Here is my [coin:90d4a020-138e-11f0-8bdb-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 2 with only 1 coin graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to the Bender Collection. (Value: $625k) This coin is #57 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. David Akers: Next to the legendary 1870-S, the 1875 is the most famous and highly desired three dollar gold piece. It has auction records as high as $150,000, although, as the auction records conclusively show, it is not nearly as rare as the 1873 Open 3 and is, in fact, one of the more common dates in proof prior to the 1880's! Certainly, it has been offered for sale many more times than the 1874 or 1878 which have identical reported mintages of 20 pieces. This apparent discrepancy is answered by the fact that the claimed mintage of 20 for the 1875 is not really accurate since more than 20 pieces are known to exist. The term ""restrike"" has been used when discussing the 1875, but properly used, the term ""restrike"" denotes a coin that is struck in a year later than its date. Such has not been conclusively proven to be the case with the 1875 three dollar gold piece, and although there are differences between known specimens, it is more likely that they were merely struck at different times during the same year rather than in different years. 1875 $3 PCGS PR 65 DCAM CAC (Pop 2/1) • • • #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. (Value: $23.5M) 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

I have so far showed off 21 of the 100 Greatest US Coins in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. I'm going to be posting more in the upcoming weeks. How many total 100 greatest coins do you think I've managed to acquire over the last 3-4 years? Remember, some 100g coins cannot be collected by an individual as the only copies are in museums. #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:90d68480-138e-11f0-b554-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 3 with 8 coins graded higher. (Value: $250k) This coin is #83 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. Ron Guth: The 1795 BD-3 $10 gold piece is a wonderful rarity among early U.S. gold coins. The BD-3 variety represents the entire mintage of the 1795 9 Leaves $10 gold piece, itself one of the most important major varieties. Previous estimates of the surviving population of this variety were as low as nine pieces. Dannreuther suggested that as many as 15-20 pieces were known, and the latest research shows that perhaps as many as two dozen exist. Surprisingly, there may be as many as eight examples that grade MS60 or better, which is an astounding percentage of the known population. Among these, the finest is a PCGS MS63+ example which is a full point-and-a-half better than the next best. The strike on this variety is often soft in the centers, where the high points oppose each other. Adjustment marks are sometimes seen, but they are never excessive. At least two examples show depressions or voids in the finished coins, presumably the result of improper preparation of the planchets. 1795 $10 9 Leaves PCGS AU 55 (Pop 3/8) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

I've just acquired this [coin:8a1d944a-1cde-11f0-9ca9-0660ea78a99b]. This is a PCGS OGH (1st Gen - White Rattler)

Here is my [coin:90d7207a-138e-11f0-a72d-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 1 with 6 coins graded higher. (Value: $450k) This coin is #93 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. P. Scott Rubin: The 1854-S Quarter Eagle is one of the rarest of all U.S. regular issue coinage, with a reported mintage of only 346 coins. Not only was the mintage very small but it appears the coin was well-used at the time of issue since nearly all known specimens grade no better than Very Fine. There is not a single specimen known today that would grade Mint State. In fact the finest graded by PCGS is an AU50 from the Harry Bass collection. It is interesting to note that the same Bass coin which is originally from the F.C.C. Boyd collection was only graded Very Fine the first three times it appeared at auction, in 1946, 1948 and again in 1958. The 1958 sale was New Netherlands Coin Company’s 51st Sale -- this firm was notorious for under grading at the time. A look at the plate from that sale shows a coin with all appearances of a grade higher than Very Fine. The first appearance of an 1854-S Quarter Eagle seems to be Elder’s 1921 auction of the Lewis C. Gehring collection where a specimen graded About Fine sold as lot 488. The next auction sale of an 1854-S Quarter Eagle did not occur until 1940. It should be noted that the Gehring collection is one of the first to offer a serious collection of mintmarked gold. This coin seems to be overlooked in all census information available today of 1854-S Quarter Eagles. David Akers: The 1854-S is one of the rarest of all U.S. gold coins. Its low mintage of only 246 pieces is the third lowest of any regularly issued U.S. gold coin. (Only the 1875 eagle and half eagle have lower mintages.) All known specimens are very low grade, and I have not seen one that would fully grade extremely fine, although according to Stanley Kesselman, the one purchased by Harry Bass from Stack's comes very close. I would estimate that no more than 12 to 15 specimens are known. 