FSH; 3 New White Gems; '37D Q, '41S Q, '81S Morgan
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Each of these gems has blast white untoned surfaces and is fully struck;
1937 D Washington Quarter MS65. $125
1941 S Washington Quarter MS66. $80
1936 S Mercury Dime MS66FSB. Bands are fully split AND fully rounded. $80 SOLD
1881 S Morgan MS65+. 66 except for the three reeding marks at the brow, easily missed. $175
and some others...
1916 D Merc, wholesome AG, and yes, it's a real '16D. $425 delivered OUT FOR GRADING
GORGEOUS 1879/8 Proof Shield. In an OGH, cert #6274588. Labeled PR64, this coin will upgrade. Wonderful original PRIMARY tone, no hairlines or marks, with a small planchet flaw just above the 5. I wouldn't be surprised to see this come back in 66 holder, and worth every point. $800 OUT FOR REGRADE
1871 3 Cent Nickel, in a OGH #6274582, same description as for the Shield. AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS coin. $900 OUT FOR REGRADE
And another, 1881 OGH Proof 64 3 Cent nickel cert # 6274581. Ditto on this one, it's BEAUTIFUL. $700 OUT FOR REGRADE
And yet another, 1872 Shield, though this brilliant and graded Proof 63, OGH cert #6274590. Undergraded by at least a point. $450 ON HOLD (AND OUT FOR REGRADE)
Check the cert numbers on these. They were submitted together nearly 25 years ago, and remained together until I bought them today. All are outstanding. Next one is from the same owner, but an earlier submission.
1867 3 Cent Nickel OGH Proof 63, cert #2557503. Mostly brilliant with a touch of haze, and moderate Cameo contrast. It IS a 64. $450 (OUT FOR REGRADE)
An excellent example for Type, this 1891 Seated Quarter, PCGS MS64, is simply outstanding. Very clean, with just a few tics scattered here and there, and a tiny bit of planchet roughness beneath the Eagle's beak and left (facing) wing. Great luster over both sides, strike is a bit soft on the stars starting at 10:00 and going clockwise, very well defined otherwise. The toning is wonderful, and, in my opinion, primary and not secondary. Vivid turquoise/seagreen blue at the rims and bright varied shades of amber surrounding silvery central devices. In an older blue holder (cert is 14815225), I think this would grade higher upon resubmission. A beautiful coin. $1225 (OUT FOR REGRADE)
1926 P MS66 Brilliant, fantastic luster, strike a bit flat at the hair braid $225 OUT FOR GRADING
1956 P Washington Quarter PCGS MS65 gorgeous mint set toner, thought this would at least go 66. $50
1831 Bust half PCGS 40 Nice album rim tone and lots of luster. Looks better. $225
1897 P Barber Quarter PCGS MS62 Obverse a touch hazy in front of the portrait, brilliant reverse. $300
1952 P Franklin PCGS MS65FBL Beautiful speckled red/gold/amber mint set tone, nice luster $125
1929 P Standing Liberty Quarter ANACS MS63 (old white holder, cert # 719594) A wonderfully original coin with great color at the rims and glassy silvery centers. A few tics on Ms Lib's legs are the reason for the grade, no matter how undeserving. No friction down the leg as often seen on even much higher graded coins, and a very nice strike, though falling short of a full head. An excellent coin, priced @ MS64 bid. $265.
1923 S Monroe Commem PCGS MS63. An excellent original coin. These seem to either be washed out and ugly or deeply toned and ugly, even in high grades (with a pricetag to accompany). This one is neither. Light original specs of tone here and there with well struck, silvery centers (pics show more tan than is present). Priced at, and deserving of, MS64 money. $205
1936 PDS Rhode Island set PCGS MS64/65/64. Another wonderfully original set of coins. Absolutely matched, and undeniable soulmates for the past 75 years, probably in their original cardboard holder up until the early 2000s when they were sequentially holdered by PCGS. Nice glassy luster on each mint, and much more silvery in hand than shows in the pics. A great set. $500
1895 Barber quarter PCGS Genuine. Coded "94" for "altered Surfaces". When I first looked at this under fluorescent light, it was so glossy, I immediately thought, "oh, it's lacquered". However, after inspection under some reveals with a glass, I see absolutely no reason this did not grade AU58, and given a star ( if PCGS did such things) for eye appeal. A beautiful, lustrous and well struck better date. Priced @ MS60 bid. $290.
