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1836 Block 8 Classic Quarter Eagle PCGS MS65

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Just 1 Graded Higher

A mintage of 547,986 Classic Head quarter eagles was accomplished in 1836, with eight die varieties known for the date. The varieties are divided into two main subtypes, five with a Script 8 in the date and three with a Block 8. This coin represents the Second Head of 1837 Variety 15, with a Block 8 date style and a detached berry in the olive branch on the reverse. In general, the Block 8 varieties are much more elusive than their Script 8 counterparts.

The one we offer here exhibits frosted, sun-gold surfaces, radiant luster and a very bold strike. Add to that, this coin’s splendid eye-appeal and you have a virtually irreplaceable treasure.

The PCGS population is only 3 with 1graded higher.

Listed at $57,500 in the PCGS price guide.

Offered at $53,450

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1913-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle NGC MS66

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Only 1 Graded Higher (by a +)

The 1913-D twenty dollar is another well-produced issue from early in the series, one that generally shows excellent luster over sharply struck surfaces. Denver Mint coins of this era generally have those criteria in common; however, Denver and the other branch mints skipped striking double eagles in 1912, so that the 1911-D and 1910-D issues are the D-mint products immediately preceding the 1913-D. Only 393,500 examples of the 1913-D were reportedly struck, yet today examples below the Gem grade are fairly obtainable. Many of the earlier Saint-Gaudens issues such as the 1913-D avoided the mass meltings that many later dates saw by being exported to Europe or Latin America, only to be repatriated over the ensuing decades.

The one offered here exhibits attractive orange-gold color.

The NGC population is 12 with 1 (MS66+) example graded higher.

Listed at $50,400 in the CDN CPG and $42,500 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $38,800

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1908-S Saint Gaudens Double Eagle NGC MS62

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Lowest-Mintage With Motto Saint

The limited mintage amounts to only 22,000 coins, making the 1908-S the lowest-mintage With Motto Saint-Gaudens twenty. The San Francisco Mint did not solve all the production problems striking the new design, and double eagle production was suspended during the year. The coins would not “stack,” meaning a pile of ten or twenty coins was of different height than those of Liberty Head double eagles, confusing bank employees. High-grade coins are scarce-to-rare in accordance with the low mintage.

The NGC population is 51 with (coincidentally) 51 graded higher.

Listed at $18,600 in the CDN CPG and $21,500 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $18,565

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1867-S Liberty Double Eagle PCGS MS62

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The 1867-S was struck too late to participate in the big shipwreck recoveries, such as the S.S. Central America and the S.S. Republic.  But the 1867-S was struck too early to be included in large-scale exports to foreign banks. Because of those factors, the issue is much rarer in Mint State than its mintage implies, even though XF to AU examples appear regularly at auction. 

The PCGS population is just 7 with 3 graded higher.

Listed at $30,000 in the CDN CPG and $35,000 in the PCGS price guide.

Offered at $27,000

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1908-D Indian Half Eagle NGC MS65

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Tied for Highest Graded

The 1908-D has a relatively low mintage of 148,000 pieces. Nonetheless, enough examples have returned from overseas bank vaults to allow collectors of the series to select a Mint State representative. The issue becomes scarce in Choice condition, and Gems are very rare.

The NGC population is only 7 with none graded higher.

Listed at $27,350 in the CDN CPG and $27,500 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $19,690

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1937-D Three-Legged Buffalo Nickel NGC MS65

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Buffalo nickel coinage at Denver in 1937 totaled more than 17.8 million coins. Although this mintage paled in comparison to the 79 million coins struck at Philadelphia, Denver produced its coinage with die pairs that were often stretched past their normal life span. One such die was became so heavily eroded that it was aggressively lapped to remove metal flowlines. The lapping mostly effaced the bison’s forward right leg, creating what is now known as the 1937-D Three-Legged nickel. The variety is one of the key acquisitions for collectors of the Guide Book series, surpassed in scarcity only by the 1916 doubled die and 1918/7-S overdate.

The NGC population is 57 with 29 graded higher.

Listed at $25,900 in the CDN CPG and $24,500 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $20,250

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Highest Graded (Tied with 1 Other)

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1874 Arrows Dime NGC PR67 Star

This is a spectacular looking Superb Gem proof example of the second series of Arrows proof dimes put out by the U.S. Mint, these in 1873-1874. The surfaces on this Star-designated piece display wonderful eye appeal, due to their bold strike, pristine preservation, and beautiful patina in shades of aqua, mint, and copper-gold prevailing on both sides.

The NGC population is 2 (including this Star-designated example) with none graded higher.

Listed at $15,600 in the CDN CPG and $14,500 in the PCGS price guide.

Offered at $15,750

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1888 Seated Liberty Quarter NGC MS68

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Tied for Highest Graded

Only 10,000 business strike 1888 quarters were coined, and examples are seldom seen, though they are usually frosty and lustrous when they are encountered. Most pieces are found in or near Mint State grades, although almost never like the present specimen. This is a Superb Gem with ivory color at the center of the obverse, surrounded by russet, sea-green, and gold toning. The reverse is similar, with mostly rose color at the centers, framed by teal and gold. The pattern of toning is reminiscent of pieces from old time collections.

The NGC population is only 5 with none graded higher.

Listed at $17,750 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $11,850

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1926-D Buffalo Nickel NGC MS67

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Only 1 Graded Higher (and Barely so)

According to Lange’s The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels , the 1926-D is an elusive issue in Mint State grades, though not so rare as its background as a mint-marked 1920s issue might suggest, since a degree of hoarding took place in the years immediately following its release. Much of this hoarding took place after a delay in distribution for the pieces; while the earlier years of the Great Depression created a backup of coinage, including minor coinage, in bank vaults, increased prosperity in the later 1930s meant that roll quantities suddenly surfaced.
Lange also speculates that the population of ” … certified coins would likely be higher if not for the fact that the poor quality of most uncirculated 1926-D nickels discourages submissions.” Indicators of this poor quality that he notes include a weak strike (evident on the bison’s horn, often either flat or missing) and poor luster, which he terms “average or below average” in most cases, or with “subdued brilliance.”

Here is a very rare exception for this issue. The NGC population is 6 with only 1 (MS67+) example graded higher.

Listed at $54,000 in the CDN CPG and $35,000 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $28,125

Scarce 1904-S Barber Half Dollar NGC MS62

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From a small business-strike mintage of 533,038 pieces, the 1904-S Barber half dollar is an underrated key and one of the most challenging issues of the series in high grade. Q. David Bowers notes the population data for this issue is inflated by resubmissions and crossovers and Mint State examples are much more elusive than those figures indicate.

The NGC population is 3 with 12 graded higher.

Listed at $17,500 in the PCGS price guide.

Offered at $14,625