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A gleaming gem of the highest quality for this popularly collected Type 1 design. Full cartwheel luster blends smoothly with pale golden highlights on

The satiny golden color is especially vibrant on both sides. A blunt impression is often left by the recoil of the dies that struck business strike bu

Collectors of this series well know that the 1918/7-D is the most eagerly sought variety in the buffalo nickel herd of dates. Research has come to the

Natural original nickel-gray patina. It is the often-seen striking defects, rather than innate rarity, that explains the elusiveness of the 1920-D in

Key date in the series: only 970,000 minted and in increasing demand from new collectors entering the market. A lustrous coin with generally ample det

Sparkling nickel-fresh iridescence imbues this satiny beauty with a life of its own. Add a high degree of luster and the appeal is virtually irresisti

Includes original ANACS photo certification.

Desirable strike with full steps visible on Monticello. A rarity in this grade despite the large mintage.

Silver-white to light gray toned satin frost is boldly hypnotic on this fresh-appearing early bust half dime. Substantial detail to the highpoints of

Sharply struck throughout with excellent blue-toned yet still silvery effervescent luster. A successful strike was left by the rebound of the dies tha

A frosty gem with eruptions of deep gray-brown toning on both sides. Nearly fully struck, however just a hint of limitation in the detail at the eagle

A simply stunning example of the 1837 No Stars Type, the strike is noteworthy for this often poorly preserved type. The focal features are all sharply

The Philadelphia Mint in 1838 added stars to Gobrecht's "starless" motif of 1837 and continuing through November 1840, created the fam...

Deeply toned, yet basically full gem quality in appearance. The few wispy abrasions visible under magnification do not detract from the overall pleasi

This issue's original mintage of 815,000 pieces may be respectable by the standards of the early Seated Half Dime series, but it is still limite...

Lustrous and very attractively toned. Much scarcer by far than the 1841 Philadelphia Mint this year.

Highly lustrous and at first blush this could easily be construed as a full Mint State coin. The 1852-O, as with other New Orleans mint half dimes, is

Another in a very early PCGS holder, pre-1989 (the dot-matrix printed tear-apart label is a dead giveaway). Handsome and original, with light golden b

This boldly struck Gem Proof example is one of a three-year-only type. Both sides display razor-sharpness show from well made dies. Liberty's fe...

This example has shimmering milky surfaces and gorgeous russet brown to blue toning, mainly at the rims. One would be hard put to find a more truly be

A sparkling and lustrous toned gem, a satiny beauty with fully defined design features under the natural gray patina plus a burst of unending original

Brilliant and satiny with nice detail in the main areas such as Liberty's gown and shield as well as most parts of the "wreath of cereals&q...

This well struck little coin has ample luster and peripheral color to add spice to anyone's collection. It is contained in one of the pre-1989 h...

A very boldly struck example of this important draped bust, small eagle Type. The central hair curls are all resplendent, as are the stars flanking th

A few alloy impurity streaks on the reverse. While technically Mint State, the dark gray toning masks much of the underlying surface and any sparkle o

Only the one die pair for 1807, and a coin with light but not too extensive die clashing. For instance, UNTED STATES is much crisp and detailed than a

An unusually high quality gem for the 1853 Arrows date, this specimen displays riveting lustrous satin surfaces, is untoned, with sharp detail includi

If over the years you've probably adopted a gently defensive attitude when you read about "a scintillating, superb Gem bathed in lightning ...

The hoarding of silver coins and their removal from circulation during the "War for Southern Secession" explains the vastly reduced origin...

From center to periphery the intense smooth flow of luster glows serenely beneath a thin layer of toning. Unlike the general run of pieces of this cal

This conditionally rare offering is fully lustrous with richly frosted surfaces under very agreeable (and all original) multicolor toning. A munificen

A well toned yet still gleaming gem whose mirror like luster seems poised to detonate in a Fourth of July fireworks display. What's more, we are...

An attractive, and very choice example of the seated Liberty, "legend obverse" type. Mostly untoned.

Bright silver color erupts through the original toned surfaces untouched by heavy marks or streaking. An appreciable strike as well, making this an ad

A high degree of luster distinguishes the satiny silver gray surfaces from others of the O-mint date which are less pulsating even though in technical

Well toned with shades of reddish brown and gray predominant. The O-mint issue this year is considerably scarcer than later O-mint Barber dimes, with

Here, too, we are pleased to describe a gem of the finest MS65 order whose rolling cartwheel luster adorns the nice gray-brown surfaces. Piercingly sh

Swimming in mint brilliance over each side of this sharply made choice toned specimen has full bands on the fasces. The little monogram AW behind the

Frosty white with a dab of pale hazy toning, the strike is very sharp.

The wintry blast of white luster is utterly pleasing on this handsome '17-S Mercury dime. A dullish impression was left after the recoil of the ...

An especially well preserved and attractive coin whose modest MS63 grade belies the fact that it could and might well fit into a much higher quality s

Dancing cartwheel luster careens off the satiny, matte-like surfaces of this attractively toned gem Mercury dime. A blend of shades can be seen on bot

Close to gem quality. Luminous white surfaces with a little toning color.

Frosty and sharply struck, the smooth surfaces would settle for nothing less than the Mint State 63 grade.

This one, too, is in an early PCGS holder, and has all the elements that a collector looks for in a Gem: sleek mint frostiness, choice rims and good e

A lovely, milky-white Gem, there are no mentionable hairlines or tarnish spotting on either side. About as fully struck as these Proofs are normally f

Smooth, even wear on both sides with choiceness throughout to complement the coin's rarity in all grades.

One of the more interesting error coins is this Roosevelt dime with partially detached reeding, the coin being semi-broadstruck, if such can be said o

Browning-2. The "High 6" variety of the issue, one of just two known die pairings for this low mintage single year type. This is the more ...

Housed in one of the earliest style PCGS holders, this coin comes to us from an older collection and shows excellent detail. All stars are complete, a