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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Two 1907 Wire Edge High Relief Pair PCGS MS64
Can They Get Any Cheaper? !!! PRICE REDUCTION !!!! 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 READ MORE
1830 Capped Head Quarter Eagle NGC MS62
Rare Unc. Reduced Diameter The story of the 1830 quarter eagles is a virtual carbon copy of the first year of this variety – the 1829. The production was a low-mintage affair, in this case totaling 4,540 coins, a slight READ MORE
1842 Braided Hair Large Cent PCGS/CAC PR64BN
Very Rare Early Proof The proof 1842 cent is much rarer than its 1841 predecessor. PCGS has graded only 4 examples at this grade and color designation, with just 2 higher, along with a single RB and a single RD READ MORE
1914 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS65
Rare Gem The low-mintage 1914 double eagle was struck to the extent of 95,250 coins for circulation, with 49 of those destroyed for assay purposes. Roger Burdette reports virtually the entire production was shipped to banks or subtreasuries. A number READ MORE
1929 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle PCGS MS64
One of THE Keys With a combined certified population of just over 300 coins and no significant foreign holdings having surfaced in the past several decades, the 1929 remains an elusive “melt rarity” and one of the key late-series issues. READ MORE
1839 Liberty Half Eagle PCGS MS64
Shockingly Nice Top Pop Rarity The first issue of Gobrecht’s Liberty Head design, appearing in 1839, is regarded among specialists as a distinct one-year type. The entire obverse portrait is a little more graceful-appearing than on subsequent issues which show READ MORE
1876 Liberty Eagle NGC AU55
A Rare 76’er The overall rarity of the 1876 ten dollar rivals that of almost all other dates in the Liberty eagle series, with only the 1873 and the prohibitively rare 1875 being decisively rarer. The 1876 eagle also had READ MORE
1892-S Liberty Double Eagle PCGS MS65
Very Rare, Gem Large numbers of 1892-S double eagles were shipped from San Francisco to overseas destinations to settle large accounts in foreign trade during this era. In recent times, many of those coins have been repatriated to this country READ MORE
1854 Kellogg & Co. $20 NGC AU58
No Cereal Here The United States Assay Office of Gold ceased coinage operations at the end of 1853, making way for the opening of the San Francisco Mint in 1854. The new branch mint was unable to start coining immediately, READ MORE