Perennially Popular Despite the substantial number of 1880-CC silver dollars that were released in the 1970s through the General Services Administration, few match the quality of this frosty, nearly color-free example. This piece remains in its original GSA plastic holder with an NGC grading band affixed to the holder. Offered at $4,500 delivered We do…
Extremely Rare Judd-1465, Pollock-1616. A bill was passed by the House of Representatives in 1876, providing for the resumption of silver dollar coinage on a large scale. In response, Chief Engraver William Barber prepared a series of patterns for the prospective coinage, featuring different versions of his beautiful “Sailor Head” design. On August 11, 1876,…
Very Rare C. Bechtler 50G. 20C. K-15, R.7. America’s first gold rush took place in the piedmont area of North Carolina and Georgia in the 1820s and ’30s. The expanding economy of the region desperately needed a more dependable medium of exchange than the miner’s gold dust could provide. Christopher Bechtler, a German-born goldsmith and watchmaker,…
A Rare Gem of a Sitting Lady The 1868-S Seated Liberty quarter claims a mintage of 96,000 pieces, all struck from a single pair of dies. There was little interest in branch mint issues before about 1893, as most 19th century collectors were content to concentrate on date runs, acquiring a nice specimen from any…
Scarce, Flashy Unc. Although the Guide Book mintage for the Large Date variety is multiples of its Small Date counterpart, the two issues are similarly priced, and approximately equal in rarity. This is the only MS61 to be graded by NGC and just two have been graded higher. The one we offer here is – and we’re about…
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