No “Shortie” Here In Mint State, this, the BD-1, is by far the scarcer of the two 1811 half eagle varieties. In the absolute sense, BD-1 is fairly plentiful for an early half eagle with perhaps 175 to 250 coins known, per John Dannreuther. But the population thins considerably in Mint State. The NGC population…
Flashy, Choice Uncirculated Prior to the publication of Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties in 2006, there was considerable confusion surrounding the half eagle die varieties of 1805 and 1806. Some coins were routinely offered as “new varieties” because they didn’t match anything in Walter Breen’s 1960s-era monograph. One later author described seven 1805 half eagle varieties, and…
Lustrous CC $10 Rarity Annual gold eagle coinage at the Carson City Mint breached the five-figure barrier (and barely) only four times prior to the 1885 to 1889 hiatus during which the mint was shut down. Double eagles dominated large denomination gold production from the Comstock Lode-fed branch mint during this period. In 1876, only…
Included are the following coins, each graded MS66 by PCGS: 1903 G$1 LA Purchase, Jefferson; 1903 G$1 LA Purchase, McKinley; 1904 G$1 Lewis and Clark; 1905 G$1 Lewis and Clark; 1915-S G$1 Panama-Pacific; 1916 G$1 McKinley; 1917 G$1 McKinley; 1922 G$1 Grant, No Star; 1922 G$1 Grant, With Star; 1926 $2.50 Sesquicentennial; 1915-S $2.50 Panama-Pacific – everything but for the two…
Glittering, Captivating Cameo proof gold coinage from the post-1902 period — the year in which the Mint eliminated its earlier production method that produced deeply contrasted surfaces between reflective fields and frosted devices — is quite rare and seldom seen. The example herein offered exhibits deeply mirrored fields, which contrast beautifully with the frosted devices….
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