2007 (ANA) Signature Coin Auction #444

<B>1925-S 5C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> "In combination with their generally mushy appearance, the aesthetic value of this issue is l...

<B>1937-D 5C Three-Legged MS66 PCGS.</B></I> For a key-date issue as perennially popular as is the 1937-D Three-Legged Buffalo, it...

<B>1938-D 5C MS68 PCGS.</B></I> In 1938 when the mandatory 25-year period for new coinage issues had expired, Treasury and Mint of...

<B>1792 H10C Half Disme, Judd-7, Pollock-7, R.4, VF25 PCGS.</B></I> There has been so much written about these coins, incorporatin...

<B>1794 H10C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> V-4, LM-4, R.4. A leaf tip is under the left side of the U in UNITED, and one berry is under the I...

<B>1795 H10C MS62 NGC.</B></I> V-5, LM-8, R.3. Attributed by a die crack from 1 o'clock on the obverse rim to the bridge of th...

<B>1795 H10C MS64 NGC.</B></I> V-5, LM-8, R.3. The V-5 is generally available in all grades short of Mint State, and it ranks amon...

<B>1797 H10C 15 Stars AU58 PCGS.</B></I> V-2, LM-1, R.3. The only 1797 half dime variety with fifteen stars, and the most common v...

<B>1800 H10C MS65 NGC.</B></I> V-1, LM-1, R.3. This variety has LIBERTY spelled correctly. The date is widely and evenly spaced wi...

<B>1801 H10C MS61 NGC.</B></I> V-1, LM-2, R.4. Understating the importance and rarity of this Mint State specimen would be easy. A...

<B>1803 H10C Small 8 XF40 PCGS.</B></I> V-3, LM-1, R.6. The 1803 Small 8 half dime is one of the great unheralded rarities in U.S....

<B>1840-O H10C Drapery MS63 NGC.</B></I> V-7, Small Round O. New hubs were introduced for the dime and half dime in 1840. The firs...

<B>1859 H10C MS68 NGC.</B></I> V-4. All four digits of the date are repunched, boldly on the 189, less obviously so on the 5. This...

<B>1873 H10C PR67 Ultra Cameo NGC.</B></I> Closed 3, V-2. Breen's <I>Proof Encyclopedia </B></I>describes th...

<B>1796 10C AU53 NGC.</B></I> JR-2, R.4. The obverse has star 15 placed next to the bust with a point lightly touching the drapery...

<B>1796 10C AU55 PCGS.</B></I> JR-5, R.5. JR-5 is one of the two 1796 dime varieties to carry an R.5 rarity rating, and it is unus...

<B>1796 10C AU58 NGC.</B></I> JR-6, R.3. On the obverse, a die crack connects the numerals 179 in the date with a branching crack ...

<B>1796 10C MS62 PCGS.</B></I> JR-1, R.3. This is the most common of six varieties recorded for the 1796 dimes. Although at least ...

<B>1796 10C MS63 NGC.</B></I> JR-3, R-5. This amazing dime is the finest of just two known examples of the terminal die state with...

<B>1796 10C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> JR-1, R.3. LIBERTY is medium wide and unevenly spaced, with recutting showing on the left sides of ...

<B>1796 10C MS66 NGC.</B></I> JR-1, R.3. 1796 was a watershed year for the fledgling U.S. Mint, as it expanded its portfolio of co...

<B>1798/97 10C 16 Stars on Reverse MS62 PCGS.</B></I> JR-1, R.3. Four die varieties of 1798 dimes are known, and each are also lis...

<B>1801 10C XF45 PCGS.</B></I> JR-2, R.5. This is the scarcer of the two varieties of the year, and might best be attributed by th...

<B>1803 10C --Cleaned--ANACS. AU55 Details.</B></I> JR-2, R.6. Ex: Lovejoy. The JR plate coin for this variety and as such probabl...

