Just 6,360 minted and truly scarce in all grades. This is a rare mint state example with bright orange-gold lustrous surfaces and a sharp strike. Attractive and devoid of significant marks with die breaks on the reverse and die clash marks on the obverse. Just 2 coins have graded finer at PCGS.

Well struck with minimal marks and lustrous original surfaces. Only 2 have graded numerically finer at NGC!

Lustrous silver-gray surfaces with touches of champagne and gold hues. 430,000 minted with very few high grade survivors.

A well detailed and attractive example of this better date.

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Well struck and lustrous with a pleasing orange-gold and dove-gray patina. A challenging date with a mintage of 46,110.

Arrows and Rays. Intense silver-gray luster flows over very sharply struck surfaces and displays excellent eye appeal. Marks are trivial and few. Arrows and rays were added to the existing design in 1853 to denote a reduction in silver content. The following year, the rays were eliminated but the arrows remained. The result was this […]

A pleasing early gold eagle with solid detail and remnant luster.

The U.S. Assay Office was located in San Francisco and was the forerunner of what would become the San Francisco Mint. They struck $10, $20 and $50 gold coins. This beautiful ‘Twenty’ is sharply struck with minimal abrasions and vibrant yellow-gold mint luster.