Collectors Chair: Talking About Two Low Mintage Coins from the 1870s Today the weather was far to nice to do our Collectors Chair video inside. We stepped out to our garden oasis and filmed the edition of The Collectors Chair: Talking About Two Low Mintage Coins sitting on a cinder block. Coming to you from […]
Featured Coin: 1866-S No Motto $10 Today he have the pleasure of offering up this 1866-S No Motto $10. This 1866-S Ten is one of the rares coin of the entire No Motto series. There was a mintage in New Orleans of 8,500 total examples, but very few examples still exist today. In fact, NGC […]
1857-D Dahlonega Half Eagle NGC AU58 $5 This is one of the prettiest AU58 Dahlonega Gold coins I have seen in a while. This 1857-D Dahlonega Gold Coin has very few survivors and even less in higher grades such as this one. See below the video to capture the true beautify of this example. […]
1798 Large 8, 13 Star Reverse PCGS AU50 $5 Draped Bust Today we feature a truly beautiful coin. It is hard to find a 1798 Large 8 $5 that still has an original look to her. This 1798 Draped Bust Half Eagle Large 8, 13 Star Reverse is an attractive original example. This flashy coin […]
1888 PF66 Cameo Gold Dollar NGC The 1888 Proof Gold Dollar has an estimated survival somewhere between 150 and 225 total pieces. There is a mintage of only 1,079 total examples minted of this coin in Proof. This is an unquestionable PF Cameo proof dollar that displays deeply mirrored fields that are slightly stippled from the […]
1840-D Half Eagle Dahlonega Gold We are happy to share this interesting coin with you all. This 1840-D Half Eagle is the first year that the Dahlonega Mint made the $5 Half Eagle. She has a mintage of 22,896 total examples, but there is an extremely low survival rate of these coins. NGC has only […]
1811 Capped Bust Left Small 5 PCGS MS63 $5 Half Eagle For today’s feature, we selected a coin that we sought out at the last coin show that had an exceptional eye appeal and we feel we purchased it below market value. Here is all the info on our newest featured coin. 1811 Capped Bust […]
1850 New Orleans Double Eagle This 1850-O is the First Year the New Orleans Mint made the Double Eagle. She is rare in almost all grades. This example is a superb coin for the XF45 grade. The 1850-O $20 was the first Double Eagle produced at the New Orleans branch mint. According to Dave Akers, its rarity […]
Today’s story was about a Civil War coin from 1862. The interesting thing about this coin is that it was stamped over the 1861 die. Therefore it is an overdate. An overdate coin can be defined as a coin where the date or part of the date has been punched into a finished working die […]
1839 Over 39 Charlotte Minted NGC AU55 $2.5 Classic Head Quarter Eagle VP-001 Variety This is a Charlotte Minted 1839 over 1839 Classic Head Quarter Eagle. This is the final year of issue for the Classic Head quarter eagle design. This overdate example is much rarer than its regular strike counterpart. NGC has only graded […]