DMPL Gem $3 The 1882 three dollar gold piece claims a business-strike mintage of 1,500 pieces, certainly a small total in absolute terms, but not out-of-the-ordinary in the context of the series. The 1882 has a relatively high survival rate, probably because contemporary collectors realized the low production total would make the coins more desirable…
A Rare Gem Although the San Francisco Mint struck slightly more than 2,000,000 double eagles in 1899, many of them were used in foreign banking and business transactions. Additionally, many of the extant examples were repatriated from European holdings in recent decades. This very sharply struck examples is tied with ten others for the highest…
Finest known 1653 Gold Crown, and possibly for any date of this rare denomination and type Of the highest quality, an attractive and lustrous example, sure to please the most discriminating of collector or dealer – a coin of this rarity and condition does not surface very often – call or email to reserve it…
Gem Two Year Type Rep In 1853, the weight of the quarter dollar was reduced from 6.68 gm to 6.22 gm, and the reduction was noted on the coins by the addition of arrows on each side of the date and a burst of rays in the reverse fields around the eagle. The rays were…
A mere + from Highest Graded Due to its generous mintage and the subsequent exportation and repatriation of many examples, today, the 1895 double eagle is a common date up to the lower reaches of Mint State, generally MS62-MS63 or so, at best. Examples in Choice or Gem condition, such as the one offered here,…
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