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(1831-1834) Bechtler $2.50

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K-8 Beaded, with 75G PCGS MS62

Throughout the entire Bechtler coinage era, lasting from 1831 until about 1850, the family coined nine varieties of $2.50 gold pieces. This coin represents the K-8 variety, with RUTHERFORD in a small circle in the center of the obverse and the weight 75 G. below the 20 C. Based on current rarity ratings published in the March 2017 Kagin’s catalog featuring the Dr. Chris Allan Collection, no more than 200 examples survive from all nine mulings. The average grade of all PCGS certified Bechtler quarter eagles is AU53. The present example is far finer than the typical survivor and is the second best of the Kagin-8 die pairing that PCGS has examined. The finest known example realized $123,375 in the March 2017 offering of the Allan Collection. Thus, this coin has a PCGS population of only 1 with 1 graded higher. Lighter in color and far more lustrous in hand than seen in our images.

Offered at $73,000 delivered

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1878 Three Dollar Gold Piece NGC MS67

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None Higher at NGC

Within the three-dollar gold series, the 1878 is the most popular type coin candidate. Its mintage of 82,304 pieces is among the highest in the series, contributing to the issue’s availability. However, it is also one of the most attractive issues in the series as a rule. A high-grade 1878 three-dollar piece can be one of the most attractive U.S. gold coins known. Luster frequently shimmers like it does on no other issue, and ranges of color can be found. This one is gorgeous in both regards. The NGC population is 11 with none higher.

Offered at $42,200 delivered

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1936 Buffalo Nickel (Type 1)

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PCGS PR68+

Buffalo nickel proof coinage resumed in 1936 after a two-decade hiatus. The Mint originally offered proofs in a Satin Finish, as here, but quickly switched to a Brilliant Finish after receiving collector feedback. The one we offer here is more vibrant than seen in our images and though not apparent here, exhibiting areas of gorgeous multicolored patina on each side. The PCGS population is only 5 with 2 higher.

Offered at $12,9400 delivered

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World Bank Head Sees “Quiet” Financial Crisis Brewing As Pandemic Lingers

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In an interview Wednesday morning with Bloomberg, World Bank Chief Economist Carmen Reinhart bluntly said, “don’t confuse the rebound with a recovery.” 

Reinhart said, “a rebound this year still leaves per capita income below where it was before the covid crisis – calling it a recovery is misleading.”

She went onto say that one year later, the world is still facing “record” infection rates, adding that “the longer this (virus pandemic) goes on, the more disruption in terms of jobs, in terms closures of business that can really get back to anything resembling normality.” 

Reinhart said she is “very concerned the longer this goes on the more strain on balance sheets of individuals, households, firms, and countries – it’s a cumulative toll that I think will create classic balance sheet problems.” 

Blaming the resurgence on the virus pandemic, she said economic growth for 2021 is being “marked down.” 

She also said, “there’s been a problem that has been delayed but not avoided” – that is the households’ ability to repay their mortgage and service any other debt. During the virus pandemic, financial institutions worldwide agreed to grace periods for businesses and households, so they don’t have to repay their debts. 

Reinhart then asks the trillion-dollar question: What happens when those grace periods come to an end?

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1942/1-D Mercury Dime PCGS MS66FB

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Easily One of the Finest Survivors

Both the Philadelphia and Denver versions of the 1942/1 overdate Mercury dime are doubled die (or dual-hubbing-error) varieties, but the pickup points are different between the two. The 1942/1 Philadelphia shows a rather obvious (plain to a good pair of unaided eyes) 1 downstroke at the fore points of the 2. The 1942/1-D is considerably harder to spot, and the pickup point is a little notch of doubling at the bottom of the 4 in the date, rather than the 2. (There are signs of a 1 under the 2, but they are far fainter than on the 1942/1 Philadelphia variety.) This one is brilliant and quite pleasing. The PCGS population is 13 with 5 higher, though 4 of the latter are 66+ examples. In other words, only one MS67 has been recognized.

Offered at $40,500 delivered

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