CAC. A lovely original coin with choice surfaces and sharp detail.

Scarce in any grade with a mintage of 26,000. This is a well detailed, pleasing example.

CAC. S.S. Central America. 20A Spiked Shield. Here’s a Gem Type-1 “Twenty” from the S.S. Central America Shipwreck Hoard. It has the special PCGS gold foil label and comes with the elaborate faux book entitled, “America’s Greatest Treasure Ship”. The coin itself has rich orange-gold luster, a great strike and fabulous mint ‘bloom”.

CAC. This Gem example displays outstanding luster, a sharp strike, and smooth fields, with minimal contact marks and excellent preservation. While the obverse has a crisp white appearance, the reverse offers a silver-gray background with a light gold hue and a splash of turquoise toning.

Bank of the District of  Columbia. Very attractive with strong red and black inks and solid paper. Vignettes include a small group, a female portrait, and ‘Justice’. Considered a fraudulent bank and in business less than a year.

Sharply struck with glossy brown surfaces that show just a slight touch of rub.

Strong detail and lustrous surfaces with just a touch of high-point ‘rub’.

An important coin as the only proof-only date in the series plus 1858 was the first year that the Mint made a concerted effort to market proof coins to collectors. It is believed that just 300 coins were minted making this the rarest coin in the series, excluding the 1873-S which is unknown in any […]

CAC. A choice original coin with sharp detail and beautiful lustrous surfaces that display light golden-gray toning.