Here is my [coin:90d5f178-138e-11f0-b164-0660ea78a99b]. This coin is the single finest known with no coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Lorin G. Parmelee and Virgil M. Brand. This coin is #25 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. P. Scott Rubin: The 1792 Quarter Dollar struck in copper (Judd-12) is represented today by only two specimens. One is currently in the Smithsonian collection the other is in a privately owned Eastern United States collection. Both coins are estimated by PCGS to be in MS-64 Brown condition. This issue is also known stuck in white metal. These were struck as patterns and these quarter issues are unique for the 1792 issues, in that so many stages of the preparation of the coins are known. The first stage is unique uniface white metal strikes of the obverse and reverse dies. Second are white metal strikes (two known) without the use of a collar. The third stage are white metal specimens (two known) struck with a collar and lastly the copper specimens (two known) struck with a collar. No specimens are known in silver which would have been the metal for a circulating quarter and it was not until 1796 when a regular issue coin of this denomination was issued. This coin was designed and engraved by Joseph Wright, George Washington’s choice for the position of 1st Chief Engraver of the Mint, however he died in 1793 before the appoint was approved. The person whose image is represented as Miss. Liberty on the obverse of this coin is believed to be Joseph Wright’s wife. The hair style and profile of this wife match her image from Joseph Wright’s last painted family portrait done the year of his death. Neither of the two known 1792 Quarter Dollars struck in copper have sold publicly in recent history and with only one in private hands, when and if it is sold this specimen should sell well into the seven figure price range 1792 25C Wright Pattern PCGS SP 63 BN CAC (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:90d31732-138e-11f0-88fa-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 5 with only a single coin (MS 66) graded higher. This coin is #91 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. The Continental Dollar was the first pattern coin struck for the United States. The coins were designed by Benjamin Franklin and were minted in 1776. P. Scott Rubin: "The pewter 1776 Continental Dollar with the words EG FECIT on the obverse is known as Newman 3-D. This is one of the extremely unusual, but not unique, colonial issues that contain references to the maker of the die. The Latin word FECIT can be translated as “made it” and the EG is assumed to be the initials of the maker. Eric Newman identified Elisha Gallaudet as the EG on this die in the August, 1959 issue of The Numismatist. The Newman D reverse die differs from the other reverse die (Newman A, B and C are all the same die in different states), most obviously by the placement of New Hampshire compared to Massachusetts near the 12 o’clock position. On Newman A, B, and C, Massachusetts comes before New Hampshire; on Newman D it comes after New Hampshire. Approximately ten percent of the pewter 1776 “EG FECIT” survivors are known in Mint State, which translates to approximately twenty to twenty-five Mint State examples." 1776 $1 Continental Currency EG FECIT, Pewter PCGS MS 65 CAC (Pop 5/1) . . . #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:bd5d6530-8b4f-11f0-93b8-0660ea78a99b]. This coin is the single finest known with no coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to D. Brent Pogue Collection. Heritage Auctions: Like many other issues in the Saint-Gaudens series from the 1920s and 1930s, the 1927-S had a substantial mintage. In this case, 3.1 million pieces were produced. However, almost the entire mintage was melted in the 1930s. In the 1940s, the 1927-S was considered the fourth-scarcest issue in the series, thought to be even more elusive than the 1927-D. As with almost all 1927-S twenties, the visual focus of the present example is its bright, thick mint frost. Some are known with a satiny texture, but those are in the minority. The luster is even, light reddish-gold with the most notable variation being a single alloy spot in the right obverse field, a common trait on 1927-S twenties. The upper reverse also displays a subtle accent of lilac patina intermixed with the otherwise even reddish-gold. The strike details are strong to full on each side, and there is little evidence of the often-seen beveling on the rims, although slight irregularity is noted on the reverse. Abrasions are almost nonexistent, but for the sake of pedigree identifiers we will repeat those that have been named in previous auction appearances. A tiny mark occurs on the eighth ray on the obverse (counting from left to right), and a slightly curved scrape (most likely of Mint origin) is noted on the sun on the lower reverse that runs parallel to the edge. The extraordinary condition of this 1927-S is undoubtedly due to its unbroken pedigree since 1927. A 1927-S twenty is always a focal point of any offering of Saint-Gaudens twenties. This is the finest coin known, one that has resided in three of the finest sets of this series ever assembled. 