1804 10C 13 Stars on Reverse--Scratched--ANACS. AU55 Details. JR-1, R.5. This is an extraordinary and extraordinarily well-provenanced example of thi

<B>1804 10C 14 Stars on Reverse AU50 Corroded, Cleaned Uncertified.</B></I> JR-2, R.5. The 1804 dime is a major rarity in the seri...

<B>1804 10C 14 Stars on Reverse AU58 NGC.</B></I> Ex: James A. Stack. JR-2, R.5. This piece is <B>likely the finest known ex...

<B>1807 10C MS63 PCGS.</B></I> JR-1, R.2. This is the only variety for the year. From 1796 to 1805, the Mint produced 304,406 dime...

<B>1807 10C MS65 NGC.</B></I> JR-1, R.2. Even though 165,000 dimes were minted in 1807, JR-1 is the only die pairing utilized for ...

<B>1814 10C Large Date MS65 NGC.</B></I> JR-2, R.3. A deeply toned Gem with intermingled ivory, golden-brown, and steel toning ove...

<B>1814 10C Large Date MS65 NGC.</B></I> JR-3, R.2. The curl extends to the right edge of the second 1 in the date, and there is t...

<B>1846 10C AU58 NGC.</B></I> Though the 1844 received the catchy sobriquet of "Little Orphan Annie," numismatists today...

<B>1858-O 10C MS66 NGC.</B></I> The 1858-O is a scarce date overall, despite the 290,000-piece mintage. Indeed, NGC and PCGS combi...

<B>1873-CC 10C Arrows XF40 PCGS.</B></I> The 1873-CC Arrows, with a mintage of 18,791 coins, is one of the key dates to the Seated...

<B>1874-CC 10C Arrows Good 6 PCGS.</B></I> Although it is noticeably worn, this is a pleasing example with original medium gray pa...

<B>1874-CC 10C Arrows XF40 Scratched, Environmental Damage Uncertified.</B></I> The 1874-CC Arrows dime ranks among the rarities i...

<B>1898-S 10C MS66 NGC.</B></I> The 1898 dime from San Francisco has the lowest mintage of the three mints producing this denomina...

<B>1902-O 10C MS67 NGC.</B></I> Ex: Pittman Collection: The 1902-O Barber dime is a very scarce issue that is much more difficult ...

<B>1909-S 10C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> With a mintage of exactly 1 million pieces, the 1909-S is the demarcation point for the Barber di...

<B>1898 10C PR68 PCGS.</B></I> Precious few Barber dimes of <I>any </B></I>date are graded PR68. As of this writ...

<B>1916-D 10C AU58 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> As an ever-popular example of the undisputed key date to the Mercury dime series, and ...

<B>1916-D 10C MS62 Full Bands NGC.</B></I> Like most other key date coins, the 1916-D dime continues to appreciate in value. Paul ...

<B>1916-D 10C MS63 Full Bands NGC.</B></I> Nearly every series of U.S. coinage has its key date issue or issues. A key date is the...

<B>1918-D 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC.</B></I> Even though more than 22 million pieces were struck, the 1918-D is generally acknowledg...

<B>1919-D 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> Both sides of this impressive Gem have fully brilliant and frosty silver luster beneat...

<B>1919-D 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS.</B></I> The 1919-D is one of the great condition and strike rarities in the Mercury dime serie...

<B>1942/1 10C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> The 1942/1 Philadelphia dime was identified early on after production, unlike its 1942/1 cousin f...

<B>1876 20C PR68 NGC.</B></I> Of the odd denomination minor coinage issues of the United States, the twenty cent piece is by far t...

<B>1877 20C PR66 Cameo NGC.</B></I> The 1877 twenty cent piece is a proof-only issue with a mintage of just 350 coins. In his disc...

<B>1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC.</B></I> While the 2008 <I>Guide Book</B></I> reports the 1878 twenty cent proof-only...

