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Nearly Mint State Bechtler (Center Circle) $2.50 PCGS/CAC AU58

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Rare

At a time when federal specie was virtually unseen in circulation, the Bechtlers successfully converted the gold mined in and around Rutherfordton and beyond into coinage suitable for local commerce, and of consistently high quality. It was a group of local miners who first petitioned Christopher Bechtler, a respected jeweler, to perform this assaying and coining service.  According to Don Kagin, “this was quite agreeable to Bechtler, for on July 2, 1831, and for several weeks thereafter, he ran an advertisement which announced that he was ready to coin the products of the mines into $2.50 and $5.00 pieces … .” Later, Bechtler would be the first to put gold dollars into the channels of American commerce.  PCGS has graded just 10 in all grades combined for this variety. Of those, this is the only AU58 with just 3 higher.

Offered at $41,975 delivered

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Complete 15 Piece Indian Quarter Eagle Set PCGS MS63

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Nicely Matched

By 1911, just three years after its debut, the Indian quarter eagle was essentially a non-circulating denomination. In fact, in his Annual Report, the Mint Director formally recommended its discontinuance by Congress. The Annual Report stated in part: “There is a call for them each year, about the holiday season, for gift purposes, and during the remainder of the year they drift back to the Treasury.” Much of the “gift coinage” occurred at the Philadelphia Mint, which struck the denomination annually through 1915, and again from 1926 to 1929. The only branch mint to strike Indian quarter eagles was Denver, and only in 1911, 1914, and 1925. The 1911-D had a remarkably small mintage of only 55,680 coins, becoming the only true key date in the series for collectors.

Offered at $20,500 delivered

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1911-D Indian Gold Set NGC MS61

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Matched Three Piece

Included in this set are a 1911-D Indian quarter eagle, half eagle and eagle, each NGC MS61. Listed for a total of $23,760 in the CDN CPG and $27,675 in the NGC price guide. The 1911-D Indian quarter eagle is the most elusive issue of the series, from a tiny mintage of 56,680 pieces. The 1911-D half eagle saw a low mintage of 72,500 coin and is one of the semi-keys in the Indian Head half eagle series. The 1911-D Indian eagle boasts the lowest business-strike mintage of the series, at a meager 30,100 pieces and is elusive in all grades.

Offered at $19.500 delivered

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1938 New Rochelle Half Dollar PCGS/CAC SP (Specimen) 67

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A Glittering Specimen

Reportedly, a total of 50 “presentation” strikes (now called Specimen strikes by both PCGS and NGC) were produced for distribution to members of the Coinage Committee, the Westchester County Coin Club, and local dignitaries. Struck on proof planchets with polished dies, the pieces resemble true proofs — usually with flashy, brilliant surfaces and mirror-like fields. Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the French Huguenots settlement at New Rochelle, New York, these “Specimen” coins are rare and popular among classic commemorative collectors. The PCGS population is only 11 with 5 higher, the highest grade being a lone MS68 example.

Offered at $13,500 delivered

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1878-CC Liberty Double Eagle NGC AU53

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Scarce CC $20 Lib.

Double eagle production at the Carson City Mint declined drastically in 1878, when a meager mintage of 13,180 pieces was accomplished. The coins were released into circulation and fulfilled their intended purpose admirably in the hard-money economy of the western United States. The 1878-CC is one of the scarcest issues of the Carson City series today, both in terms of total number of coins known and high-grade rarity.

Offered at $14,950 delivered

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