1854-S $2.50 PCGS VG 10 (Pop 1/6) • • • #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. (Value: $315k) 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:90d517ee-138e-11f0-99b3-0660ea78a99b]. This coin is one of the finest known with a population of 5 and no coins graded higher. (Value: $30k) This coin is #40 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. Wikipedia: The Fugio cent, also known as the Franklin cent, is the first official circulation coin of the United States. Consisting of 0.36 oz (10 g) of copper and minted dated 1787, by some accounts it was designed by Benjamin Franklin. Its design is very similar to Franklin's 1776 Continental Currency dollar coin that was produced in pattern pieces as potential Continental currency but was never circulated. Ron Guth: "The Fugio Cent is one of the most popular of all U.S. "colonial" coins because 1) it is a quasi-Federal coinage (in other words, not associated with a particular colony), and 2) it is available in fairly large quantities in Mint State thanks to the Bank of New York Hoard, which contained thousand of Uncirculated examples. The cinquefoils refer to the ornaments on the front of the coin: before and after FUGIO and before and after the date. The Four Cinquefoil obverses were combined with a number of different reverse types. This variety has the word STATES on the left side of the label on the reverse (others have raised rims, UNITED on the left side, etc.). Quality-control was good, but not strict on these coins, thus fully struck, well-centered examples are difficult to locate. Planchet laminations and voids are also common flaws on these coins. For these reasons, the typical grade for Mint State examples is MS62 to MS63. Gem are truly rare, and the best examples include three PCGS MS66BNs." 1787 1C Fugio States United, 4 Cinq Edge PCGS MS 66 BN (Pop 5/0) . . . #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:045acb0a-15fb-11f0-ac72-0660ea78a99b]. This is the second finest graded with only one (MS 67) graded higher. (Value: $465k) This coin is part of [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b] and it is ranked #37. The Panama-Pacific International Exposition was held in San Francisco, California from in 1915 to commemorate the completion and opening of the Panama Canal, and also to celebrate the city’s rise from the ashes of the 1906 earthquake. A commemorative series was authorized by the United States Congress to be struck at the San Francisco Mint: a silver 50C, a gold $1, a gold $2.5, an Octagonal $50 Gold Piece, and a Round $50 Gold Piece. 1915-S $50 Round Panama-Pacific MS 66+ CAC (Pop 1/1) . . . #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:8cf3e079-1da6-11ee-b75b-060e37a4c43f]. This coin is one of the finest known with a population of only 2 with no coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Bob Simpson. (Value: $1.85M) This coin is part of [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b] and it is ranked #18 and it is also ranked #8 in [set:382987eb-22c5-11ee-8f21-060e37a4c43f]. David Akers: It has been estimated that only ten pieces of the 1879 coiled hair stella were struck, but in my opinion, a very small quantity were restruck, probably in 1880 along with the 400 pieces of the 1879 flowing hair stella. One specimen , the piece in the Rio Rancho Estate Sale of 1974, bears precisely the same kind of very light adjustment marks that are seen on the restrikes of the 1879 flowing hair. Such marks, of course, are not decisive proof by themselves, but considered together with the number of known specimens and the relatively frequent auction appearances compared to the 1880 coiled hair stella (it was offered three more times than the 1880 coiled hair stella in our 238 catalogue survey, but in a check of nearly 200 catalogues back to its first auction appearance in 1882, the 1879 coiled hair has appeared more than half again as often as the 1880 coiled hair), it seems that there was a limited restrike activity. I cannot account for ten different specimens, but since it is unlikely that I know the whereabouts of all existing pieces, I feel certain that there are several additional pieces in collections, museums or estates. For this reason, I would estimate that the total number in existence is probably somewhere around 13 to 15 pieces. David Hall: The Coiled Hair design $4 Stellas are much rarer than the Flowing Hair design as a mere handful of the 1879 and 1880 Coiled Hair Stellas were struck while 425 1879 Flowing Hair Stellas were struck. For the 1879 Coiled Hair, it is not 100% certain how many were made, but general consensus is that the original mintage was around 20 and there are 14 or 15 survivors today. 1879 $4 Coiled Hair PCGS PR 66+ CAM CAC (Pop 2/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:db75e339-1adf-11ee-b75b-060e37a4c43f]. This coin has a population of 1 with only 1 coin graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Louis E. Eliaberg. (Value: $6.5M) This coin is part of [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b] and it is ranked #27 and it is also ranked #10 in [set:382987eb-22c5-11ee-8f21-060e37a4c43f]. David Akers: When all grades are considered, the 1927-D is the rarest collectible, regular issue Saint-Gaudens double eagle by far. Futhermore, it is also the rarest 20th-century gold coin of any denomination. Estimates of the number of examples known of the 1927-D generally have been in the six to eight pieces. The Eliasberg coin now owned by a prominent Eastern collector is a high end MS-65, and the Dr. Steven Duckor