1927-S $20 PCGS MS 67 CAC (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #saints #saintgaudens #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:bd5d217e-8b4f-11f0-a2b0-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 18 with only 1 coin graded higher. This is 1 of only 2 coins with a CAC sticker at this grade. The coin is pedigreed to Dr Steve Duckor. Heritage Auctions: The 1922 double eagle suffered a different fate from the earlier 1921 double eagles, most of the 1921s being melted in the following decade. Vast quantities of 1922 double eagles were exported following a mintage of 1,375,500 pieces at Philadelphia. Many of the exports, since returned to the United States, provide most of the available specimens for collectors today. Those coins, exported to Europe, South America, and Central America, are typically in lower grades, likely MS60 to MS64. The plethora of certified pieces in that grade range, over 50,000 at PCGS alone, supports that hypothesis. Even at the MS65 grade, a substantial population has been certified, more than 1,700 at PCGS. Some small number of 1922 double eagles were preserved by collectors at the time of issue, and those may be some of the finest that survive today. The 21st century collector who seeks a 1922 double eagle without concern for grade will have no trouble finding a lower-Mint State coin. Examples are available at any coin show or on the internet nearly every day of the week. Collectors who seek a Gem MS65 example will also have little difficulty finding one, but some amount of patience will be necessary to find just the right one. Cherrypicking for quality is advised at the MS65 level, looking for a coin with a sharp strike, attractive surfaces, and original color. Many near-Gem and Gem examples have been dipped and now have bright yellow color with little eye appeal. Finding an example above MS65 will be a formidable task. 1922 $20 PCGS MS 66 CAC (Pop 18/1) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #saints #saintgaudens #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:90d581b6-138e-11f0-87f1-0660ea78a99b]. This coin is the single finest known with no coins graded higher. (There is one non-cameo graded higher at PR 67.) The coin is pedigreed to Virgil Brand and Louis E. Eliasberg. This coin is #28 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. 100 Greatest Unites States Coins 6th Edition: The 1884 trade dollar is shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Unknown until 1907, the 1884 trade dollar first appeared when a small hoard of six pieces came on the market, all from the same source. Those six pieces have since been dispersed, along with several other pieces that have appeared on the market. Whenever an 1884 trade dollar comes up for sale, it always creates considerable excitement. Tradition has placed the mintage of the 1884 trade dollar at 10 coins (all Proofs), a figure that is actually supported by Mint records. Thus, the 1884 trade dollar has a somewhat greater claim to legitimacy than does the 1885 trade dollar, for which no Mint records exist. For the last several years, the 1884 trade dollar has appeared at auction at the rate of one coin per year. However, this figure is elevated by the sale and resale of one coin that had been off the market for decades. Most of the 1884 trade dollars sold in recent years have gone into strong hands, and it is unlikely that they will reappear any time soon. All 10 of the 1884 trade dollars are currently accounted for. Several of the coins have long pedigrees and/or have been part of famous coin collections of the past. 1884 T$1 PCGS PR 66 CAM CAC (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

I am down to my last week of revealing my 100 Greatest US Coins set! 7 coins left to reveal and they are 7 of my best coins. I'm going to end this with a bang. Can you guess which 7?

