Archive for August, 2009
1799 Bust Dollar Heraldic Eagle MS-65 NGC
IR Date 13 Stars B-15. BB-152
To have a 1799 anything with such a beautiful mint blast and unparalleled surfaces is truly a Numismatic event. This coin goes well beyond what most collectors have ever seen and I would truly advise anyone with a practiced eye to view and enjoy this coin. Nearly the finest known [...]
1801 $10 Eagle PCGS MS-62
Mint State Early Gold - Large Eagle
From an original mintage of 44,344 , the 1801 Gold Eagle is not rare in comparison to some other date. It is estimated that there may be 150 examples in Mint State 62 or better, but that is only part of the equation.These are truly beautiful coins from [...]
1854 $3.00 PCGS MS-66
First Year of Issue
Very few mint state examples survive of any but the handful of relatively common dates of which the 1854 is one. Most three-dollar pieces are found in the grades of Very Fine or Extremely Fine, many of them damaged from use as jewelry. Quite a few were fashioned into “Love tokens.”However, [...]
1854-O $20 Liberty Head PCGS AU-50
Key Date - -Only 3,250 pieces struck
The 1854-O Liberty Double Eagle is one of the most important rarities in U.S. numismatics. The 1854-O -s the second rarest New Orleans Mint Double Eagle (Only behind the 1856-O) with a mere 3,250 coins struck.
The number of auction appearances in recent years may have led some experts [...]
1856-O $20 PCGS AU-58
Key Date New Orleans Mint Issue
The 1856-O double eagle is the rarest gold coin struck at the New Orleans mint, narrowly eclipsing the 1854-O double eagle. There were a total of 2,250 pieces originally struck of which an estimated 20-30 are known today. PCGS has graded a total of eleven coins including four in [...]
1859-O $20 S.S. Republic NGC AU-58 CAC
From the SS Republic Treasure - CAC Stickered
Given the mintage of only 9100 coins, the 1859-O double eagle has been characterized as the 4th rarest of the New Orleans double eagles.
The 1859-O double eagle is a very scarce issue in all grades. It is most often seen in Very Fine to Extremely Fine grades [...]
1893-S Morgan Dollar NGC MS-65
Key Date - Rarest Regular Issue - Top 100 Greatest
The 1893-S Silver dollar has the lowest mintage of the series and is the rarest,. regular-issue Morgan dollar. Because of the large number of Silver dollar collectors, this KEY date is always in demand.Even low grade examples bring thousands of dollars. Uncirculated examples are very scarce [...]
