Some Really Cool Type Coins (from $200 to $7,000)
TomB
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I have a small assortment of coins listed below. Shipping and insurance are paid for by me and all items may be returned within a one week (7-day) period for complete refund. Payment accepted by personal, bank or business check or money order, USPS money order and PayPal options. I prefer to avoid the use of PayPal with the fees that are associated with this option, but if it is required please let me know. Any questions may be asked within the thread or sent to me via PM or to my email address of tbush@tbnumismatics.com. Thank you for your time.
Additionally, at this time I am also offering an advanced notice email option whereby you may receive descriptions and prices of all new purchases after each major show or, in the event that a larger purchase is made between shows, as soon as I have a nice group of coins. Simply send me a PM with your email address or send an email requesting to be placed on the advanced notice list. I will not hammer you with emails or a sales pitch; only the occasional update to my site. Lastly, if you would like to read more frequent updates as to my business, you may want to follow or "like" me on Facebook.
Please note that all PCGS and NGC-certified coins listed on my site now have active links that take the viewer to the PCGS, NGC and CAC (where applicable) websites to verify certification, find price information and view past auction history. Additionally, I am now carrying currency and PMG-certified currency is likewise linked to the PMG database.
1) 1859 Three-Cent Silver PCGS AU58/CAC
The 1859 three-cent silver is the first issue of the Type III three-cent silvers, which was achieved by removing one of the outlines around the star on the obverse. Apparently, this was done to facilitate a better struck coin. Unlike the earliest versions of the type, these are struck in the familiar 0.900 fine silver alloy and were produced in relatively small numbers (~364K coins) relative to earlier mintages. This coin has light circulation with vibrant green and blue toning on the obverse paired with target-type toning, likely from an album, on the reverse. $495.00
2) 1883 Liberty Nickel No Cents PCGS MS65/CAC Gold CAC
The recent sale of a bucket full of slabs with gold CAC stickers has no doubt taken some of the novelty off these coins, but the fact that the residing coin is superb for the grade should be the driving factor in all these sales. This is a one-year type that is quite popular and fairly readily available in nearly all MS grades. However, this coin not only has clean surfaces, but is also has wonderful ice blue with hints of mild green covering both sides nearly equally. It looks like a better than typically found MS66. $685.00
3) 1873 Seated Liberty Dime with Arrows PCGS EF40/CAC
I love circulated type with a thick crust such as this coin. The surfaces are a base grey-auburn with subtle rings of deeper navy or amber near the rims. There is also retained dirt and crud stuck everywhere; within the nooks and crannies of the wreath; inside the vertex of each E on the reverse; inside the numerals, letters and hollow between the elbow and pole on the obverse; and even some smack dab on Ms. Liberty’s breast. While not a scarce coin, the unfortunate fact is that many (most?) of these have been scrubbed up to “improve” them at one time or another. This coin is original as all get-out. $219.00
4) 1877 Seated Liberty Quarter PCGS AU58/CAC
The obverse is nice with its lively gold toning near the rims, but this coin is all about the electric reverse. Again, a lively green and gold frame the reverse and penetrate through the peripheral lettering only to be overtaken by intense, medium-depth blue that dances off the surface. The color is intense, is restricted to mostly the lowest local areas of the design and changes color slightly as it rises from the fields. SOLD
5) 1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar PCGS AU55/CAC Curl Base 2, No Knob
This is a really pretty coin with lots of life and exceptionally well balanced toning from obverse to reverse. The surfaces are beautiful and well preserved and there is even some dirt still retained on the reverse. Capped Bust half dollars with this type of eye appeal are avidly sought. $1,395.00
6) 1839-O Reeded Edge Half Dollar PCGS VF30
The 1839-O Reeded Edge half dollar is notoriously difficult to find, especially in the traditional collector grades of F12 through EF45. Typically, when these are found with any amount of original appearance at all, they disappear quite quickly. This coin has a mostly dark appearance that might be considered a “circ-cam” with the upper quarter of the reverse a slight bit darker than the rest of the coin. It is the GR-1 (formerly JR-1) die marriage and looks to be a very late die state coin with die cracks around the obverse rim and a completley shattered reverse die. There is intense pressure on this date since it is the only business strike Reeded Edge half dollar to have a mintmark, it is the first regular New Orleans issue for the denomination, the mintmark is featured prominently on the obverse and the survivorship is extremly low. SOLD
7) 1916-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar ICG F12
There are some coins that simply do not appear in certain grade ranges or with certain surface preservation and the 1916-S Walking Liberty half dollar fits that category. You want an AG3? No problem. How about a cleaned, slick F12? That can be obtained. Is a dipped out AU50 okay? Easily found. Would an MS63 work? They can be acquired. It would seem that every original skin, mid-grade (F15 through EF45; but also F12) coin for this issue has disappeared into some 1916-S Black Hole. In reality, very few exist and those that are extant are typically held quite tightly and for the long-term. My experience with this series leads me to believe that this is one of the three most difficult issues to find in mid-grade and indeed might have the lowest percentage of coins unmolested. $365.00
