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Lightly toned around the peripheries, this satiny and sharply struck example makes a lovely impression in all regards. The premier Liberty Seated half dime and one of just two issues of the No Stars design, the 1837 is always in demand for type purposes.
Popular and desirable with-arrows type coin issued for just two years (1854-1855). Pretty type coin.
Beautiful milky surfaces with gorgeous eye appeal. Low mintage proof issue with just 600 coins struck.
The 1844 is a key date in the Seated Dime series, featuring a low mintage of just 72,500 coins from the Philadelphia Mint.
The arrows were added to the sides of the 1853 date to mark a Congressional reduction in the coin's weight from 2.67 grams to 2.49 grams to prevent hoarding. The N1 likely designates an old cleaning.
Before GC, was purchased by previous owner at HA 2021 June 17-20 U.S. Coins Signature Auction #1331. PR67 Deep Cameo, White-on-Black Contrast. From that sale: 1882 10C PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS. F-101, R.3. Proof 1882 dimes with Deep Cameo contrast are rare. As of (5/21), PCGS has certified only eight pieces as such. NGC has graded only seven coins as Ultra Cameo, with none above the PR66 level. The present Superb Gem is essentially as made, with glassy fields and frosty legends and motifs. A full strike contributes further to the quality. Population: 2 in 67 Deep Cameo, 0 finer (5/21).
Purchased as NGC 149831-016; crossed from NGC to PCGS soon after purchase. 1873-CC 10C Arrows Fine 12 NGC. A key issue in the Seated dime series, the 1873-CC is always actively sought with problem-free surfaces in any grade. This Fine 12 example is such a coin, free of major marks and merely showing extensive wear consistent with the grade. The surfaces range from charcoal-gray in the fields to lighter silver-gray on the devices, and the major types are all clear and well-impressed, including the arrows at the date and the crucial mintmark. (Registry values: N2998) (NGC ID# 23BH, PCGS# 4666)
A fully struck, nicely cameoed specimen adorned with delicate golden iridescence. The final twenty-cent issue, the scarce and eagerly sought 1878 is a Proof-only affair with just 600 coins struck. Originally part of B. Max Mehl's Gold Jubilee Sale of 1950, this coin is accompanied by not only the original lot tag, but also a copy of the Golden Jubilee Sale catalog, a B. Max Mehl envelope with provenance and other notes, and the original Mehl mailing box for the catalog. The box is somewhat tattered with some tears and the name of the original recipient obscured, but it is complete. Historic auction mementos such as this are rare, especially when they have been kept alongside one of the coins offered therein. The supporting items are available to the winning bidder upon request to Stack's Bowers Galleries at the close of the auction. (Total: 1 coin; 4 additional items) Provenance: Ex Jerome Kern; B. Max Mehl's Golden Jubilee Sale, May 1950, lot 1644. Original catalog, lot tag, Mehl envelope and Mehl mailing box included. PCGS Population: 34; 12 finer in this category (Proof-67 Cameo finest).
A nice proof piece from early in the Civil War. With great strike and great mirrors; this coin is only a few hairlines away from gem.
A nice uncirculated example of the with-Rays type. Die break on the reverse actually seems to add some character to the piece.
An outstanding coin with deep cameo contrast and a prestigious collector pedigree. There were 886 total 1886 proofs struck; 9 survive in 67DCAM, and only 2 are rated higher.
1873-CC Arrows Quarter, VG Details - obverse damage; a problem-free collector coin. This rare Carson City quarter comes from a mintage of just 12,462 pieces. Most survivors are well-worn, and auction appearances are few and far between. This smoothly worn example has a small but noticeable old dig near Liberty's left (facing) elbow. It is hardly a distraction on this example, which retains solid VG details. We note a few light abrasions and hairlines, yet pleasing medium-gray toning deepens at the borders and only slight merging of the reverse legend exists. For the 1873-CC Arrows, this is a perfectly acceptable and desirable example of the issue. From The Poulos Family Collection, Part II.
This coin sure looks good at first look, but magnification shows cleaning in the obverse right field.
Top Pop. HA (7/22), Long Beach Expo/Summer FUN US Coins Signature Auction #1347 / Lot #3109. 1866 5C Rays PR67 Deep Cameo PCGS. An incredibly eye-appealing example of this short-lived Rays type, showing brilliant surfaces characterized by deep reflectivity in the fields and satiny luster on the devices. Cameo contrast is readily apparent on both sides, complementing pristine preservation. The 1866 Rays Shield nickel is a great rarity in Deep Cameo quality, with only four pieces so designated at PCGS. This example is the sole finest of those. The ultimate Registry Set candidate, in a class by itself. Population: 1 in 67 Deep Cameo, 0 finer (3/22). Ex: Just Having Fun Collection (Stack's Bowers, 11/2013), lot 2012. I was in the auction for another coin and bought this impromptu.
Brilliant apart from a few speckles of vivid peripheral toning, this boldly struck, highly lustrous example is sure to have no difficulty finding its way into a Mint State type set. Almost certainly from the Treasury Department silver dollar releases of 1962 to 1964, which source yielded up to three 1,000-coin bags of Uncirculated examples of the 1859-O. Along with the 1860-O, also widely represented in the Treasury Department releases, this is the most plentiful issue of the No Motto Liberty Seated design type in Mint State.
Proof-only date and a great type coin with a mintage of just 1,541 coins struck overall.