1931 D Lincoln Cent ICG MS64RD. Again, appropriately graded. This is a very underrated and scarce date in Mint State. While the original mintage may be five times that of the '31S, the population reports show that this date in 64RD and higher is five times as scarce as the '31S. With a PCGS Pop of just 196 in 64RD, and 171 higher (396 in ALL Mint State grades combined), this date should humble the '31S, which has a pop of 1187 in 64RD and 824 higher, with nearly 2200 graded in all mint state grades combined. Think there's a bunch out there raw, waiting to be graded? I seriously doubt it. Nice red coin with very few marks and good luster. Some faint freckling limiting the grade. Tough coin, with a PCGS priceguide listing @ $375 (the '31S lists @$400). $250
1885 P Morgan, raw, MS62. 100% rainbow toned reverse, brilliant obverse with a thin crescent of blue/gold @ 9:00-12:00 Absolutely gorgeous. $149 delivered.
1860 O Seated Half Dime. Currently in a DGS holder graded AU58 with the notation "Cleaned and Retoned". Such a blunt assessment gives no credit to how special this coin appears to be. The strike, color, and luster are simply amazing. Searching through the Heritage archives and PCGS Coinfacts, this 1860 O has better eye appeal (IMO) than either the NGC 67* (Heritage) or the PCGS 67 (Coinfacts). Of course, pictures are no definitive substitute for in hand viewing, and while the two 67s may look better in hand, the offered example absolutely does. There are some hairlines on both sides, but if this were a proof of the same era, the grade would probably be 64. This coin looks to be, at the very least, mint state, and one of the first coins off the dies, surfaces appearing quite prooflike. Being that 1860 was a transitional year for the design, it isn't a long leap to the possibility that this is a presentation piece, cherished for generations by descendants of the recipient, and more recently, housed for many decades in a Wayte Raymond (?) album. Simply, one of the most appealing Half Dimes out there. $1500
1842 Seated Dime. DGS AU58 notated "Cleaned and Retoned". Looking like a long term companion to the 1860 O above, this 1842 has outstanding eye appeal. While the grade here may be accurate, the cleaning is very light and not detracting in the least. The outstanding eye appeal cannot be denied. Beautiful. $500
1946 P BTW PCGS MS65 Should have graded a point better. Gorgeous red/lime/yellow/olive mint set type toning over both sides. Great appeal. $100
Franklin set in Library of coins album in excellent condition. Complete AU/BU set, all are brilliant, and look nice in the album. Dates and grades are;
'48P 62FBL; '48D 62FBL; '49P AU53FBL, lt cln; 1949 D AU50FBL, lt cln; '49S AU50FBL lt cln; '50P AU58FBL; '50D AU58; '51P AU58; '51D 63FBL very lt cln;'51S 62; '52P 63; '52D 64FBL; '52S 60/63;'53P AU58lt cln; '53D 62FBL; '53S 62; '54P 61FBL; '54D 64FBL; '54S 61; '55P 62FBL; '56P 61; '57P 62; '57D 62; '58P 61; '58D 61FBL; '59P 61; '59D 63; '60P 62; '60D 62; '61P 62; '61D 61/63; '62P 60; '62D 61; '63P 61; '63D 61. $625 delivered
CH/GEM Warnick set in clean white Capitol plastic holder. '42P P/P Brill MS64+ FS, '42S "Flagpole" mintmark Brill MS64 FS, '43P Brill MS65FS, '43D MS66FS lovely light color, '43S MS65FS hint of gold, '44P Brill MS65FS tiny rev lam, '44D MS64FS lovely light gold/blue at rev rim, '44S MS65FS lovely color, '45P P/P Brill MS65FS, '45D Brill MS65 rev lamination holding this from 66, '45S MS65 light attractive color, similar to others. A painstakingly assembled set. $125 delivered
