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Highest Graded (Tied with 1 Other)

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1874 Arrows Dime NGC PR67 Star

This is a spectacular looking Superb Gem proof example of the second series of Arrows proof dimes put out by the U.S. Mint, these in 1873-1874. The surfaces on this Star-designated piece display wonderful eye appeal, due to their bold strike, pristine preservation, and beautiful patina in shades of aqua, mint, and copper-gold prevailing on both sides.

The NGC population is 2 (including this Star-designated example) with none graded higher.

Listed at $15,600 in the CDN CPG and $14,500 in the PCGS price guide.

Offered at $15,750

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1888 Seated Liberty Quarter NGC MS68

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Tied for Highest Graded

Only 10,000 business strike 1888 quarters were coined, and examples are seldom seen, though they are usually frosty and lustrous when they are encountered. Most pieces are found in or near Mint State grades, although almost never like the present specimen. This is a Superb Gem with ivory color at the center of the obverse, surrounded by russet, sea-green, and gold toning. The reverse is similar, with mostly rose color at the centers, framed by teal and gold. The pattern of toning is reminiscent of pieces from old time collections.

The NGC population is only 5 with none graded higher.

Listed at $17,750 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $11,850

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1926-D Buffalo Nickel NGC MS67

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Only 1 Graded Higher (and Barely so)

According to Lange’s The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels , the 1926-D is an elusive issue in Mint State grades, though not so rare as its background as a mint-marked 1920s issue might suggest, since a degree of hoarding took place in the years immediately following its release. Much of this hoarding took place after a delay in distribution for the pieces; while the earlier years of the Great Depression created a backup of coinage, including minor coinage, in bank vaults, increased prosperity in the later 1930s meant that roll quantities suddenly surfaced.
Lange also speculates that the population of ” … certified coins would likely be higher if not for the fact that the poor quality of most uncirculated 1926-D nickels discourages submissions.” Indicators of this poor quality that he notes include a weak strike (evident on the bison’s horn, often either flat or missing) and poor luster, which he terms “average or below average” in most cases, or with “subdued brilliance.”

Here is a very rare exception for this issue. The NGC population is 6 with only 1 (MS67+) example graded higher.

Listed at $54,000 in the CDN CPG and $35,000 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $28,125

Scarce 1904-S Barber Half Dollar NGC MS62

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From a small business-strike mintage of 533,038 pieces, the 1904-S Barber half dollar is an underrated key and one of the most challenging issues of the series in high grade. Q. David Bowers notes the population data for this issue is inflated by resubmissions and crossovers and Mint State examples are much more elusive than those figures indicate.

The NGC population is 3 with 12 graded higher.

Listed at $17,500 in the PCGS price guide.

Offered at $14,625

Gem 1854 Type Two Gold Dollar NGC MS65

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The 1854 Type Two gold dollar is one of the two most plentiful issues of the Small Head design. The design change in 1854 accompanied a reduction in planchet thickness that allowed the Mint to make this small coin 2 mm larger in diameter. However, the thinner planchet also caused strike problems, and the Type Two design was quickly replaced in 1856 with a lower relief Liberty portrait.

Type Two gold dollars in Gem condition are scarce and highly sought-after.

The NGC population is 23 with 14 graded higher.

Listed at $20,700 in the CDN CPG and $25,000 in the PCGS price guide.

Offered at $21,100