<B>1796 25C --Scratched, Cleaned--ANACS. VG8 Details</B></I> B-2, R.3. This one-year-type comes in two varieties that share the sa...

<B>1796 25C XF40 NGC.</B></I> B-1, R.5. The paltry mintage of 1796 quarters, 6,146 pieces with no more made of the Draped Bust, Sm...

<B>1804 25C AU58 Cleaned, Retoned Uncertified.</B></I> B-1, R.4. The 1804 is less famous than the 1796, and trades for significant...

<B>1806 25C MS63 NGC.</B></I> B-2, R.2, Breen Die State IV. The variety is attributed by defects in the foot of 1 in the date and ...

<B>1818 25C MS65 NGC.</B></I> B-4, R.2. On this variety, star 1 points between the upper two folds, and the 2 in 25 C has a curved...

<B>1818 25C MS66 NGC.</B></I> B-2, R.1. This is one of the more easily obtainable varieties of this Capped Bust quarter production...

<B>1827/3 25C Restrike PR62 NGC.</B></I> B-2, High R.6. Only two die marriages of 1827-dated quarters are known, and both are very...

<B>1856 25C PR64 NGC.</B></I> The mintage and survival rate of the 1856 proof quarter are unclear. Walter Breen, in his two <I&...

<B>1870 25C PR67 Deep Cameo NGC.</B></I> Briggs 2-B. One-thousand proof Seated Liberty quarters were stuck in 1870, a relatively h...

<B>1884 25C PR68 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Writing about the 1884 proof quarters in his <I>Encyclopedia of United States and Coloni...

<B>1888 25C PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS.</B></I> In 1888, quarters were an afterthought, with a mere 10,000 circulation strikes minted in...

<B>1894-O 25C MS67 NGC.</B></I> This beauty is from the famous collection of Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. and has a pedigree back to th...

<B>1896-O 25C MS67 NGC.</B></I> This Superb Gem is a memorable coin that represents one of the classic key-dates in the Barber qua...

<B>1893 25C PR68 Cameo PCGS.</B></I> The silver centers on each side accent the delicate fuchsia and steel-blue patination along t...

<B>1893 25C PR68 Deep Cameo NGC.</B></I> The 1893 quarter came with 792 proof strikes, making this issue somewhat common. NGC and ...

<B>1896 25C PR68 Ultra Cameo NGC.</B></I> The silver proofs of the 1890s are famous for the powerful contrast found on many exampl...

<B>1896 25C PR68 Deep Cameo NGC.</B></I> A strong candidate for inclusion in either an advanced date set or a Superb quality type ...

<B>1916 25C AU50 PCGS.</B></I> Certain coin mintages just seem <I>memorable </B></I>to coin aficionados, and the...

<B>1916 25C MS64 Full Head PCGS.</B></I> The key-date 1916 Standing Liberty quarter tends to be a softly struck issue. Full Head c...

<B>1916 25C MS66 Full Head NGC.</B></I> The general overhaul of minor silver coinage designs in 1916 took up much of the Mint'...

<B>1918/7-S 25C AU55 PCGS.</B></I> Breen-4235, Cline-5130, FS-101 (formerly FS-008.5). Only 45 examples of this legendary rarity h...

<B>1918/7-S 25C AU55 NGC.</B></I> FS-008.5. The 1918/7-S competes with the 1916 for key date status to the Standing Liberty quarte...

<B>1918/7-S 25C AU58 NGC.</B></I> An interesting error whose exact source remains the subject of debate in some quarters. While mo...

<B>1924-D 25C MS67 Full Head ANACS.</B></I> The 1924-D is scarce in Full Head, especially in MS65 and higher grades. Moreover, man...

<B>1927-S 25C AU58 Full Head NGC.</B></I> With the second-lowest mintage among non-variety Standing Liberty quarters, it is unsurp...