Here is my [coin:90d422ee-138e-11f0-9f31-0660ea78a99b]. This coin is the single finest known with no coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Virgil M. Brand and R.E. Naftzger, Jr. This coin is #21 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. Ron Guth: Several varieties of the 1793 Chain Cent exist. The "Periods" variety has distinct periods after LIBERTY and the date. Since neither of these were abbreviations, the presence of the periods is puzzling. This is the scarcest major variety of the 1793 Chain Cents. As of July 2011, PCGS had certified only 70 examples, with only one (a single PCGS MS65BN) in Mint State. Reflective of that fact, no Red-Brown or Red examples are known. The 1793 Periods Chain Cent is under considerable demand from die variety collectors, major variety collectors, type collectors, and first-year-of-issue collectors. The fascinating chain design on the reverse is another attraction. P. Scott Rubin: The record auction price for a large cent was achieved at the Heritage January, 2012 FUN sale, when the 3rd finest Sheldon-4, 1793 Chain Cent with Periods after the date and LIBERTY sold for $1,380,000. This coin is graded MS-65 by PCGS became only the second large cent to sell for over one million dollars at auction. While this beautiful coin has now reached the mark of over a million dollars it is interesting to note at the same sale a PCGS AU-53 coin of the same Sheldon variety and a coin tied for 5th in this issue’s census sold for $161,000. This being said now let us compare the record breaking coin to the finest S-4 known, that coin is graded by PCGS as Specimen-67 and is in a class by itself as the only Specimen graded coin of the issue and an even finer example of this early U.S. Chain Cent issue. The price of this coin must now be considered in the value range that up to now have only been achieved by coins like the 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, the 1804 Dollar and Brasher Doubloons when they reached the auction block. 1793 1C Periods Chain PCGS MS 66 BN CAC (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:e5ebfac1-1ae1-11ee-b75b-060e37a4c43f]. This coin is the single finest known with no coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Walter H. Childs and D. Brent Pogue. This coin is #2 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b] and also in [set:382987eb-22c5-11ee-8f21-060e37a4c43f]. Ron Guth: The 1804 Silver Dollar is one of the rarest and most popular of all American coins, despite the fact that none were made until 1834 and several were even made many years after that! Mint reports from 1804 show a delivery figure of 19,570 Silver Dollars, but numismatists believe these were all leftover coins dated 1803. Certain qualities of the known 1804 Silver Dollars (and other facts concerning their history) indicate that the first 1804 Silver Dollars were struck in or about 1834, when orders came from the State Department for special sets of coins to be struck for diplomatic purposes. Later restrikes were made sometime after 1857 (a unique example shows the undertype of an 1857 Swiss Shooting Thaler)! Thus, we find three classes of 1804 Silver Dollars. Class I examples were made circa 1834 - these all have lettered edges and no rust pit in the field just left of the top leaf of the olive branch on the reverse. Class II examples were made after 1857 - the only known specimen has a plain edge. Class III examples were made after 1857 - they all have lettered edges and a rust pit in the afore-mentioned place on the reverse. Currently, eight examples are known of the Class I type, one is known of the Class II, and six are known of the Class III type. The finest example known is a Class I "Original" owned by the C. F. Childs estate; this remarkable coin was recently graded Proof-68 by the Professional Coin Grading Service. 1804 $1 Original Class I PCGS PR 68 (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:90d4587c-138e-11f0-8c21-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 1 with only 1 coin graded higher at CACG 67. The coin is pedigreed to Bob Simpson. This coin is #6 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. 100 Greatest Unites States Coins 6th Edition: The 1794 silver dollar was the first coin of this denomination ever issued by the United States. Ever since numismatics became popular, beginning in the 1850s, the 1794 silver dollar has been recognized as a great rarity. Researchers have closely studied the population of known 1794 silver dollars for years. New examples surface from time to time. Currently, it is estimated that between 135 and 150 examples survive from the original mintage. The story of the silver dollar began around 1792, when the U.S. government deliberated its first coin-age system. After careful consideration, the silver dollar and the gold eagle were made the pillars of the new system, with all other denominations being either fractions or multiples of these two. Unfortunately, large amounts of silver were simply not available at the time, and the Mint had no funds with which to purchase any. Instead, the Mint relied on depositors who were willing to bring raw silver or foreign silver coins to the Mint for conversion into U.S. silver coins. This meant that each batch of silver had to be processed individually, sometimes more than once. From melting, to refining, to rolling out the ingots into sheets of silver, to punching out the blanks, to the actual coining, each batch was kept separate from all others. Eventually, the depositor would receive a parcel of U.S. coins in an amount equal to the value of the silver that he or she had contributed. 