Tag: MS66

1924-S 25c Standing Liberty Quarter NGC MS66 FH

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Strike definition posed a serious problem for San Francisco Mint officials responsible for the production of these Standing Liberty quarters, as it did for all issues between 1923 and 1930. The 1924-S is actually the softest among those strike rarities. J.H. Cline estimated that 75 to 80 Gems survive with Full Head definition.

Luminous surfaces exhibit thick mint frost, while each side is free of any  major abrasions. Only a few faint high-point grazes on Liberty’s leg and in the left reverse field are worthy of mention. The strike is sharp, with Liberty’s head fully brought up and the shield rivets nearly so.

The NGC population is 9 with 5 graded higher.

Listed at $30,000 in the CDN CPG and $27,500 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $19,775

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1913-D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle NGC MS66

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Only 1 Graded Higher (by a +)

The 1913-D twenty dollar is another well-produced issue from early in the series, one that generally shows excellent luster over sharply struck surfaces. Denver Mint coins of this era generally have those criteria in common; however, Denver and the other branch mints skipped striking double eagles in 1912, so that the 1911-D and 1910-D issues are the D-mint products immediately preceding the 1913-D. Only 393,500 examples of the 1913-D were reportedly struck, yet today examples below the Gem grade are fairly obtainable. Many of the earlier Saint-Gaudens issues such as the 1913-D avoided the mass meltings that many later dates saw by being exported to Europe or Latin America, only to be repatriated over the ensuing decades.

The one offered here exhibits attractive orange-gold color.

The NGC population is 12 with 1 (MS66+) example graded higher.

Listed at $50,400 in the CDN CPG and $42,500 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $38,800

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1908-D With Motto Saint Gaudens Double Eagle NGC MS66

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Despite objections from President Theodore Roosevelt, Congress mandated that the motto IN GOD WE TRUST be added to the Saint-Gaudens double eagle and other U.S. coinage. While Roosevelt felt the motto distracted from the Saint-Gaudens design, he yielded to public outcry and Congressional will. All of the 1908 With Motto twenties (Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco) are scarce in Gem Uncirculated condition and rare any finer, although the 1908-D Motto benefits from several high-grade examples found in Central America in 1983.

The NGC population is 10 with 9 graded higher.

Listed at $30,000 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $23,050

1908 Indian Half Eagle NGC MS66

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Collectors will find the 1908 to be among the most plentiful Indian half eagles in Gem and better condition, even while some other dates such as the 1909-D are more available overall. The higher Gem population of the 1908 is due to the first-year-of-issue status of this date, which historically resulted in more widespread preservation of examples due to the novelty of the new design. Even so, the 1908 Indian is conditionally rare in MS66, and just a handful of finer pieces are known.

The NGC population is 14 with 7 graded higher.

Listed at $24,000 in the NGC price guide.

Offered at $20,300

None Graded Higher – 1890 Morgan NGC MS66 Dollar

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The Sherman Silver Purchase Act, passed in July 1890, replaced the Bland-Allison Act as the authorizing legislation for the Morgan silver dollar. The law provided for the purchase of some 54 million troy ounces of silver annually from Western mining interests. As could be expected with such a supply of bullion, silver dollar production in 1890 was substantial throughout the year, with more than 16 million coins ultimately produced. These were paid out gradually over many years, with the final distribution being in the Treasury releases of the early 1960s. Careless preservation, then, ended up being a major factor in the rarity of high-grade examples, as the date is readily available in grades through MS65. But that’s where the availability stops.

The NGC population is only 10 with none graded higher.

Listed at $15,000 in both the CDN CPG and the NGC price guide.

Offered at $11,900