Here is my [coin:90d3d79e-138e-11f0-84b2-0660ea78a99b]. This coin is one of the finest known with a population of 17 with no coins graded higher. It is in a PCGS old green holder. This coin is #47 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. Ron Guth: The 1909-S VDB ranks as one of the most popular and widely known of all the Lincoln cents and some might argue that it is one of the favorites in the entire run of United States coins. Collectors love coins with stories, and this one has a couple. First, there's the controversy over the initials on the reverse. When Victor David Brenner created his new design, he placed his full name in tiny letters on the base of the reverse, bottom center. This was nothing new, as other designers and engravers had placed their names and/or initials on coins of the past. As part of modifications to Brenner's models, Mint Engraver Charles Barber changed the name to the artist's three initials (VDB). Once the coins were issued, some newspaper reporters took issue with the placement of the initials, arguing that the bottom of the reverse was far from inconspicuous and that the initials amounted to free, illegal advertising for the designer. Instead of placing the initials elsewhere in new dies, mint employees simply removed them entirely from the coin, and a new round of cents were produced without the VDB. The short period of time in which the VDB coins were produced in San Francisco led to the second desirable attribute of this coin: it's low mintage. Only 484,000 Cents were issued with the VDB initials, creating an instant scarcity. It's popularity has remained high ever since. 1909-S 1C VDB PCGS MS 67 RD CAC (Pop 17/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:13350c0a-2b0f-11ee-8d6e-060e37a4c43f]. This coin is the single finest known as it is unique. This coin was ranked #60 in the first edition of the 100 Greatest US Coins book, but it is no longer included in the latest edition of the book. This has a CACG certificate number of #0010 and is one of the first 20 coins graded first at CACG. The original owner won an essay contest held by CACG for the first 20 coins graded. Ron Guth: The 1851-O Silver Dollar is one of the most mysterious and little known American coins. The date does not appear in the GUIDEBOOK or in Walter Breen's "Encyclopedia", nor does it show up in Mint Reports for the period. Nevertheless, this is an authentic coin that was struck at the U.S. Mint, albeit under suspicious circumstances. Breen believed that this coin was struck surreptitiously at the Philadelphia Mint sometime in the 1860's to 1870's by employees utilizing an 1851 Obverse and an "O"-mintmarked Reverse. He believed that whoever made this piece attempted to remove the mintmark upon discovering that they had inadvertently created a previously unknown rarity. On October 18, 2002, I examined the coin in the offices of Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc. I viewed the coin with the following possibilities in mind: Possibility #1: that this was indeed a muling of an 1851 Obverse with an "O"-mintmarked Reverse. Finding: the mintmark is clearly visible but completely flat. While there are some very fine, almost microscopic scratches in the area of the mintmark, I believe that this was an attempt to efface the already flattened mintmark, not to remove a raised mintmark. Possibility #2: that a Silver Dollar previously struck at the New Orleans Mint was mistakenly overstruck in the process of creating an 1851 Restrike Silver Dollar. Since no Silver Dollars were struck at the New Orleans Mint in 1851, the only possibilities for the host coin were the 1846-O, 1850-O, 1859-O, and 1860-O dates. 1851-(O) $1 Restrike Over O-Mint PCGS PR 62+ (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Hi all! Any value in these coins? The 1916 Barber Dime on the obverse appears to thinner at the date and the reverse its thinner about the “One”. I know it’s hard to see in the picture.