<B>1928-D 25C MS66 Full Head PCGS.</B></I> A 1928-D quarter is not easy to locate with a Full Head. In his treatise on <I>St...

<B>1932-D 25C MS65 NGC.</B></I> Although there are no major rarities in the Washington quarter series, the 1932-D and 1932-S issue...

<B>1794 50C Fine 12 NGC.</B></I> O-101a, R.4. Obverse star 1 pierces the center of the lowest hair curl. A<BR>die crack cros...

<B>1794 50C VF35 PCGS</B></I>. O-101, R.4. Obverse star 1 pierces the center of the lowest hair curl; point of star 2 and the seco...

<B>1794 50C AU58 PCGS.</B></I> O-106, R.6. This variety is identified by the following: on the obverse, star 2 is attached to the ...

<B>1795 50C 2 Leaves AU50 PCGS.</B></I> O-104, R.4. Two points of star 1 nearly touch the lowest curl, and star 15 shows a small d...

<B>1802 50C AU58 PCGS.</B></I> O-101, R.3. For a series with so many die varieties and even subvarieties, the 1802 half dollar min...

<B>1805/4 50C AU58 NGC.</B></I> O-102, R.3. This variety is attributed by a die crack through the second star to the curls, four r...

<B>1807 50C Capped Bust, Large Stars, 50 Over 20 MS64 PCGS.</B></I> O-112, R.1. In 1807 the Mint introduced a new half dollar desi...

<B>1811 50C Large 8 MS65 PCGS.</B></I> O-103, R.4. The tiny die lines in front of the bust, near the milling, promptly identify th...

<B>1826 50C MS65 PCGS.</B></I> O-111, R.2. The 8 in the date is recut within the upper loop, and the 82 is closer than 18 or 26. A...

<B>1827 50C PR64 PCGS.</B></I> <B>Breen Plate Coin.</B></I> O-107, R.7, as a proof. Since 1990, we have a record...

<B>1834 50C PR63 NGC.</B></I> O-106, R.8 as a proof. Only a few proof 1834 half dollars are known, mostly from the dies used to pr...

<B>1835 50C PR64 NGC.</B></I> O-110, R.8 as a proof. This piece is from the same collection as the 1834 proof half dollar above, a...

<B>1837 50C MS66 NGC.</B></I> The change from the 50 CENTS reverse of 1837 to the HALF DOL. reverse of 1838 created a distinct two...

<B>1853-O 50C Arrows and Rays MS64 NGC.</B></I> Ex: Eliasberg. Not only is this a conditionally rare issue that is seldom seen in ...

<B>1861 50C Scott Restrike MS63 PCGS.</B></I> This is one of the more interesting stories in the annals of Southern or Confederate...

<B>1873-CC 50C No Arrows MS61 NGC.</B></I> The 1873-CC No Arrows half dollar is a scarce variety, somewhat scarcer than its With A...

<B>1873-CC 50C Arrows MS64 NGC.</B></I> Among early issues of the Carson City Mint, the 1873-CC Arrows half ranks among the more p...

<B>1873-S 50C Arrows MS64 NGC.</B></I> Wiley and Bugert call the 1873-S Arrows half dollar: "Extremely rare in Mint State.&qu...

<B>1854 50C PR64 PCGS.</B></I> With a mintage of approximately 20 specimens intended for sets, the proof 1854 Arrows half ranks as...

<B>1862 50C PR66 NGC.</B></I> An underrated issue in all grades, here represented by a delectably toned Premium Gem from this tiny...

<B>1865 50C PR66 Cameo NGC.</B></I> Few of the 500 proof half dollars produced in 1865 have survived in this level of preservation...

1866 50C Motto PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS. After IN GOD WE TRUST made its first appearance on circulating coinage in 1864, the push to include the motto on

<B>1903-O 50C MS66 PCGS.</B></I> During the 1950s, the 1903-O Morgan dollar was considered a great rarity in Mint State, while the...