1794 $1 PCGS MS 66+ CAC (Pop 1/1) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:f3bbdb47-1adf-11ee-b75b-060e37a4c43f]. This coin is unique in private hands. The coin is pedigreed to King Farouk. This coin is #1 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez: The U.S. Mint had produced 445,500 double eagles in 1933, which were to be distributed into circulation. However, in one of his first acts, Roosevelt declared an effective end to the nation’s adherence to the gold standard and began the recall of all U.S. gold coins. According to the Mint’s records, the entire mintage of 1933 Double Eagles were to be melted except for two that were sent to the Smithsonian. In 1937, a number appeared for sale. However, a Secret Service investigation determined that they had been stolen from the Mint and were seized from their owners. One was purchased by King Farouk and it became part of his fabulous collection, leaving that 1933 Double Eagle beyond the legal arm of the United States. Sociopolitical turmoil in Egypt led to King Farouk’s abdication. He was exiled to Italy and many of his possessions, including his 1933 Double Eagle, were dispersed. The whereabouts of the coin were unknown for decades until British coin dealer Stephon Fenton surrendered the coin to United States authorities in 1996. Hanging in legal limbo for several years, the coin was stored in a Secret Service vault at the World Trade Center in New York City. The legal status of the 1933 Double Eagle specimen hailing from King Farouk was resolved and the coin was subsequently removed from the World Trade Center just before the terrorist attacks destroyed the Lower Manhattan landmark. The 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle was offered for sale by Sotheby’s/Stack’s in 2002, realizing $7.59 million to set what was then the world record for the highest price ever paid for a single coin in a public offering. Upon crossing the auction block nearly two decades later in 2021, the specimen remained the only legally obtainable example of the 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle in private hands. 1933 $20 PCGS MS 65 CAC (Unique) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:90d5c810-138e-11f0-bde1-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 1 with only 1 coin graded higher at PR 65 CAM. This coin is #48 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. Jaime Hernandez: The $5 1834 Proof Classic Head Half Eagle is exceedingly rare. Most experts agree that less than a dozen exist but most estimates are that about half a dozen are known today. No Mint records exist of these coins being struck. However, in 1834 the U.S. Mint stuck at least 2 coin sets which included the $5 1834 Proofs to present as gifts to two different world leaders. therefore, any example in any condition is very rare. These are just some extraordinary coins to say the least. 1834 $5 Plain 4 PCGS PR 63 DCAM CAC (Pop 1/1) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my 1872 Amazonian Gilt Set of 6 coins: G$1, $2.50, $3, $5, $10, and $20. Each coin in this set is pedigreed to Harry W. Bass Jr. This set is #15 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. 100 Greatest US Coins 6th Edition: In 1872, William Barber produced a relatively large number of pattern coins, including so-called "commercial dollars" (precursors of the 1873 trade dollars); "Amazonian" quarters, half dollars, and dollars with a partially nude seated Liberty; and "Amazonian" gold coin patterns that showed just the head of Liberty. The Amazonian gold coin set included patterns for a $1 piece, quarter eagle, $3 piece, half eagle, eagle, and double eagle. Two sets were struck in aluminum, and one set was struck in gold. The first mention of this spectacular set came in 1886, when Robert Coulton Davis included it in a list of known pattern coins. Later the set came into the possession of William Woodin, who was later a secretary of the Treasury and coauthor of the Adams-Woodin pattern reference book. Subsequently, the set was dispersed, with the gold dollar going one way and the other five coins becoming part of King Farouk's collection. When the Farouk collection sold at auction in 1954, Dr. John Wilkison purchased all of the Amazonian gold pattern coins (there offered as individual lots), paying the equivalent of $2,583 for the double eagle alone, the highest price of any coin in the sale. Eight years later, in 1962, Wilkison purchased the gold dollar, finally reuniting all of the coins in this unique set. Note: The set referenced in the 100 Greatest US Coins book in slot #15 is the unique gold set. What I have here is the gilt set, although still extremely rare, it is not the same as the prestigious gold set. Both the PCGS Set Registry and the MyCollect