1923 P Peace PCGS MS65. Brilliant and fully struck, with a single tiny tick on the cheekbone holding this from a "plus" or a "6". $185 delivered
1921 P Morgan Brilliant and fully struck MS64+, could go 65. SOLD
1967 Kennedy SMS MS66 Deep Cameo. Great coin, $150 OUT FOR GRADING
1952 D Franklin MS64FBL Predominately brilliant, with attractive light tone $36
1954 D Franklin MS64+FBL Brilliant, and could go 65FBL $45
1957 D Franklin MS64FBL Brilliant $28
1959 P Franklin MS64+FBL Brilliant, near miss for 65 $45
1959 D Franklin MS64FBL Brilliant $28
1960 P Franklin MS64 Brilliant and a touch grainy on the cheek (planchet roughness) Nice looking. $20
1962 D Franklin MS65FBL Brilliant, tough grade. $125 OUT FOR GRADING
1935 P Washington Quarter DDO FS 25-1935-101 MS64 brilliant, couple faint hairlines away from 65 $75
1939 P Washington quarter MS65 Brilliant $45
1942 D Washington Quarter MS64 Brilliant $25
1943 S Washington Quarter S/S FS-25-1943S-504 Brilliant MS64+ $125
1947 D Washington Quarter Brilliant MS65 interesting shifted mintmark $30
1948 S Washington Quarter S/S/S/S, but doesn't look like FS-25-1948S-501-(018.4) Brilliant MS64+ $75
1972 P Ike Nice strike and luster, with attractive concentric rings of bllue and gold on the obverse. I would call MS64, but from what I've seen, probably grades better. $10
1973 P Ike Mint set only issue. Brilliant and VERY well struck with hard luster. Grade same as above. $15
1973 D Ike Mint set only issue. Brilliant and very well struck, hard luster. Grade same as above. $15
1974 P Ike Brilliant and well struck, with hard luster. Very few bag marks with typical light planchet porosity on the portrait and near the rims. I'll call MS65. $25
1976 S 40% Ike Brilliant and well struck. Clean and attractive. I'll go with 64+. $24
1977 P Ike Creamy and smooth with a pale reddish gold tint. Looks 65 to me. $25
1978 P Ike Creamy and smooth, same pale reddish gold tint. Looks 65. $25
1978 D Ike Brilliant and well struck with hard luster. A bit of porosity, but clean and attractive, MS65. $25
1914 $50 FRN Raw, but 40PPQ. Love this note. $625
1932 D Washington Quarter Xf/AU. lots of luster with a scratch $225 OUT FOR GRADING
1937 D Washington Quarter MS65. $125
1941 S Washington Quarter MS66. $80
1936 S Mercury Dime MS66FSB. Bands are fully split AND fully rounded. $80 SOLD
1881 S Morgan MS65+. 66 except for the three reeding marks at the brow, easily missed. $175
and some others...
1916 D Merc, wholesome AG, and yes, it's a real '16D. $425 delivered OUT FOR GRADING
GORGEOUS 1879/8 Proof Shield. In an OGH, cert #6274588. Labeled PR64, this coin will upgrade. Wonderful original PRIMARY tone, no hairlines or marks, with a small planchet flaw just above the 5. I wouldn't be surprised to see this come back in 66 holder, and worth every point. $800 OUT FOR REGRADE
1871 3 Cent Nickel, in a OGH #6274582, same description as for the Shield. AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS coin. $900 OUT FOR REGRADE
And another, 1881 OGH Proof 64 3 Cent nickel cert # 6274581. Ditto on this one, it's BEAUTIFUL. $700 OUT FOR REGRADE
And yet another, 1872 Shield, though this brilliant and graded Proof 63, OGH cert #6274590. Undergraded by at least a point. $450 ON HOLD (AND OUT FOR REGRADE)
Check the cert numbers on these. They were submitted together nearly 25 years ago, and remained together until I bought them today. All are outstanding. Next one is from the same owner, but an earlier submission.
