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”.

The 14,250 coin mintage isn’t particularly low in a series full of low mintage dates. However, the survival rate was very low and the vast majority are VF and XF. The is an attractive AU with solid detail and pleasing surfaces.

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.

A lightly worn but still attractive Type-1 ‘Twenty’.

CAC. R-5. Anthony Paquet’s small flying eagle obverse is paired with an ornamental shield and oak wreath on the reverse. Struck in copper-nickel with a plain edge.

A scarce and desirable Proof-only issue from the Seated Liberty series with a tiny mintage of just 300 pieces. This example displays mirrored fields and frosty design elements, with attractive originality and strong detail throughout Liberty’s figure and the eagle’s plumage. Light hairlines and handling define the grade, but the coin retains impressive reflectivity and […]

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

A modest 35,250 minted and scarce in any grade. This is an attractive example with sharp detail and choice lustrous surfaces.

An exceptional near-Gem with satiny silver luster that is bold and radiant, blanketing both sides with a frosty brilliance that highlights Liberty’s seated figure and the sharply detailed eagle on the reverse. Struck with precision, the devices are crisp and the fields show only the faintest evidence of contact, entirely in keeping with the lofty […]