Sharply struck with bold design elements including the stars and Liberty’s gown and head. The surfaces are a lustrous silver-white with minor scattered contact marks that are consistent with the grade.

The highest mintage for any Charlotte Mint half eagle at 84,151 coins. Still, most are VF to XF, and nice AU grade 1847-C’s are truly scarce. This is a very desirable example with choice yellow-gold surfaces that retain a fair amount of mint luster.

A pleasing early New Orleans ‘Ten’ with a strong strike and lustrous original surfaces.

A better early New Orleans Mint quarter with solid detail and pleasing surfaces.

Scarce and underrated with a mintage of just 6,500. The ’48-C and D bring much higher prices with much higher mintages, 16,788 and 13,771 respectively. This is a pleasing example with strong detail, bright lustrous surfaces, and just a touch of high-point wear.

Very scarce in any grade with a mere 6,500 minted. This is a choice original coin with solid detail and attractive lustrous surfaces.

Flashy and very nice for the grade with bright luster and a sharp strike. A relatively high mintage of 260,775 but few have survived in high grade.

This rarity is one of the most historically significant coins in American Numismatics. 1,389 pieces were struck from the first shipment of gold received from California after James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter’s Mill on January 24, 1848. “CAL.” was counterstamped on the reverse to signify this fact. They are considered by many numismatists to […]

Well detailed with a lustrous core framed by beautiful peripheral turquoise toning.