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Specialists: Name a grade rarity pop that has not budged in recent years...
RGL
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I bought 1950 (17/0) and 1951 (13/0) Jeffs in PR-68 two years ago and not one PR-68 has been made in either date since ... How about in your specialties? Such an exercise, particularly amid the exploding market and heavy submissions of recent years, helps illustrate, I think, the really scarce condition rarities.
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the 1854-S half eagle.
pcgs has graded zero.
3 known to exist.
you would think there are others around?
thank you heritage for the quote below.
Now for my favorite coin of all:
1854-S $5 MS 60 or better. Ex: Eliasberg Collection. I had the privilege of closely examining this coin first in 1982 and again a short time ago. It was still encased in its blue Lucite holder as presented when the famed Eliasberg Collection of U. S. Gold Coins sold at auction. Today, it would probably grade MS 61 or 62 at one of the professional grading services. In my opinion, the 1854-S $5 is the King of all Liberty Head gold coins. It is also one of the rarest of all coins with perhaps 3 known survivors. Famed coin dealer Abe Kosoff sold this coin to Mr. Eliasberg in 1946 for the sum of $5,500, a very large amount of money at the time. Today, it is worth perhaps 200 times this amount. Seventeen years had elapsed between the first and last time I have seen this coin. It may be that long or longer before I see it again. Take advantage of opportunities to view the great coins of U. S. numismatics. They are the treasures of our hobby and help make numismatics exciting.
Russ, NCNE
not only grade rare the coins as per the below but just plain scarce/rare in three grades lower too
1878 seated liberty dime ms67 pop 2 since 2001/2002
1881 ultra cameo proof 64 trade dollar pop 1 since 1999
1834 proof 65 rb classic head half cent pop 2 for at least ten years if not more
1862 proof 65 seated dime pop 4 since 2002
1825 ms64 dime pop 9 since 2000 or earlier
1841-o quarter au55 pop 5 since 1999 or earlier
flowing hair haLF dollar vg08 0-128 pop one since 2000 and the first one to boot
so many more to mention so little time................................................
1921-D walkers ms-66 PCGS pop 3/0
1921-S walkers ms-66 PCGS pop 1/0
Has been this way for a number of years now.
I miss my NB Mercs, but they went to a good home with Larry.
Pretty amazing that, in almost 10 years a coin that would bring 3-5 thousand dollars if made, not one coin has been graded MS68 by PCGS.
So much for all these modern coins being common in high grade.
Happy Hunting!
Brian
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