example which he purchased from Auction '84 and the Browning specimen are both full MS-65. The three examples in the Smithsonian Institution are all MS-63 to MS-64 as is the coin from Stack's October 1985 sale that was purchased by MTB for a client. It is difficult to pick out one piece as the "finest" but that accolade most likely should go to the Elaiasberg specimen. In the 1940's, when many great collections were sold (J.F. Bell, Flanagan, WGC, Atwater etc.), the 1927-D was considered to be rare but it was not held in the same high regard as the 1924-S and 1926-D which were considered to be the two rarest dates in the series, nor was it thought to be as rare as the 1926-S, 1927-S, or 1931-D. However, since the early 1950's additional specimens of all others have turned up but, to the best of my knowledge, no "new" 1927-D Double Eagles have been discovered during that time. The 1927-D is always well struck, except that the stars in the lower left quadrant are normally flat. The surfaces are always frosty, and the color and lustre are very good to excellent. All specimens that I have seen have similar color, a light medium orange and greenish gold. Not surprisingly, a nice 1927-D (and most of them are nice) looks very much like a nice 1923-D or 1924-D. 1927-D $20 PCGS MS 66+ CAC (Pop 1/1) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #toptenfamous #ultrararities #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:db71eea3-1adf-11ee-b75b-060e37a4c43f]. This coin has a population of 3 with only 1 coin graded higher. This coin is pedigreed to J.F. Bell and Colonel E.H.R Green (Value: $4.8M) This coin is part of [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b] and it is ranked #9 and it is also ranked #9 in [set:382987eb-22c5-11ee-8f21-060e37a4c43f]. David Akers: This remarkable numismatic work-of-art was created by the famed sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens at the personal request of President Theodore Roosevelt who wanted to make the nation's coinage more artistic. Although the design concepts and drawings were Saint-Gaudens', he was gravely ill in late 1906 and so his assistant, Henry Hering, executed the plaster models for the design and delivered them to the Mint in December, 1906. The Chief Engraver, Charles Barber, flatly stated that is was impossible for any mint to make such a coin. However, Hering had purposely made the models in extremely high relief ""knowing perfectly well they could not stamp in one strike."" Hering convinced Barber that experimentation was necessary and Barber finally agreed to make dies. The exact number of pieces struck is not known and opinions vary. Whatever the actual original mintage, I estimate that approximately 13-15 are known today. All of the Extremely High Reliefs were made with great care and were handled with care. They were never available to the general public or even prominent numismatists, and nearly all of those now known can be traced back directly to President Theodore Roosevelt or Chief Engraver Charles Barber. As a result,most of the known examples are of gem or even superb quality. Without question, this is the most beautiful coin ever made. All Extremely High Relief double eagles were minted as proofs, each being struck on a special, polished planchet and receiving nine blows from the dies. The surfaces are very satiny, somewhat like the Proofs of 1909 and 1910 though not as brilliant, and the detail is extraordinarily sharp. 1907 $20 Ultra High Relief PCGS PR 68 CAC (Pop 3/1) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #toptenfamous #ultrararities #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:90d62b7a-138e-11f0-8da7-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 1 with only 2 coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Woodward and Bender. (Value: $550k) This coin is part of [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b] and it is ranked #76. Ron Guth: The 1802 Half Dime is one of the classic rarities in United States coins thanks to a small mintage and a low survival rate. Breen (1988) claims the date was first "recorded" in 1863, when three examples were known, but according to David Davis, the first auction appearance of an 1802 Half Dime was in Edward Cogan's December 1859 sale. In 1883, Harold P. Newlin enumerated 16 examples, but according to Logan & McCloskey (1998, p. 9), he overlooked at least a few auction appearances. In 1935, James MacAllister claimed to know of 35 examples (Breen, p. 279). The definitive listing of 1802 Half Dimes appears in Logan & McCloskey (pp. 9-38), where David J. Davis chronicled 167 sales and appearances over a 140 year time period. By combining duplicate appearances and matching against Newlin's and Breen's lists, Davis confirmed a population of 35 examples. The majority of the known examples are in low grade. The finest example known is the About Uncirculated Garrett example, though there are some close competitors. No true Uncirculated examples are known. Sources and/or recommended reading: Breen, W. (1988). Walter Breen's encyclopedia of U.S. and colonial coins. New York, NY:Doubleday. Logan, R.J. & McCloskey, J. (1998). Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837. Manchester, MI:John Reich Collectors Society. Newlin, H.P. (1883). A classification of the early half dimes of the United States. Philadelphia, PA. 1802 H10C PCGS AU 53 CAC (Pop 1/2) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection