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Lot of Six 1904-O Morgan Dollars. (#7292)

Lot of Six 1904-O Morgan Dollars. (#7292)

Lot of Six 1904-O Morgan Dollars. (#7292)

Lot of Six 1904-O Morgan Dollars. (#7292)

Lot of Six 1904-O Morgan Dollars. (#7292)

Lot of Five 1904-O Morgan Dollars. Toned. (#7292)

Lot of 3 1904-O Morgan Dollars. Blazing gems with vibrant luster. (#7292)

Lot of Two 1904-O Morgan Dollars. Attractively toned. (#7292)

Lot of Two 1904-O Morgan Dollars. Fully original with warm toned radiance. (#7292)

Lot of Two 1904-O Morgan Dollars. Another outstanding pair. (#7292)

Lot of Two 1904-O Morgan Dollars. A pair of nicely toned Morgans. (#7292)

Lot of Three 1904-O Morgan Dollars. These sparkling Gem boast swirling cartwheel effects and uncommonly sharp striking detail for the issue. (#7292)

Lot of Two 1904-O Morgan Dollars. Glittering Gems. (#7293)

Lot of Five 1904-O Morgan Dollars. Includes Numistrust MS66, NGC MS65, and NGC MS63 (3 pieces). (#7292)

1921 Morgan Dollar. One would be hard pressed to locate a more pristine prooflike 1921 in this grade, even if one were to search for months. The richl

Lot of 5 Morgan Dollars.. 1878-S MS60, 1879-S MS63 PL obverse, 1880-S MS63 PL, 1904-O MS63 1904-O MS64 PL reverse.

Lot of Six 1921 Morgan Dollars PCGS Mixed Grades. All are original toned gems. (#7296)

Lot of Six 1921 Morgan Dollars PCGS Mixed Grades. Two are MS65, four are MS63. (#7296)

Lot of 4 Morgan Dollars.. Includes 1879-S PCGS MS64, 1882-S NGC MS64, 1884-CC PCGS MS63, and 1902-O PCGS MS63. Lot of 4 coins.

1871 Pattern Five Cents. Nickel, plain edge. Head of Liberty wearing a coronet inscribed LIBERTY, incused, similar to the design Longacre made for the

1880 Pattern Goloid Metric Dollar. Aluminum, reeded edge. Rarity-8 in aluminum. This is by far the finest known aluminum strike of the Goloid Metric d

1878 Pattern Half Eagle. Copper, reeded edge. This Rarity-7 pattern in copper (some are gilt) was designed by William Barber. His distinctive head of

1853 $1 Gold Liberty. Pleasingly bright and lustrous, both sides are warmly colored in orange-gold hues with extra heavy frost from possibly worn dies

1853 $1 Gold Liberty. Well struck with smooth, velvety luster and rich brilliant-gold shades. Sheer boldness of strike throughout is consistent with 1

1853-O $1 Gold Liberty. This warmly colored example displays beams of golden metallic detail in virtually all areas and is much scarcer than the Phila

1854 $1 Gold Indian. This example is quite pleasing with good luster and splashes of almost original light patina on each side with the centers sharpe

1854 Type 2 $1 Gold Indian. Scarce Type 2 design with abundant mint frost everywhere. (#7531)

1855 $1 Gold Indian. Lustrous but weakly struck example of the three-year Type 2 design. (#7532)

1855-D $1 Gold Indian. Lustrous and carefully preserved, a genuinely beautiful, high-grade specimen. The date 1855-D is legendary. Partly, this is bec

1855-O $1 Gold Indian. Type 2 Gold Dollars were struck at the New Orleans Mint in 1855 only, which makes the issue essential to a gold type set from t

1856 $1 Gold Indian. Upright 5. Given the proper amount of strike pressure, this 1856 Type 3 coin was fully brought up by the dies. Creamy luster and

1857-D $1 Gold Indian. Minor problems but still an acceptable example of this low mintage date from the mint at Dahlonega, Georgia. (#7546)

1860-D $1 Gold Indian. Again, minor problems only on this otherwise very scarce gold dollar from the Dahlonega mint. Issues continued right up until t

1797 $2.50 Capped Bust.. A lovely specimen, MS-64, and the highest one certified by either of the two top-tier graders, this remarkable coin being one

1825 $2.50 Capped Head. Low mintage rarity from the early capped bust series of 1821-1828. This has light gold to golden orange patina with luster aro

1836 $2.50 Classic Head. Script 8. Lustrous and generally well struck. There were several minor varieties made of each 1834-38 Kneass-designed classic

1873 $2.50 Liberty. Open 3. This boldly detailed representative is mostly orange-gold in color with sleek, bright metallic frosted features. (#7817)

1904 $2.50 Liberty. A lock-solid frosty gem with strong primary luster and rich toned highlights on both sides. Sharp-edged devices and lettering thro

1904 $2.50 Liberty. Popular Liberty head style. (#7856)

1906 $2.50 Liberty. An outstanding specimen that has superb, light orange-gold surfaces. The mint luster is exceptional and frosty, giving the coin a

1911-D $2.50 Indian. Lustrous golden orange frostiness which has grand overall eye appeal. The above-average strike and sharp mintmark complements thi

1914 $2.50 Indian. Lustrous and scarcer than the other dates before and after. (#7946)

1800 $5 Capped Bust. A generous amount of detail for the type, though with the usual weak metal flows into the deepest channels of the dies leaving a

1803 $5 Capped Bust. 3 over 2. A highly original AU58 example of this clear-cut overdate issue with smooth, lustrous yellow to greenish gold surfaces

1807 $5 Capped Bust.. Minor adjustment lines through the cap. Most original luster remains within the devices and throughout the fields on both sides.

1810 $5 Capped Draped Bust. Large date, large 5. One of the finest attractively graded of this popular date, this one has glorious light greenish to y

1810 $5 Capped Draped Bust. Large date, large 5. The centers have natural toned gold patina. A well struck example in this still highly collectable gr

1838-D $5 Classic Head. Scarce. The entire production of 20,583 coins was produced from a single die pair, thus just one variety is known. Dahlonega,

1862-S $5 Liberty. Although the photo shows this with pale orange toning, the coin itself displays a more yellow to greenish-gold color, with a bit of

1865-S $5 Liberty. For decades the 1865-S half eagle was an underrated coin until author David Akers noted this date usually is found in grades of Fin