A Grade Lower Than Yesterday’s The 1907 High Reliefs with Roman Numerals in the date, is acknowledged as the most beautiful design ever employed on a circulation-strike U.S. coin. They were the result of a lengthy collaboration between famous sculptor READ MORE
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1803/2 Draped Bust Half Eagle PCGS MS63
Is 3 Better Than 2? After producing normally dated half eagles in 1800, the Mint produced no 1801-dated half eagles, yet the half eagles of 1802 are all 1802/1 overdates. Similarly, although there are no normally dated (non- overdates ) READ MORE
1877-S Liberty Double Eagle PCGS MS63
Rare S-Mint $20 Lib The San Francisco Mint struck large numbers of double eagles throughout the second half of the 19th century and 1877 was certainly no exception. However, the coins were released into circulation at, or near, the time READ MORE
1918/7-S Standing Liberty Quarter PCGS MS63
Immensely Popular As the most prominent nonstandard variety within the Standing Liberty quarter series, the 1918/7-S overdate enjoys perpetual high demand. A single obverse die first received an impression from a 1917-S (Type Two) working hub, but when it went READ MORE
1901 Morgan Dollar NGC MS63
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
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