Here is my [coin:90d70b30-138e-11f0-856f-0660ea78a99b]. This coin is the single finest known with no coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Jack Lee and the Coronet Collection. This coin is #41 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. David Hall: The 1893-S is the true "King" of the Morgan dollar series. The PCGS CoinFacts Board of experts estimated survival number for all grades is 9948. Dave Bowers has estimated that 6000 to 12,000 survive and I think those numbers are probably accurate. There are probably as many as 10,000 1893-S dollars in all grades. In Mint State condition, the 1893-S is absolutely the rarest Morgan dollar. And in Gem MS65 or better it's a super rare coin. CoinFacts survival estimate is 123 Mint State survivors and 18 MS65 or better survivors. I believe that MS65ob number is way too high. I think there may very well be 100 or so MS60ob survivors, but no way is there 18 Gems. I believe the true number of MS65 or better examples is probably 6 to 7 coins. The finest known example is the fabulous Jack Lee MS67, recently sold for over a million dollars. There are 5 or 6 others that have or would grade MS65 at PCGS. Over the years I have handled several Gems, but if there were truly more than 10 MS65ob coins then they would appear much more often than they do. Note that this is one Morgan that is virtually unknown in prooflike condition. Ron Guth: The Eliasberg 1893-S $1 in PCGS MS65 sold in a Legend Rare Coin Auction in October 2014 for a new record price of $646,250, surpassing the previous record held by the Norweb NGC MS67. The big question is how this new record price will affect the value of the spectacularly toned PCGS MS67 Vermeule/Lee/Coronet Collection example, which was acquired by the owner of the Coronet Collection in October 2008 for a price reported to be in excess of $1 million. 1893-S $1 PCGS MS 67 CAC (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:e5ec4873-1ae1-11ee-b75b-060e37a4c43f]. This coin has a population of 4 with only 2 coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to the Bender Collection. This coin is #29 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b] and also in [set:382987eb-22c5-11ee-8f21-060e37a4c43f]. 100 Greatest Unites States Coins 6th Edition: The twenty-cent piece is one of those well-intentioned coins for which there was never wide-scale acceptance. The new denomination was intended to halt chronic shortchanging in the Western states, but was more likely an appeasement to Western silver miners who lost much of their business when the Mint eliminated some of the silver coins in the Coinage Act of 1873. The twenty-cent piece was basically dead on arrival. Critics derided the confusing similarity between the new coin and the quarter dollar. In a classic "history is destined to repeat itself" moment, the Mint made a similar mistake in 1979 by introducing the ill-fated Susan B. Anthony dollar (also confused with the quarter dollar). As a result, the twenty-cent piece was made for circulation only in 1875 and the beginning of 1876; Proofs were made from 1875 to 1878. Although the series was short-lived, from it sprang one of America's most famous rarities: the 1876-CC twenty-cent piece. Early in 1876, approximately 10,000 1876-CC twenty-cent pieces were struck and placed in the Mint's vault awaiting release into circulation. In the meantime, Mint officials in the East realized their mistake in creating the new denomination and ordered the destruction of all of the existing stocks of twenty-cent pieces, including the 10,000 (or so) 1876-CCs. The melted silver was later turned into other coins, and it's interesting to consider that coins exist that were made from a reconstituted 1876-CC twenty-cent piece. Somehow, a few 1876-CC twenty-cent pieces escaped the melting pot. Today, the roster of survivors includes anywhere from 16 to 20 coins, depending on who performs the survey. Most of the known examples are in Uncirculated condition, although at least one example is circulated. 1876-CC 20C PCGS MS 65 (Pop 4/2) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:90d5301c-138e-11f0-8216-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 1 with only 2 coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Harry W. Bass, Jr. This coin is #50 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. David Akers: Without question, the 1815 Half Eagle is one of the most famous and desirable of all U.S. coins. A few other coins, even of this type, may be more rare, but with the exception of the 1822 Half Eagle, it is unlikely that any other U.S. gold coin is more desirable. As far back as the late 19th Century the 1815 was highly regarded as a rarity. For example, in the famous Parmelee Sale of 1890, the 1815 Half Eagle brought $235 compared to the $42 for the 1819, $44 for the 1827, $49 for the 1828 and $52 for the 1829 Large Planchet. (The 1822 brought $900 in that monumental sale.) Although it certainly is extremely rare, the 1815 is actually not quite as rare as many people think. An estimated 12-13 speccimens are known and all of them are at least AU, most of them Unc. However, most are impounded in museums or "permanent" collections and so very few are even potentially available to collectors. Only one has sold at auction in more than 20 years, the specimen in the 1976 ANA sale (Ex Clifford Smith, Davis/Graves) that sold to Stanley Kesselman for $75,000. 1815 $5 PCGS MS 62 (Pop 1/2) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Here is my [coin:90d6b270-138e-11f0-bbe6-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 1 with 4 coins graded higher. This coin is #60 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. Stack's & Bowers: When the Act of February 21, 1853 was passed, its intended purpose was to return subsidiary silver coinage into circulation by reducing the weight of those denominations enough that their face value exceeded their intrinsic value. Huge quantities of the lighter coins were produced, so much so that by 1855, the law had basically achieved its goal. The gold dollar was created to help fill the void formed by the disappearance of silver from commerce, and as more and more silver coins circulated, the need for the gold dollar began to drop. Circulation strike production figures fell accordingly; in 1855 only 758,269 gold dollars were coined at the Philadelphia Mint while the three Southern branch mints turned out well under 70,000 pieces combined. Once silver quarters and half dollars were frequent sights again, the tiny gold dollar was no longer a desired coin. The short-lived nature of the design in production tells only part of the story of the extreme rarity of the Type II gold dollar in Proof format. These coins were struck at a time when the Mint had not yet begun marketing yearly Proof coinage to collectors on a wider basis, which practice commenced in 1858/1859. In any event, gold coins of all denominations represented substantial value in the 1850s, meaning that very few collectors had the financial means to acquire and preserve Proofs as collectibles. Demand from what few collectors were active in the Northeast in 1855 and also had the interest and means to acquire these special coins resulted in an estimated mintage of just 10 Proof 1855 gold dollars. On the other hand, once produced and distributed into numismatic hands, these coins had a good chance of surviving, for modern estimates allow for seven to nine extant. 1855 G$1 PCGS PR 64 DCAM CAC (Pop 1/4) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

Just got this 1921 in the mail today, and I need some other opinions. It seems like it's really high grade, and I mean REALLY high grade. I took pictures with my phone as best as I can, I'll try and get some pictures with my scope up later this evening. Am I crazy thinking that this could grade a 65 or even a 66? If so, I'd definitely want to send it in. The luster is crazy and the strike is pretty good. Thanks in advance for any input you might have! -SSmith

