1845 Half Dime-Richmond Collection

Numismatic experts estimate that only 25 of these proof examples were minted for use in Proof Sets of the year. John Jay Pitmman never acquired an 1845 Proof Half Dime for his collection despite years of searching. Pop is 2 with 2 graded higher. From the Richmond Collection and priced below the Trends of $30,000. A richly toned coin with an overlay of turquoise.

1932-D Washington Quarter, MS65 PCGS

The Washington Quarter was created to commemorate in 1932 the bicentennial of the birth of George Washington. A national contest was initiated with 98 entrants submitting 100 designs. Designs ranged in quality from amateurish to good, the exception being an outstanding work submitted by Laura Gardin Fischer designer of the Oregon Trail Memorial. Unanimously, the Commission chose Ms. Fraser\'s design but Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon strongly opposed Ms. Fraser\'s work. Ultimately, Secretary Mellon, known for his stubbornness and chauvinism, chose a boring and bland design by John Flanagan. The true key date in the series, the 1932-D, is scarce at this level with only one graded higher! Priced well below the Trends indicator of $28,000. this coin is considered a \"white\" specimen and extremely eye appealing.

1797 $.50 Draped Bust, ANACS VF30 Details

This coin has a pleasing look, but has been professionally tooled in the hairline to bring out more detail. An extremely rare coin in any case, and well worth the money. A two-year design type, with a combined 1796 and 1797 mintage figure of 3,918, it is one of the most coveted of all U.S. coins by numismatists and collectors. It is no wonder as there are less than 300 specimens estimated to have survived leaving many type collections with an empty space!

1906 $20 Gold Certificate PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ

Fr. 1185. Parker/Burke. A gorgeous note with the \"exceptional paper quality\" award. Deep embossing and color!

1934 A $500 Federal Reserve Note CGA Gem Uncirculated 67

Fr. 2202-B. S/N B00273727A This high denomination note is a major opportunity for the serious buyer of means since it has magnificent surfaces and crisp paper. The colors are vivid on both front and back. In the days when $500 bills were still being issued (up to 1946), this amount of money was such that two $500 bills would buy you a new, if modest, automobile! Their mystique lingers in spite of the debasement in America\'s money since we went off the gold standard.

1879 $4 Gold Stella, Flowing Hair,PCGS

Brainchild of the Honorable John A. Kasson, the $4 Stella was conceived to facilitate international trade and travel by Americans. Kasson traveled extensively abroad and understood the expensive difficulties related to exchanging U.S. coinage for foreign coinage. A novel idea ahead of its time, the $4 Stella was soon deemed to be impractical as the intended currencies to be exchanged were not exact equals and varied against one another as time passed. Officially, the Stella (so named for the five-point star on the reverse) is a pattern and no mintage was ever authorized. Unofficially, the $4 gold piece is considered part of United States coinage and is listed in the Red Book after the $3 gold piece issues. The official mintage figures indicate 425 proof examples were produced in 1879 with most of them being given to Congressmen for review. The story goes that in turn the Congressmen gave the coins to their wives and mistresses as novelty gifts which could explain the large number of ex-jewelry pieces evident today. Whether this story is true is irrelevant as it is now numismatic legend and only adds to the allure the Stella holds for even the most novice of collectors or dealers! Our piece has been tucked away for a number of years in a private holding and is quite spectacular!

1831 $.10 Bust Dime in Proof-SOLD

JR-2. Rarity 7. What do the Eliasberg, Bareford, Hawn and Garrett collections all have in common besides being great numismatic ensembles?-None of them contained an 1831 Proof Bust Dime! While considered to be the most plentiful of a very scarce series, the 1831 is rarely seen in any auction and not since 1999 in a Proof 64 holder. Total Proof production was only 20 for the date yet between NGC and PCGS there is a count of 26 as being graded. Of course, resubmission and variety information is not available on each coin to actually determine the correct population, but there is documented guesstimation by professionals that fewer than 10 examples are believed to exist. According to the book \\\"Early United States Dimes 1796-1837\\\" published in 1984 by the John Reich Collectors Society, there are 6 known die marriages for the 1831 dime, but only 2 are known to have been used to produce the Proof mintage. Without being too diagnostically detailed, a brief explanation concerning the reverse design change that was undertaken in 1831 and how it affects this coin should be given. Basically, the design was reduced from three pale gules on the reverse shield, to two. In simpler terms, a gule is the vertical stripe on the shield and a pale is an individual line within a gule. Our coin is a blast white example of the three gule variety and carries a rarity factor of seven. Spectacular! Price on Request.