among them are the coins’ size, shape, weight, and intricate design. Of READ MORE
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
Choice Key 1911-D Indian Quarter Eagle NGC MS63
The 1911-D is the first of only three branch mint issues in the Indian quarter eagle series and it claims a mintage of just 55,680 pieces, a remarkably small production total for any 20th century coin. Accordingly, this issue is READ MORE
Tied for Highest Graded – Grant Gold Dollar NGC MS68
The Grant gold dollars and silver half dollars were issued on behalf of the Ulysses S. Grant Centenary Memorial Association, and that entity selected Laura Gardin Fraser to prepare the designs. A notice appeared in the January 24, 1922 issue READ MORE