1867 3 Cent Nickel OGH Proof 63, cert #2557503. Mostly brilliant with a touch of haze, and moderate Cameo contrast. It IS a 64. $450 (OUT FOR REGRADE)
An excellent example for Type, this 1891 Seated Quarter, PCGS MS64, is simply outstanding. Very clean, with just a few tics scattered here and there, and a tiny bit of planchet roughness beneath the Eagle's beak and left (facing) wing. Great luster over both sides, strike is a bit soft on the stars starting at 10:00 and going clockwise, very well defined otherwise. The toning is wonderful, and, in my opinion, primary and not secondary. Vivid turquoise/seagreen blue at the rims and bright varied shades of amber surrounding silvery central devices. In an older blue holder (cert is 14815225), I think this would grade higher upon resubmission. A beautiful coin. $1225 (OUT FOR REGRADE)
1926 P MS66 Brilliant, fantastic luster, strike a bit flat at the hair braid $225 OUT FOR GRADING
1956 P Washington Quarter PCGS MS65 gorgeous mint set toner, thought this would at least go 66. $50
1831 Bust half PCGS 40 Nice album rim tone and lots of luster. Looks better. $225
1897 P Barber Quarter PCGS MS62 Obverse a touch hazy in front of the portrait, brilliant reverse. $300
1952 P Franklin PCGS MS65FBL Beautiful speckled red/gold/amber mint set tone, nice luster $125
1929 P Standing Liberty Quarter ANACS MS63 (old white holder, cert # 719594) A wonderfully original coin with great color at the rims and glassy silvery centers. A few tics on Ms Lib's legs are the reason for the grade, no matter how undeserving. No friction down the leg as often seen on even much higher graded coins, and a very nice strike, though falling short of a full head. An excellent coin, priced @ MS64 bid. $265.
1923 S Monroe Commem PCGS MS63. An excellent original coin. These seem to either be washed out and ugly or deeply toned and ugly, even in high grades (with a pricetag to accompany). This one is neither. Light original specs of tone here and there with well struck, silvery centers (pics show more tan than is present). Priced at, and deserving of, MS64 money. $205
1936 PDS Rhode Island set PCGS MS64/65/64. Another wonderfully original set of coins. Absolutely matched, and undeniable soulmates for the past 75 years, probably in their original cardboard holder up until the early 2000s when they were sequentially holdered by PCGS. Nice glassy luster on each mint, and much more silvery in hand than shows in the pics. A great set. $500
1895 Barber quarter PCGS Genuine. Coded "94" for "altered Surfaces". When I first looked at this under fluorescent light, it was so glossy, I immediately thought, "oh, it's lacquered". However, after inspection under some reveals with a glass, I see absolutely no reason this did not grade AU58, and given a star ( if PCGS did such things) for eye appeal. A beautiful, lustrous and well struck better date. Priced @ MS60 bid. $290.
1931 D Lincoln Cent ICG MS64RD. Again, appropriately graded. This is a very underrated and scarce date in Mint State. While the original mintage may be five times that of the '31S, the population reports show that this date in 64RD and higher is five times as scarce as the '31S. With a PCGS Pop of just 196 in 64RD, and 171 higher (396 in ALL Mint State grades combined), this date should humble the '31S, which has a pop of 1187 in 64RD and 824 higher, with nearly 2200 graded in all mint state grades combined. Think there's a bunch out there raw, waiting to be graded? I seriously doubt it. Nice red coin with very few marks and good luster. Some faint freckling limiting the grade. Tough coin, with a PCGS priceguide listing @ $375 (the '31S lists @$400). $250
1885 P Morgan, raw, MS62. 100% rainbow toned reverse, brilliant obverse with a thin crescent of blue/gold @ 9:00-12:00 Absolutely gorgeous. $149 delivered.