Here is my [coin:90d5e778-138e-11f0-a3b2-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 7 with 8 coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to Harry W. Bass, Jr. This coin is #68 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. David Akers: This variety is one of the most famous and popular of all quarter eagles. Because of the interesting history associated with this piece, it has gained a popularity (and an accordingly high price) that exceeds its true rarity. The story behind this popular issue is well known to most collectors. the tiny letters CAL. were punched into the field above the eagle to designate that these coins were minted from the first gold sent to the Philadelphia Mint from California. A small number of extremely choice examples exist. Some of them are fully proof-like and have been sold in the past as "proofs". However, such proofs were not struck with the same dies as the proofs of 1848 (which have a die chip on the neck, the date lower in the field, and the arrowhead detached from the CA of AMERICA) but rather were struck using the circulation dies of 1848. They also lack the sharpness in the hair curls under the ear and therefore, in my opinion, are not really proofs at all but rather first strike, proof-like Uncs. 1848 $2.50 CAL PCGS MS 64 CAC (Pop 7/8) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

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Here is my [coin:e5ec610f-1ae1-11ee-b75b-060e37a4c43f]. This coin is the single finest known with no coins graded higher. The coin is pedigreed to the Norweb Collection. This coin is #30 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b] and also in [set:382987eb-22c5-11ee-8f21-060e37a4c43f]. 100 Greatest Unites States Coins 6th Edition: The 1838-0 half dollar is one of the classic U.S. numismatic rarities, with a reported mintage of a mere 20 pieces. We italicize "reported" because no 1838-0 half dollars appeared in the Annual Report of the Director of the Mint, but the chief coiner later stated that 20 examples had been struck and, of course, we have the coins themselves to prove that they were, indeed, made. Why were no 1838-0 half dollars reported by the director? The answer may lie in the special circumstances surrounding their production. Prior to 1838, the United States' only mint was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With the discovery of gold in Georgia and North Carolina in the 1830s, Treasury officials decided to open branch facilities at Dahlonega, Georgia, and Charlotte, North Carolina. New Orleans, Louisiana, was chosen for the location of a third branch mint, and all three of the new facilities began production of coins in 1838. Dahlonega and Charlotte focused solely on the production of gold coins, while the New Orleans Mint was responsible for both silver and gold coins. Because many of the known examples appear to have a special finish, most experts believe that all of the 1838-O half dollars began life as Proof coins. This explains why they were listed on the director's report for the year; Proof coins were made in a process separate and apart from that for regular circulation coins, and they were not included in the totals of the coins handed over to the treasury. The 1838-O half dollar was the first half dollar produced at a branch mint and one of the first U.S. coins to bear a mintmark. The placement of the mintmark on the front of the coin was short-lived. In 1840, the mintmark migrated to the back of the coin, where it stayed until 1916. 1838-O 50C PCGS PR 64 BM CAM CAC (Pop 1/0) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

What is the rarest grade a coin can have? I'm not talking about the highest value; I mean an oddly specific grade that you probably haven't seen

Here is my [coin:90d5d24c-138e-11f0-8e84-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 3 with only 2 coins graded higher. This coin is #77 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. David Akers: In 1829, the design of the Half Eagle was completely reworked by William Kneass. There are a lot more differences between this 1829 variety and the previous one than just a date size difference and this is the reason I have opted for distinguishing them as Large Planchet and Small Planchet types rather than as Large Date and Small Date varieties as has historically been the case. The Small Planchet is less rare than the Large Planchet type but it is still a great rarity, more rare in fact than the 1815, 1828 or 1819. There are 10-12 known specimens at the present time. 1829 $5 Small Size PCGS MS 62 CAC (Pop 3/2) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection

I authorized PCGS today to keep this in California and pass it over to Great Collections hope y'all like it

Here is my [coin:90d7a342-138e-11f0-9525-0660ea78a99b]. This coin has a population of 23 with 36 coins graded higher. This coin is #49 in my set [set:c2b31eba-138d-11f0-8500-0660ea78a99b]. David Akers: The 1861-S Paquet is the rarest Liberty Head Double Eagle from the San Francisco Mint. Its only real close competitor for that distinction is the 1866-S No Motto but, in my opinion, there are more of the latter in existence than there are 1861-S Paquets. In high grade, the 1861-S Paquet is extremely rare and, to the best of my knowledge, it is unknown in full mint state. I have seen only two specimens I graded as high as AU-50 and nothing even close to Unc. As a general rule, this date is usually grossly overgraded and even in strict EF condition it is seldom available. In my experience the majority of 1861-S Paquets are well worn, VF being typical, and they are almost always very heavily abraided. 1861-S $20 Paquet Reverse PCGS AU 50 Gold CAC (Pop 23/36) • • • #coins #rarecoins #pcgs #pcgscoin #greatcollections #greatphoto #100g #100greatest #elitecollection