The years from 1879 through 1890 saw skimpy half dollar mintages at the Philadelphia Mint (and no half dollar mintages elsewhere) as the nation’s coin factories concentrated on increasing the glut of unpopular, largely unused Morgan dollars mandated by cronyism and politics (pardon the redundancy) in the form of the Bland-Allison Act of 1878. The…
The mintage exceeds 2.8 million pieces, making the 1901-S popular and available in just about any desired grade through the Premium Gem level. Superb Gems such as this MS67 are conditionally scarce and essentially unknown any finer. In fact, t he NGC population is 25 (one of which has been designated “Star”) with none graded higher. The one offered here boasts a bold strike and satiny surfaces….
In his 1998 sale of the John Jay Pittman Collection, Part II, David Akers presented the following remarks on the 1839 Head of 1840 eagle: “The 1839 Type of 1840 issue is one of the greatest rarities among all Liberty Head eagles, especially in high grade. It is also far more rare that the 1839…
In 1847 the New Orleans Mint was less than a decade old, at least in terms of coinage manufacture — construction began in 1835 and was completed in 1839 — and the facility set numerous records in the year. The eagle coinage for 1847 was the single largest O-mint production, coming in at 571,000 pieces,…
We are offering up to 250 uncertified AU $20 Liberties/$20 Saint Gaudens at significant savings. Buy 50+ coins for $ 10 less per coin. These are solid AU coins with a nice mix of dates. We do business the old fashioned way, we speak with you. $2,015 each delivered (800) 257.32539:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST M-FPrivate,…
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