8) 1860-O Seated Liberty Dollar PCGS EF40/CAC
This is a superb, original, completely unmolested coin from a series that does not generally yield such coins without extreme effort. The surfaces are largely devoid of bad hits, the wear is even and the color a wonderful grey with navy popping up in the fields. SOLD
9) 1878 7TF Rev ’78 Morgan Dollar PCGS MS64/CAC
This Morgan dollar has unusually vibrant and attractive toning for an issue that is considered a tougher coin and one that is not often found with great color or vibrancy. The obverse is especially attractive with its mild color and more dramatic, burnt rim toning pattern. This coin takes a huge jump in price from MS64 to MS65 and this is certainly one of the nicer MS64 pieces that one can expect to find. $425.00
10) 1882-S Morgan Dollar PCGS MS65/CAC
The obverse has somewhat delicate, yet surprisingly intense robin’s egg blue toning while the reverse is decidedly different in feel with a hard, blast white center framed by intense auburn and navy clinging to the rims. Truly, this is a very dramatic coin. $425.00
11) 1838-C Classic Head Quarter Eagle PCGS EF40/CAC
With a mintage of less than 8,000 pieces (similar to the 1796 and 1804 quarter dollars), the status as a first year of issue for Charlotte quarter eagle production and a large, obverse mintmark, this coin has always been popular as well as difficult to obtain with good eye appeal. Fortunately, this coin has relatively few distracting digs, is struck better than many for the issue and features wonderful coloration of somewhat deeper gold with burnt orange around the devices. These traits transform this coin from difficult to really tough. This coin rarely comes to market with these characteristics and price guides are, unfortunately, of little help. $6,750.00
12) 1866-S Liberty Quarter Eagle PCGS EF45/CAC Ex: Harry Bass
The Bass pedigree is a heck of a nice pedigree to have on a coin and a slab, but what really sets this piece apart is the intense pumpkin color that covers most of the surfaces. Perhaps 200-pieces in all grades combined survive and most of those found are well worn, yet this premiere postbellum coin can be had with stunningly attractive surfaces, a great pedigree, and in relatively high grade for around $1K. That seems amazing. SOLD
13) 1893 Liberty Eagle PCGS MS64+/CAC
The surfaces on this coin are what I like to see on classic gold that is reported to have a thick, original skin in that they have a satiny or powdery feel to them that is extremely attractive. The strike is very good, the luster excellent and only two marks in the obverse field in front of Ms. Liberty are worth mentioning. An MS65, if found, is near or over five-figures. $3,650.00
www.tbnumismatics.com
tbush@tbnumismatics.com
Additionally, at this time I am also offering an advanced notice email option whereby you may receive descriptions and prices of all new purchases after each major show or, in the event that a larger purchase is made between shows, as soon as I have a nice group of coins. Simply send me a PM with your email address or send an email requesting to be placed on the advanced notice list. I will not hammer you with emails or a sales pitch; only the occasional update to my site. Lastly, if you would like to read more frequent updates as to my business, you may want to follow or "like" me on Facebook.
Please note that all PCGS and NGC-certified coins listed on my site now have active links that take the viewer to the PCGS, NGC and CAC (where applicable) websites to verify certification, find price information and view past auction history. Additionally, I am now carrying currency and PMG-certified currency is likewise linked to the PMG database.
1) 1859 Three-Cent Silver PCGS AU58/CAC
The 1859 three-cent silver is the first issue of the Type III three-cent silvers, which was achieved by removing one of the outlines around the star on the obverse. Apparently, this was done to facilitate a better struck coin. Unlike the earliest versions of the type, these are struck in the familiar 0.900 fine silver alloy and were produced in relatively small numbers (~364K coins) relative to earlier mintages. This coin has light circulation with vibrant green and blue toning on the obverse paired with target-type toning, likely from an album, on the reverse. $495.00
2) 1883 Liberty Nickel No Cents PCGS MS65/CAC Gold CAC
The recent sale of a bucket full of slabs with gold CAC stickers has no doubt taken some of the novelty off these coins, but the fact that the residing coin is superb for the grade should be the driving factor in all these sales. This is a one-year type that is quite popular and fairly readily available in nearly all MS grades. However, this coin not only has clean surfaces, but is also has wonderful ice blue with hints of mild green covering both sides nearly equally. It looks like a better than typically found MS66. $685.00
3) 1873 Seated Liberty Dime with Arrows PCGS EF40/CAC
I love circulated type with a thick crust such as this coin. The surfaces are a base grey-auburn with subtle rings of deeper navy or amber near the rims. There is also retained dirt and crud stuck everywhere; within the nooks and crannies of the wreath; inside the vertex of each E on the reverse; inside the numerals, letters and hollow between the elbow and pole on the obverse; and even some smack dab on Ms. Liberty’s breast. While not a scarce coin, the unfortunate fact is that many (most?) of these have been scrubbed up to “improve” them at one time or another. This coin is original as all get-out. $219.00
