The 1882-CC Liberty half eagle enjoyed a substantial mintage (in the context of the series) of 82,817 pieces. The issue circulated heavily in the regional economy at the time of issue and few high-quality examples were saved by contemporary collectors. Accordingly, the 1882-CC is not difficult to locate in circulated grades, but it is scarce in MS61 condition, and finer coins are prime condition rarities. The PCGS population is 22 with 14 graded higher, none better than MS62+. Listed at $15,300 in the CDN CPG and $20,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $16,800
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The first Morgan dollars had an eagle with eight tailfeathers. Mint officials soon received feedback from ornithophiles that an even number of tailfeathers was an impossibility and a decision was soon made to change the design to seven feathers. Existing dies were reworked, creating the 7/8 Tailfeather varieties, although the number of original feather tips varies on different dies, creating the varieties known as Strong or Weak. If four or more of the feather tips are visible, the variety is designated as strong. If fewer than four feather tips are present, the variety is described as weak. This one is clearly an example of the former. The PCGS population is just 6 with none graded higher.
Listed at $16,800 in the CDN CPG and $18,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $15,150
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The design of the double eagle was modified to include the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on the reverse in 1866, initiating the popular Type Two design. The San Francisco Mint struck both Type One and Type Two twenties that year, but all double eagles produced at the Philadelphia Mint were of the new Motto design.
While the business-strike mintage was 698,745 pieces, few high-quality examples were saved by contemporary collectors. Only the wealthiest 19th century collectors could afford to set aside lengthy date runs of twenty-dollar gold coins, and the well-heeled numismatists who did collect double eagles preferred to update their collections by purchasing proof examples from the Mint every year. The coins were seldom seen in circulation, as they could only be purchased from banks and bullion brokers at a premium and the general public had become accustomed to the more convenient paper money during the Civil War years. Much of the 1866 mintage was exported and melted. Some more coins were sent to the Western United States where they circulated heavily in the hard-money economy of that region. By the time numismatic interest in the denomination became widespread in the late 1930s the coins had been circulating for decades, suffering much wear and attrition along the way. The 1866 Liberty double eagle is not difficult to locate in circulated grades today, but Mint State examples are decidedly elusive. Most Uncirculated examples are concentrated in the MS60-MS61 grade range and finer coins are rare. The one offered here is highly lustrous, with attractive color and excellent eye appeal. The PCGS population is only 11 with 2 graded higher.
Listed at $39,600 in the CDN CPG and $35,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $36,650
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The last decade of Saint-Gaudens double eagle production can be classified broadly as having resulted in three distinct types of issues. The first are mass-produced and readily available Philadelphia issues struck from 1924 through 1928. Those five dates accounts for hundreds of thousands, if not millions of high-grade Saint-Gaudens twenty dollar gold pieces on the secondary market. The second group includes the scarce, heavily melted branch mint issues manufactured during that same span, including the 1924-D, 1924-S, 1925-D, 1925-S, 1926-D, 1926-S, 1927-D, and 1927-S. All of those issues can prove challenging, some more so than others (like the 1927-D), and none are nearly as accessible as their generally substantial mintages suggest. The third group combines both Philadelphia and branch mint issues. It includes the five final “collectible” Saint-Gaudens twenties struck from 1929 to 1932 plus the essentially unobtainable 1933. The 1924-D ranks among the most accessible of those branch mint melt rarities. Roger Burdette notes that all but 13,229 of the 3 million coins struck were melted as part of the Gold Act of 1933, and 217 additional coins were melted for assay purposes. Burdette explains that a number of coins were shipped to Europe for use in international payments and writes: “A number of small hoards of the 1924-D were uncovered in Europe in the 1950s, 1960s, and even in the 1970s.” About 1,200 examples are believed to survive, nearly all of which are found in grades up to and including MS64 but rarely higher. The PCGS population is 10 with 6 graded higher.
Listed at $168,000 in the CDN CPG and $175,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $161,000
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The 1861 Liberty double eagle is one of the most popular type coins among No Motto issues. Prior to the discovery of the S.S. Central America and its hold of thousands of 1857-S and 1856-S double eagles, the 1861 was recognized as the most plentiful Type One issue in high grade. Nonetheless, near-Gem pieces such as this one, are conditionally scarce, and finer examples are rare. It exhibits vibrant luster, attractive color and a radiant cartwheel effect. The PCGS population is 13 with 8 graded higher.
Listed at $44,000 in the CDN CPG and $50,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $44,400
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From a relatively small mintage of just over 1.3 million pieces, the 1929-D Standing Liberty quarter has earned a reputation for being elusive with Full Head definition, and Gem or better pieces in this classification are scarce. This is one of 20 to have received this grade from PCGS with only 3 graded higher – each of the latter being MS66+.
Listed at $12,000 in the CDN CPG and $16,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $11,150
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According to Ron Guth and Bill Gale in their 2002 edition of United States Proof Sets and Mint Sets, the Reverse of 1938 (with wavy steps on Monticello) is currently “approximately fifty times rarer” than the Reverse of 1940 variety. This variety is easily distinguished from its common Reverse of 1940 counterpart by examining the steps of Monticello. The 1938 hub shows the steps slightly indistinct with mild “wavy” appearance, while the 1940 hub shows the steps crisp and straight. T he PCGS population is only 4 with none graded higher.
Listed at $25,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $18,500
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In 1847 the New Orleans Mint was less than a decade old, at least in terms of coinage manufacture — construction began in 1835 and was completed in 1839 — and the facility set numerous records in the year. The eagle coinage for 1847 was the single largest O-mint production, coming in at 571,000 pieces, and even today examples are readily available through the AU level. The quarter eagle mintage was also generous, at 124,000 pieces, but surviving examples are scarce in AU condition and legitimately rare in Unc. The PCGS population is only 3 with 3 graded higher.
Listed at $21,000 in the CDN CPG and $22,500 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $21,900
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The year 1877 witnessed the introduction of a third and final type in the Liberty Head twenty-dollar series, with TWENTY DOLLARS spelled out in full at the lower reverse. The Philadelphia Mint coined just shy of 400,000 pieces. A majority of certified coins show up in the AU58 to MS62 range. This date becomes very scarce at the MS63 grade level, as illustrated by the PCGS population of just 20 with 2 graded higher. And the best of the latter is MS64.
Listed at $14,400 in the CDN CPG and $15,000 in the PCGS price guide.
Offered at $12,900
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We are offering a group of up to 75 freshly graded PCGS MS63 1915-S $20 Saint Gaudens. The 1915-S has a mintage that it only 13.1% of the 1924 which is the most common dated St. Gaudens. The 1915-S has a PCGS population that is only 4.9% of the population for the most common 1924’s, (4648 vs. 93,352)!
1915-S
1924 (most common)
Mintage 567,500
Mintage 4,323,500
Population 4468
Population 93,112
Offered at $2,375 delivered (5 coin minimum)
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