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2015-02-28
1901. NGC graded MS-64. Boldly struck and untoned with outstanding light pinkish-gold frosted luster. The United States issued gold coins in the 19th and early 20th century in "coin" gold alloy, which is 90 parts gold with 10 parts copper (by weight) added to strengthen the coin. This increase ...
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anonymous
2015-02-28
1892-O. PCGS graded MS-62. Well struck and lightly toned. This is a frosty New Orleans Mint issue. Pop 136; 9 finer, 2 in 62+, 7 in 63 (PCGS # 8723) . Estimated Value $1,600 - 1,700. Categories: $10 Liberty/No Motto
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anonymous
2015-02-28
1890-CC. PCGS graded MS-62 PQ. Untoned and well struck. Only 17,500 minted. The Carson City Mint was shut in 1885 and did not resume minting gold again until 1889. As Rusty Goe noted in his excellent reference The Mint on Carson Street: "From 1885 to 1889, when the Carson Mint was dark, certai ...
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anonymous
2015-02-27
1901-S. PCGS graded MS-66. Lovely light golden toning over pinkish gold luster. Boldly struck. Exceptional quality for any Coronet eagle, and a perfect date for the advanced specialist. The 1901-S issue tends toward flashy luster. Note the sharpness of the strike, with no weakness found. The s ...
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anonymous
2015-02-27
1894-S. NGC graded AU-58. Only 25,000 minted, a low mintage issue. Light golden toning. Lustrous. Pop 39; 19 finer (PCGS # 8731) . Estimated Value $1,400 - 1,450. Categories: $10 Liberty/With Motto
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anonymous
2015-02-27
1891-CC PCGS graded Genuine Unc Details. Frosty and well struck. Light obverse hairlines visible (PCGS # 8720) . Estimated Value $900 - 950. Categories: $10 Liberty/With Motto
Dollar
History of the nameIn the 1500s, Count Hieronymus Schlick of Bohemia began minting coins known as Joachimstaler (from German thal, or nowadays usually Tal, “valley”, cognate with “dale” in English), named for Joachimstal, the valley where the silver was mined (St. Joachim’s Valley, now Jáchymov; then part of the H ...
Peace Dollar
The Peace Dollar is a silver United States dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1928, then again in 1934 and 1935. Early proposals for the coin called for a commemorative issue to coincide with the end of World War I, but the Peace Dollar was issued as a circulating coin. Designed by Anthony de Francisci, the Peace Dollar was so named because the w ...
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$3000.0 1923-S Liberty Standing Quarter Dollar. PCGS graded MS-64 PQ. Well struck with the head nearly full. Close examination suggests this is a full head. Lightly toned around the edges. A nice origin ...
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$4800.0 1908-S. NGC graded MS-66 Red. Nice strike with relatively fresh color. Frosty Gem. Tied for finest at NGC. Satiny matte surfaces explode with intense luster and varying shades of coppery and gol ...
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$10550.0 1919-D. PCGS graded MS-63. CAC Approved. Weak strike as usually seen for the date. But overall a beautiful lustrous untoned example for this rare date. The end of the First World War, celebrated ...