There are numerous San Francisco which are well known for their typically ratty appearance. This blog is not about these issues; it is about some of the seemingly more available issues which—in my experience—are surprisingly difficult to locate with good eye appeal.
A total of 23,900 eagles were made at the New Orleans mint in 1849-O. There are an estimated 13-17 known in About Uncirculated, and I doubt if more than two or three of these are what I would define as “choice, original” coins.
At the recent 2017 FUN show, Douglas Winter Numismatics purchased the 1850-O Eliasberg eagle for a price which is likely a record for any business strike ten dollar gold piece from the New Orleans mint...
From a numismatic point of view, 2016 wasn’t an especially good year. In most series, prices were down; in some cases by as much as 20-30%. Perhaps the only bright spot in the 2016 coin market was rare date gold...
One of our ongoing efforts will be hosting a small selection of videos on our website eventually, as part of our ongoing educational efforts in numismatics. Our first video...
In my recent article on branding your collection, I discussed how a serious collection of coins deserved a serious name. But not everyone got my point. In the spirit of numismatic humor, here is a list of bad coin collection names:
The recent Stacks Bowers Baltimore auction contained a group of comparatively high grade New Orleans eagles which contained a few very important pieces. While admittedly a small sample size (just seven coins), the prices realized were all very strong. This leads me to conclude that this area of the market has become very strong. Let’s look at and analyze each coin.
In October 2016 I wrote a blog entitled: “The Concept of the Stretch Date.” This blog was well-received and I thought it would be interesting to apply this concept to a few specific series. For my first attempt, I’ve chosen Liberty Head quarter eagles.
Unless you are a very savvy collector, it is likely that many of the preconceptions you have about building your set(s) of choice are wrong. One of the most egregious mistakes that I see set collectors make has to do with the decision of what grade to purchase a specific date.
Date…….1849-O Grade…….PCGS MS63 CAC PCGS Price Guide.…….……35000 CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…37500 Population (PCGS).……….….3/0 Population (NGC)……...………1/1 Population (CAC).….....….…..2/0 Serial Number……5414.63/61207008 PCGS Lookup Number.……….5414
Date…….1882 Grade.…….PCGS PR66DCAM PCGS Price Guide..……..…20500 Population (PCGS).…………4/1 Population (NGC).…….…….4/0 Serial Number……97632.66/25329521 PCGS Lookup Number.….97632
Date…….1903 LA Purchase, Jefferson Grade…….PCGS PR67CAM PCGS Price Guide.…….……42500 Population (PCGS).……….…2/0 Population (NGC)…..…..……0/1 Serial Number……87482.67/47742943 PCGS Lookup Number.…….87482
Date…….1880 Grade…….PCGS MS65 PCGS Price Guide.…….……23500 Population (PCGS).………….…7/1 Population (NGC)….……..……3/1 Serial Number……7832.65/58900888 PCGS Lookup Number…….7832
Date…….1856-S Grade……PCGS MS63 PCGS Price Guide.….….……70000 Population (PCGS)……………5/3 Population (NGC)….….………7/1 Serial Number……….7975.63/59896861 PCGS Lookup Number…….7975
Date…….1806 Round Top 6 Grade…….PCGS MS63 CAC PCGS Price Guide.…….……42500 CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…39500 Population (PCGS).……….…72/53 Population (NGC)….…………30/19 Population (CAC).….....….….18/20 Serial Number……8089.63/21041114 PCGS Lookup Number.……….8089
Date…….1807 Capped Bust Left Grade…….CACG MS61 PCGS Price Guide.…….…..…18500 CDN Greysheet/CPG.…….…17500 Population (PCGS).……….…26/138 Population (NGC)….…..………39/91 Population (CAC).…..……….….8/28 Serial Number……8809.61/109572726 1 PCGS Lookup Number.……….8101
Date…….1813 Grade…….PCGS MS62+ CAC PCGS Price Guide.……………32500 (in +) CDN Greysheet/CPG.…….…26000 Population (PCGS)..….…….…59/124 (3 in +) Population (NGC)..……….……62/62 (3 in +) Population (CAC)….….....….….16/38 Serial Number……8113.62+/53740328 PCGS Lookup Number………..8113
Date…….1876-CC Grade……PCGS AU58 PCGS Price Guide.….….……85000 Population (PCGS)……………9/2 Population (NGC)….….………10/3 Serial Number……….8340.58/61814607 PCGS Lookup Number…….8340
Date…….1849-O
Grade…….PCGS MS63 CAC
PCGS Price Guide.…….……35000
CDN Greysheet/CPG.…..…37500
Population (PCGS).……….….3/0
Population (NGC)……...………1/1
Population (CAC).….....….…..2/0
Serial Number……5414.63/61207008
PCGS Lookup Number.……….5414