None Graded Higher After several years of low mintages and intermittent production, Walking Liberty half dollar production increased dramatically in 1934, and production remained stable until the series ended in 1947. Production at the three mints averaged 2.8 million coins per issue from 1916 to 1933, and 10.6 million from 1934 to 1947. That is…
Only 3 Graded Higher The 1880-CC was made plentiful in the 1970s with the dispersal of the GSA silver dollar holdings. More than 131,000 coins were distributed, or roughly 22% of the total mintage from a century prior. Of these, more than 114,000 coins qualified for what the GSA graders considered Uncirculated, meaning the coins…
Only 3 Graded Higher A mintage of 515,000 silver dollars was achieved at the New Orleans Mint in 1860, most of which was earmarked for export. Some of the mintage was placed into circulation and any remaining dollars were delivered into storage. No one knows exactly how many coins were released from the Treasury during…
Strike definition posed a serious problem for San Francisco Mint officials responsible for the production of these Standing Liberty quarters, as it did for all issues between 1923 and 1930. The 1924-S is actually the softest among those strike rarities. J.H. Cline estimated that 75 to 80 Gems survive with Full Head definition. Luminous surfaces…
1925-S Mercury Dime NGC MS67+ FB The 1925-S is considered the most poorly made date in the Mercury dime series. David Lange writes in his Mercury Dimes reference that both obverse and reverse are plagued by heavy die polishing and erosion and a generally weak strike throughout, especially the reverse periphery. Red and gold toning fills the…
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