4) 1877 Seated Liberty Quarter PCGS AU58/CAC
The obverse is nice with its lively gold toning near the rims, but this coin is all about the electric reverse. Again, a lively green and gold frame the reverse and penetrate through the peripheral lettering only to be overtaken by intense, medium-depth blue that dances off the surface. The color is intense, is restricted to mostly the lowest local areas of the design and changes color slightly as it rises from the fields. SOLD
5) 1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar PCGS AU55/CAC Curl Base 2, No Knob
This is a really pretty coin with lots of life and exceptionally well balanced toning from obverse to reverse. The surfaces are beautiful and well preserved and there is even some dirt still retained on the reverse. Capped Bust half dollars with this type of eye appeal are avidly sought. $1,395.00
6) 1839-O Reeded Edge Half Dollar PCGS VF30
The 1839-O Reeded Edge half dollar is notoriously difficult to find, especially in the traditional collector grades of F12 through EF45. Typically, when these are found with any amount of original appearance at all, they disappear quite quickly. This coin has a mostly dark appearance that might be considered a “circ-cam” with the upper quarter of the reverse a slight bit darker than the rest of the coin. It is the GR-1 (formerly JR-1) die marriage and looks to be a very late die state coin with die cracks around the obverse rim and a completley shattered reverse die. There is intense pressure on this date since it is the only business strike Reeded Edge half dollar to have a mintmark, it is the first regular New Orleans issue for the denomination, the mintmark is featured prominently on the obverse and the survivorship is extremly low. SOLD
7) 1916-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar ICG F12
There are some coins that simply do not appear in certain grade ranges or with certain surface preservation and the 1916-S Walking Liberty half dollar fits that category. You want an AG3? No problem. How about a cleaned, slick F12? That can be obtained. Is a dipped out AU50 okay? Easily found. Would an MS63 work? They can be acquired. It would seem that every original skin, mid-grade (F15 through EF45; but also F12) coin for this issue has disappeared into some 1916-S Black Hole. In reality, very few exist and those that are extant are typically held quite tightly and for the long-term. My experience with this series leads me to believe that this is one of the three most difficult issues to find in mid-grade and indeed might have the lowest percentage of coins unmolested. $365.00
8) 1860-O Seated Liberty Dollar PCGS EF40/CAC
This is a superb, original, completely unmolested coin from a series that does not generally yield such coins without extreme effort. The surfaces are largely devoid of bad hits, the wear is even and the color a wonderful grey with navy popping up in the fields. SOLD
9) 1878 7TF Rev ’78 Morgan Dollar PCGS MS64/CAC
This Morgan dollar has unusually vibrant and attractive toning for an issue that is considered a tougher coin and one that is not often found with great color or vibrancy. The obverse is especially attractive with its mild color and more dramatic, burnt rim toning pattern. This coin takes a huge jump in price from MS64 to MS65 and this is certainly one of the nicer MS64 pieces that one can expect to find. $425.00
10) 1882-S Morgan Dollar PCGS MS65/CAC
The obverse has somewhat delicate, yet surprisingly intense robin’s egg blue toning while the reverse is decidedly different in feel with a hard, blast white center framed by intense auburn and navy clinging to the rims. Truly, this is a very dramatic coin. $425.00
11) 1838-C Classic Head Quarter Eagle PCGS EF40/CAC
With a mintage of less than 8,000 pieces (similar to the 1796 and 1804 quarter dollars), the status as a first year of issue for Charlotte quarter eagle production and a large, obverse mintmark, this coin has always been popular as well as difficult to obtain with good eye appeal. Fortunately, this coin has relatively few distracting digs, is struck better than many for the issue and features wonderful coloration of somewhat deeper gold with burnt orange around the devices. These traits transform this coin from difficult to really tough. This coin rarely comes to market with these characteristics and price guides are, unfortunately, of little help. $6,750.00
12) 1866-S Liberty Quarter Eagle PCGS EF45/CAC Ex: Harry Bass
The Bass pedigree is a heck of a nice pedigree to have on a coin and a slab, but what really sets this piece apart is the intense pumpkin color that covers most of the surfaces. Perhaps 200-pieces in all grades combined survive and most of those found are well worn, yet this premiere postbellum coin can be had with stunningly attractive surfaces, a great pedigree, and in relatively high grade for around $1K. That seems amazing. SOLD
13) 1893 Liberty Eagle PCGS MS64+/CAC
The surfaces on this coin are what I like to see on classic gold that is reported to have a thick, original skin in that they have a satiny or powdery feel to them that is extremely attractive. The strike is very good, the luster excellent and only two marks in the obverse field in front of Ms. Liberty are worth mentioning. An MS65, if found, is near or over five-figures. $3,650.00
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tbush@tbnumismatics.com
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