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1885 Liberty Nickel NGC MS67
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1799/8 Draped Bust Dollar NGC MS65
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1879 Morgan Dollar PCGS MS67
BySirhcTied for Highest Graded Offered here is a frosty, white example with exemplary surfaces and a great overall appearance. Not particularly tough to come by through the MS66 grade level, but very rarely seen in this state of preservation. The last PCGS representative we auctioned was all the way back in 2007! Tied with 7…
Gorgeous 1907 Liberty Quarter Eagle NGC PR67 Cameo
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1895 Morgan Dollar NGC PR63
BySirhcLong Live the “King” Mint records indicate 880 proof Morgan dollars were struck in 1895, to accompany a tiny business-strike mintage of 12,000 pieces. Unfortunately, none of the regular-issue coins have ever surfaced in any collection, leaving collectors to wonder if the mintage figures represent some kind of accounting error, or if the coins were held…