Registry accepts off-metal coins in this slot. [coin:740f2003-37ed-11ee-8076-060e37a4c43f] (Pop 1/2) [coin:740f4608-37ed-11ee-8076-060e37a4c43f] (Pop 2/1) [coin:740f67b7-37ed-11ee-8076-060e37a4c43f] (Pop 1/2) [coin:740f8778-37ed-11ee-8076-060e37a4c43f] (Pop 2/1) [coin:740fa6f8-37ed-11ee-8076-060e37a4c43f] (Pop 2/0) [coin:740fc6cb-37ed-11ee-8076-060e37a4c43f] (Pop 1/1) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:f0e13029-2b6c-11ee-8d6e-060e37a4c43f]. This coin is the single finest known with no coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to the Norweb Collection. This coin is #11 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. David Akers: This is the rarest regular issue U.S. Double Eagle but it is also one of the least publicized. For a great many years it was widely considered to be a pattern but more recent research has shown it to have been intended for actual circulation. However, before any were released, the entire mintage was recalled and melted. The number originally struck is not known but only two specimens can be accounted for today. One is in the Norweb Collection and is the specimen from the Farouk sale. Although I am not absolutely certain, I believe this to be the same coin that was sold in the famous Parmelee sale of 1890. The Parmelee coin was undoubtedly the piece from the 1865 Woodward Sale (March 20, 1865) where it was lot 2818 and sold for $37.00 (quite a high price for the time - remember this was only four years after the coin was struck) to a "Mr. French." It was described by Woodward as "Perfect Uncirculated. Said to be unique." The second known specimen is now in a prominent Dallas bank collection. This coin, earlier provenance unknown, was purchased by Paramount International Coin Corporation's European buyer, Paul Whittlin, in Paris in the mid-1960's for $7,500. It was authenticated by the U.S. Treasury Department (common practice in those days on incoming shipments of rare U.S. gold coins from Europe) and then sold to Ben Dreiske of RARCOA for $12,500. Ten years later it was sold into the Texas bank collection for a sum reportedly in excess of a quarter of a million dollars. 1861 $20 Paquet PCGS MS 67 CAC (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Now that I've revealed my whole 100 Greatest US Coins set, here are the final numbers. 76 of the 100 coins in the 1st Edition of the book. You can see this list of 100 coins in the PCGS Set Registry here: https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/composite/1576 My set is now #1 all time finest. I have made it public: https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/famous-u-s-coins/100-greatest-u-s-coins/alltimeset/268309 70 of the 100 coins in the 6th Edition of the book. This be can seen in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. I also have 9 of the 10 coins that are considered the Ten Most Famous US Ultra Rarities. You can see this set in the PCGS Set Registry here: https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/composite/978 My set is now #2 all time finest behind only Eliasberg, who had all 10 coins. The only coin I'm missing from this set is the 1885 Trade Dollar. That coin has been very elusive.

Here is my [coin:e5ec187c-1ae1-11ee-b75b-060e37a4c43f]. This coin is the single finest known with no coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Louis E. Eliasberg. This coin is #4 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b] and also in [set:382987eb-22c5-11ee-8f21-060e37a4c43f]. 100 Greatest US Coins 6th Edition: Twenty-five years ago, if you had asked any collector or dealer to name the three greatest U.S. coins, the response would most likely have been the following: the 1804 silver dollar, the 1894-S dime, and the 1913 Liberty Head nickel. Today the 1913 Liberty Head nickel ranks fourth on the list of 100 Greatest U.S. Coins. The coin has fallen from the second spot (which it held in the fourth edition of this book) partly due to the large number of other great coins entering the marketplace. There has also been a greater appreciation in recent years for ultra-quality examples of regular-issue rarities. The 1913 Liberty Head nickel is a coin that simply should not exist. The Liberty Head nickel series ended in December 1912, replaced in 1913 by the newly designed Buffalo nickel. In fact, no 1913 Liberty Head nickels were known or even contemplated until 1919, when Samuel Brown teased the collecting community by advertising to pay $500 for any example. Apparently, this was just a ruse to legitimize coins that he already owned, for in August of 1920, Brown exhibited at least one of them at the annual convention of the American Numismatic Association. Brown actually owned five 1913 Liberty Head nickels, reportedly the entire mintage. How did Brown obtain the coins? It may have helped that he was the clerk of the Mint from 1912 to 1913, at which time he and some cohorts may have made the coins using Mint equipment. The set of five 1913 Liberty Head nickels changed hands several times until the early 1940s, when the set was broken up and the coins were sold to individual buyers. 1913 5C Liberty PCGS PR 66 CAC (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection