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1864 $2.50 Liberty AU53 PCGS
1864 $2.50 Liberty AU53 PCGS:
Rare and historically significant this civil war date has it all!
Well struck and original this date is one of the great rarities in the quarter Eagle series with a paltry mintage of only 2,874 the survival rate with only 2-3 uncirculated examples known a well graded AU [...]
1915-S $50 Pan Pac Octagonal PCGS MS62
1915-S $50 Pan Pac Octagonal PCGS MS62:
Designed to commemorate the opening of the Panama Canal these massive (2.5 oz) slugs have always been a favorite of both collector and investor.
It is considered one of the most beautiful U.S. gold coins ever struck.
Amazing that these once traded for $100 each. Currently ranked as #17 in [...]
1877-CC $10 Liberty PCGS XF45
1877-CC $10 Liberty PCGS XF45:
Wholesome and original this discovery piece boasts the 3rd lowest mintage (only 3,332) of any Eagle from the Carson City mint.
This coin has the usual strike representative for the date and is a solid example from the reknowned “CC” mint.
Current PCGS population is 9 with 13 finer and none graded [...]
Park Avenue Numismatics Handles Astonishing Unique Proof 1907-D Double Eagle
by Greg Reynolds for CoinLink
I. The Sale of this 1907-D $20 Gold Coin
During the course of the January 2010 FUN Convention in Orlando, arrangements were finalized for the sale of a 1907-Denver Mint Double Eagle that is possibly unique in Proof format. It is NGC certified as “Proof-62″ with a “Farouk” pedigree noted. It is [...]
1838 $10 Type of ’38 NGC XF45
1838 $10 Type of ’38 NGC XF45: It took the US mint almost 35 years to re-issue gold Eagles and when it resumed this was the design. It had short lived run of 2 years, making it a popular and sometimes hard to find type.
The 1838 Eagle is rare [...]
1875 $2.50 Liberty NGC AU58
1875 $2.50 Liberty NGC AU58 : With the 2nd lowest mintage of any regular issue quarter eagle this date is both rare and popular. Average grade is XF condition so a solid AU coin is always a treat to offer. For the quarter eagle specialist or a key date buyer this [...]
1932 Double Eagle MS64 PCGS
A Lovely Near-Gem 1932 Double Eagle
The surfaces of this lovely near-Gem reveal a few scattered marks on the high points of Liberty’s legs and torso that seemingly account for the grade. Radiant luster is abundant throughout the orange-orange surfaces, which deepen on the reverse to a couple of reddish-orange areas.
A small dark toning spot [...]
1931 Double Eagle MS66 NGC
A Classic Double Eagle Rarity
The 1931 issue, like its brethren the 1930-S, the 1931-D, and 1932, is a classic rarity issued late in the history of the Saint-Gaudens double eagle series.
The original mintage figure of 2.9 million-plus pieces is meaningless; the low survival rate, after the great Gold Recall of 1933, makes this issue among [...]
1907 $20 St. Gaudens High Relief Wire Rim MS69 PCGS CAC
Finest Known 1907 High Relief Wire Rim, MS69 PCGS
1907 $20 High Relief, Wire Rim MS69 PCGS. This issue was a revision of Saint-Gaudens’ Ultra High Relief double eagle, as the latter proved impractical for circulation strikes because it required seven blows from a 150-ton medal press to fully articulate the design. The “High Relief” could [...]