1860 O Seated Half Dime. Currently in a DGS holder graded AU58 with the notation "Cleaned and Retoned". Such a blunt assessment gives no credit to how special this coin appears to be. The strike, color, and luster are simply amazing. Searching through the Heritage archives and PCGS Coinfacts, this 1860 O has better eye appeal (IMO) than either the NGC 67* (Heritage) or the PCGS 67 (Coinfacts). Of course, pictures are no definitive substitute for in hand viewing, and while the two 67s may look better in hand, the offered example absolutely does. There are some hairlines on both sides, but if this were a proof of the same era, the grade would probably be 64. This coin looks to be, at the very least, mint state, and one of the first coins off the dies, surfaces appearing quite prooflike. Being that 1860 was a transitional year for the design, it isn't a long leap to the possibility that this is a presentation piece, cherished for generations by descendants of the recipient, and more recently, housed for many decades in a Wayte Raymond (?) album. Simply, one of the most appealing Half Dimes out there. $1500
1842 Seated Dime. DGS AU58 notated "Cleaned and Retoned". Looking like a long term companion to the 1860 O above, this 1842 has outstanding eye appeal. While the grade here may be accurate, the cleaning is very light and not detracting in the least. The outstanding eye appeal cannot be denied. Beautiful. $500
1946 P BTW PCGS MS65 Should have graded a point better. Gorgeous red/lime/yellow/olive mint set type toning over both sides. Great appeal. $100
Franklin set in Library of coins album in excellent condition. Complete AU/BU set, all are brilliant, and look nice in the album. Dates and grades are;
'48P 62FBL; '48D 62FBL; '49P AU53FBL, lt cln; 1949 D AU50FBL, lt cln; '49S AU50FBL lt cln; '50P AU58FBL; '50D AU58; '51P AU58; '51D 63FBL very lt cln;'51S 62; '52P 63; '52D 64FBL; '52S 60/63;'53P AU58lt cln; '53D 62FBL; '53S 62; '54P 61FBL; '54D 64FBL; '54S 61; '55P 62FBL; '56P 61; '57P 62; '57D 62; '58P 61; '58D 61FBL; '59P 61; '59D 63; '60P 62; '60D 62; '61P 62; '61D 61/63; '62P 60; '62D 61; '63P 61; '63D 61. $625 delivered
CH/GEM Warnick set in clean white Capitol plastic holder. '42P P/P Brill MS64+ FS, '42S "Flagpole" mintmark Brill MS64 FS, '43P Brill MS65FS, '43D MS66FS lovely light color, '43S MS65FS hint of gold, '44P Brill MS65FS tiny rev lam, '44D MS64FS lovely light gold/blue at rev rim, '44S MS65FS lovely color, '45P P/P Brill MS65FS, '45D Brill MS65 rev lamination holding this from 66, '45S MS65 light attractive color, similar to others. A painstakingly assembled set. $125 delivered
1923 P Peace PCGS MS65. Brilliant and fully struck, with a single tiny tick on the cheekbone holding this from a "plus" or a "6". $185 delivered
1921 P Morgan Brilliant and fully struck MS64+, could go 65. SOLD
1967 Kennedy SMS MS66 Deep Cameo. Great coin, $150 OUT FOR GRADING
1952 D Franklin MS64FBL Predominately brilliant, with attractive light tone $36
1954 D Franklin MS64+FBL Brilliant, and could go 65FBL $45
1957 D Franklin MS64FBL Brilliant $28
1959 P Franklin MS64+FBL Brilliant, near miss for 65 $45
1959 D Franklin MS64FBL Brilliant $28
1960 P Franklin MS64 Brilliant and a touch grainy on the cheek (planchet roughness) Nice looking. $20
1962 D Franklin MS65FBL Brilliant, tough grade. $125 OUT FOR GRADING
1935 P Washington Quarter DDO FS 25-1935-101 MS64 brilliant, couple faint hairlines away from 65 $75
1939 P Washington quarter MS65 Brilliant $45
1942 D Washington Quarter MS64 Brilliant $25
1943 S Washington Quarter S/S FS-25-1943S-504 Brilliant MS64+ $125
1947 D Washington Quarter Brilliant MS65 interesting shifted mintmark $30
1948 S Washington Quarter S/S/S/S, but doesn't look like FS-25-1948S-501-(018.4) Brilliant MS64+ $75
1972 P Ike Nice strike and luster, with attractive concentric rings of bllue and gold on the obverse. I would call MS64, but from what I've seen, probably grades better. $10
1973 P Ike Mint set only issue. Brilliant and VERY well struck with hard luster. Grade same as above. $15
1973 D Ike Mint set only issue. Brilliant and very well struck, hard luster. Grade same as above. $15
1974 P Ike Brilliant and well struck, with hard luster. Very few bag marks with typical light planchet porosity on the portrait and near the rims. I'll call MS65. $25
1976 S 40% Ike Brilliant and well struck. Clean and attractive. I'll go with 64+. $24
1977 P Ike Creamy and smooth with a pale reddish gold tint. Looks 65 to me. $25
1978 P Ike Creamy and smooth, same pale reddish gold tint. Looks 65. $25
1978 D Ike Brilliant and well struck with hard luster. A bit of porosity, but clean and attractive, MS65. $25
1914 $50 FRN Raw, but 40PPQ. Love this note. $625
1932 D Washington Quarter Xf/AU. lots of luster with a scratch $225 OUT FOR GRADING
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