A handsome example from the storied Dahlonega Mint, displaying bright yellow-gold luster with warm honey accents—classic for original Southern gold. The obverse features sharp definition in Liberty’s hair and coronet while the reverse wreath is well-articulated, with a bold “D” mintmark. Both sides show satiny cartwheel luster and pleasing originality, free from distractions beyond a […]

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

An exceptionally well struck coin from a date that often displays a weak strike. The surfaces are wonderfully original with rich satiny luster and a faint blue-green hue, especially on the reverse. A scarce coin in this high of grade with just 13 examples grading numerically finer at PCGS.

A semi-key date that is very tough to find in high grade. The mintage was 430,000 which is fairly robust for the era, but few coins were saved by collectors. This is a very attractive, sharply struck example, with vibrant brilliant luster and just a tiny trace of high point friction.

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 […]

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.

Sharply struck with original toned surfaces.

A pleasing example of this one-year sub-type with arrows on other side of the date and rays on the reverse. These changes were to denote a weight change to the quarter dollar. This coin is sharply struck with vibrant luster and choice silver-gray surfaces.

A high-end circulated example of this single-year ‘Arrows & Rays’ sub-type. The detail is solid for the grade and the surfaces are original and very attractive.