The Overland Trail Collection
| Image | Item | PCGS No. | Date | Denom | Grade | Pop | Pop Higher | Owner's Comments |
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| Half Cent (1793-1857) | 1234 | 1855 | 1/2C | MS64RB | 137 | 22 | Mintage:56,500. Coronet Type designed by Christian Gobrecht. Lustrous near red surfaces adorn the obverse with spotty red reverse. Possibly from a hoard of pieces distributed by Pittsburgh dealer A. C. Giles. A scarce issues residing in an old green holder. |
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| Large Cent (1793-1857) | 1903 | 1853 | 1C | MS64RD | 98 | 73 | Cartwheel lustre and amazingly red color. Looks like it was minted yeasterday |
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| Flying Eagle Cent (1856-1858) | 2019 | 1858 | 1C | MS64 | 503 | 194 | Due to the rising expense of making large copper cents the small flying eagle cent was designed and began production in 1856 |
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| Indian Head Cent (1859-1909) | 2234 | 1908-S | 1C | MS65RD | 215 | 38 | First cent struck at a branch mint. The "S" mint mark was added to the reverse of this beautiful, red and lustrous example. It looks just like it was minted yesterday. |
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| Lincoln Cent (1909-present) | 2425 | 1909 VDB | 1C | MS66RD | 2089 | 263 | Honoring Abraham Lincoln's 100th birthday the cent was redesigned in 1909. The tiny reverse VDB initials for designer Victor D. Brenner caused an uproar resulting in their removal the same year. |
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| Two Cents (1864-1873) | 3584 | 1865 | 2C | MS65RD | 190 | 41 | The two cent piece was produced to make up the slack in the hoarding of silver and gold coinage. Only partly successful due to eventual hoarding of all metal U. S. coinage during the war. |
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| Three Cent Nickel (1865-1889) | 3732 | 1866 | 3CN | MS65 | 71 | 28 | Big nickel interest influenced Congress to produce a new nickel three cent piece. Mainly used for purchase of postage stamps and finally discontinued in 1889. |
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| Three Cent Silver (1851-1873) | 3665 | 1851-O | 3CS | MS64 | 94 | 70 | Only silver three cent piece minted in New Orleans. This denomination circulated widely when other small silver coinage was being melted and exported. Being only 75% silver and 25% copper the alloy was know as billion and worth less than 3 cents, thus our first subsidiary coinage. Note the bold "O" mint mark. |
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| Shield Nickel (1866-1889) | 3826 | 1872 | 5C | PR65 | 108 | 46 | DDO |
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| Liberty Nickel (1883-1913) | 3841 | 1883 | 5C | MS65 | 1381 | 395 | The redesigning of the five cent piece in 1883 was another collossal blunder by the mint's engraving staff. The "NO CENTS", "Racketter Nickel" variety depicted here was widely gold plated and passed as a gold half eagle. This specimen is from the famed Eliasberg Collection. |
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| Buffalo Nickel (1913-1938) | 3967 | 1929-D | 5C | MS64 | 529 | 236 | |
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| Jefferson Nickel (1938-present) | 4005 | 1939-D | 5C | MS66 | 534 | 70 | |
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| Early Half Dime (1792-1837) | 4281 | 1834 | H10C | MS62 | 54 | 223 | |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dime (1837-1873) | 4366 | 1857-O | H10C | MS63 | 27 | 71 | |
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| Early Dime (1796-1837) | 4523 | 1833 | 10C | AU50 | 2 | 24 | |
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| Liberty Seated Dime (1837-1891) | 4680 | 1876-CC | 10C | MS65 | 37 | 16 | |
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| Barber Dime (1892-1916) | 4860 | 1912 | 10C | MS64+ | 1 | 193 | |
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| Mercury Dime (1916-1945) | 4905 | 1916 | 10C | MS65FB | 883 | 479 | |
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| Roosevelt Dime (1946-present) | 85189 | 1996-W | 10C | MS67FB | 587 | 142 | |
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| Twenty Cents (1875-1878) | 5297 | 1875-CC | 20C | AU58 | 94 | 298 | |
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| Early Quarter (1796-1838) | 5351 | 1832 | 25C | XF40 | 19 | 127 | |
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| Liberty Seated Quarter (1838-1891) | 5577 | 1876 | 25C | PR65 | 16 | 10 | Spectacular blue electric toning adorns the obverse and reverse. |
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| Barber Quarter (1892-1916) | 5650 | 1908-D | 25C | MS64 | 50 | 34 | |
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| Standing Liberty Quarter (1916-1930) | 5709 | 1917-D | 25C | MS64FH | 468 | 416 | |
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| Washington Quarter (1932-present) | 5802 | 1936-S | 25C | MS65+ | 4 | 268 | |
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| Early Half Dollar (1794-1839) | 6165 | 1834 | 50C | AU53 | 38 | 246 | |
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| Liberty Seated Half Dollar (1839-1891) | 6280 | 1854-O | 50C | AU58 | 62 | 222 | |
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| Barber Half Dollar (1892-1915) | 6520 | 1910-S | 50C | MS64 | 17 | 26 | |
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| Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916-1947) | 6605 | 1938-D | 50C | MS64 | 778 | 1290 | |
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| Franklin Half Dollar (1948-1963) | 86668 | 1954-D | 50C | MS65FL | 1404 | 100 | |
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| Kennedy Half Dollar (1964-present) | 6775 | 1998-S | 50C | SP69 | 2083 | 269 | |
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| Early Dollar (1794-1804) | 6878 | 1799 | $1 | XF40 | 330 | 676 | |
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| Liberty Seated Dollar (1836-1873) | 6927 | 1841 | $1 | AU55 | 36 | 81 | |
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| Trade Dollar (1873-1885) | 7046 | 1877-S | T$1 | MS63 | 180 | 216 | |
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| Morgan Dollar (1878-1921) | 97135 | 1882-CC | $1 | MS64DM | 805 | 431 | |
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| Peace Dollar (1921-1935) | 7363 | 1924 | $1 | MS66 | 551 | 53 | |
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| Eisenhower Dollar (1971-1978) | 7421 | 1976-D | $1 | MS66 | 814 | 24 | |
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| Susan B. Anthony Dollar (1979-1999) | 99596 | 1999-P | SBA$1 | PR69DC | 7718 | 536 | |
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| Sacagawea Dollar (2000-present) | 915020 | 2005-P | SAC$1 | SP69 | 845 | 4 | |
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| Presidential Dollar (2007-2016) | 394883 | 2008-S | $1 | PR69DC | 2891 | 264 | |