This Western ten-dollar issue is unknown in Uncirculated condition, placing added demand on the few examples that have met the requirements for an AU58 assessment. Dave Bowers writes that “Most are VF or EF” but that enough survive in AU to satisfy advanced collectors with “generous budgets.” That may be true in lower AU grades, but hardly at this…
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…
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 –…
Source: Yahoo Finance Wed, 1 February 2023 at 2:22 am GMT-6·1-min read MUMBAI (Reuters) – India raised total taxes on silver imports 15% and on silver dore to 14.35%, the government said in a statement on Wednesday, in an effort to align the duty structure of the metal with gold. The south Asian country is…
The Philadelphia Mint struck off 239,400 Saint-Gaudens Indian Head eagles after the No Periods design had been finalized. Just a few months later in mid-1908 the motto IN GOD WE TRUST would be placed in the left reverse field. This short-lived type remains collectible in high grades but becomes quite scarce-to-rare in MS67 condition. The example…
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