1576 to 1685 Dutch Lion Talers, circulated in New
Amsterdam (old name for New York City) and
were known colloquially as "Dog Dollars" due to
the crudeness of the design. Fine, crudely struck,
encrustation, $67; VF................................. $147.
1675 Denmark (colonized the Virgin Islands) large
silver 8 Marks, VF, light defects................. $247.
Great Britain
1688 James II, huge gold 5 Guinea, NGC
MS-64!................................................... $19,700.
1697 William III Shilling, first bust, choice original
ANACS MS-61........................................... $277.
Queen Anne Half Crown ANACS AU-58 pleasing
color and surfaces...................................... $447.
1723 George I South Seas Company Silver
Shilling ANACS EF-45................................ $177.
1746 George II Silver Proof Set of Crown (64), Half
Crown (63), Shilling (63), and Six Pence (63). All
PCGS Certified and Graded. One of the world's
first unequivocal Proof coinages. Perfectly struck
twice or more, on large planchets, with polished
dies, to yield deep mirror surfaces, all with deep
blue and gray original toning......................$8700.
1748 George II, huge gold 5 Guinea, NGC
MS-64!................................................... $14,700.
George III 1784 4 Pence ANACS AU-58 $67.;
1787 6 Pence ANACS AU-58 $77.; (1797) oval
countermark of George III punched on 1787 Mo
bust 8 Reales of Charles III of Spain. To circulate
as 4 Shilling and 9 Pence. Ch. orig. VF++ $327.;
1777 gold spade Guinea, VF, scr., big notch in
edge........................................................... $117.
France, 1648 gold Louis d'or, of Louis XIV, the Sun
King, Ch. AU-55 $1377.; 1741 French Colonies
billon Sou Marque VF................................ $107.
Spain and Spanish Colonies
Silver Reales were the mainstay of American
commerce from 1600s until 1857 when the U.S.
Mint was finally producing enough small silver
that circulated.
Ferdinand and Isabella, c. 1500, silver 1/2 Real,
VF/F edge clipped, $77.; one Real EF edge
clipped........................................................ $127.
1743, Mo Pillar 1/2 Real, Ch. VF $77.; 1803 one
Real F+ $27.; 1708 2 Reales, Barcelona,
monogram, VF $47.; 1721 Segovia 2 Reales,
VF...............................................................
$47.
1724 Seville, 2 Reales, Coat of Arms, shield, EF
$67 another, 1737 AU $87.; another, but Madrid,
1759, EF $67.; 1812 Lima 2 Reales VG $19.
1743 Mo Pillar 4 Reales nice VF $377.; 1774
Potosi bust 4 Reales Ch. VF $117.; 1808 Potosi
bust 4 Reales Ch. VF $87.; 1788 8 Reales,
Mexico, EF.................................................
$97.
BIG silver bar from the shipwreck Atocha, perhaps
the most famous and most publicized of all the
sunken Spanish treasure. Cast in Bolivia and
dated 1622, the year of the sinking, this monster
weighs over 90 pounds, with the Salvor's
certificate. ($25,000. if you come get it. We will
put it in your armored car for you.)....... $27,000.
SPANISH GOLD
Colombia, cobs, c. 1650 1 Escudo, nice bold
centered cross................................
$1477.
2 Escudos $977.
1730's to 1788's, 1/2 Escudos, (traded in early
U.S. for one dollar, legal tender until 1857)
all with 1 to 3 gold loops soldered to rim,
Good to Fine. Ea............................
$47.
1751 Gold 8 Escudos, bust, Santiago mint,
Gem Unc., and mostly covered with shell
and limestone concretions from the
mystery "Rio Plata" shipwreck. Rarer with
the debris still attached because of the
overwhelming desire to uncover the blazing
gold luster.......................................
$4700.
1800 Colombia 8 Escudos, ANACS VF-30
$627.; 1803 ANACS AU-58............
$1477.
(1776) Bashlow restrike of the Continental Dollar in
tin. Struck 1961-62. Ch. BU.......................
$77.
1783 Washington Cent, Lg. Military Bust, raw nice
VG..............................................................
$77.
Undated Washington Double Head Cent, raw VF,
digs, scratches, green spot........................
$77.
1787 Fugio, B-H.1 PCGS VF-30 Pleasing $1277.;
15-H.1 raw Fine, faint defects, nice two tone
look $377.; K-7T, raw G, planchet defect,
corrosion.....................................................
$87.
1787 Fugio Cent "New Haven" Restrike c. 1860,
in silver. Ch. Unc. with pretty blue and gray
toning..........................................................$2277.
1788 Massachusetts Cent, with period, Ryder 3A,
PCGS XF-40.............................................. $775.
(1792-94) Kentucky Cent, Plain Edge, PCGS
AU-55......................................................... $457.
HALF CENTS
1795 Pl. Edge, No Pole C-6a nice light brown color
ANACS VF-20............................................ $925.
1854 ANACS MS-63 brn. $217.; NGC MS-62
BN.............................................................. $197.
CENTS
1793 Chain Cent. ANACS poor, obv. blank, rev.:
chain and one cent barely visible $577.; another,
S-4, with periods, AG details, corroded, (not an
issue for this coin, but it does have some digs
and rim bumps.) Liberty, chain, and one cent
bold. Date clear, head weak but discernable. Net
Fair 2. Very PQ ..........................................$1700.
1794 S-65 ANACS VF-20.............................. $847.
1800 S-209 raw nice VG...............................
$67.
1814 S-294, Crosslet 4, raw Fine-15, dark but
reasonably smooth..................................... $177.
1837 Feuchtwanger Cent, ANACS AU-55, problem
free planchet.............................................. $277.
1854 J-161, original, Pattern reduced Large Cent
with no obv. stars. ANACS AU-55..............$1077.
1855 Slanted 55, PCGS MS-65 RB.............. $777.
1890 ANACS MS-64 RB............................... $117.
1893 NGC Prf.-65 RB very PQ..................... $597.
1903 PCGS MS-64 RB PQ...........................
$87.
1907 Both PCGS MS-65 RB......................... $127.
1908 PCGS MS-64 RB.................................
$67.
1938-PBoth PCGS MS-66 RD $31.; MS-66
RB..............................................................
$17.
1938-D PCGS MS-66 RB..............................
$27.
1940-PPCGS MS-66 RB..............................
$17.
1940-D PCGS MS-66 RB..............................
$27.
1940-S PCGS MS-66 RB..............................
$37.
1941-PPCGS MS-66 RB..............................
$17.
1941-D PCGS MS-66 RB..............................
$27.
1942-D PCGS MS-66 RB..............................
$32.
1942-S PCGS MS-66 RB..............................
$27.
1944-D/S, Die 1, ANACS VF-35................... $127.
TWO CENTS
1864 Small Motto, NGC MS-65 BN..............$1377.
1864 Lg. Motto, ANACS AU-55 $67.; ANACS
KF-L13, repunched date MS-63 BN........... $177.
1865 Plain 5 ANACS MS-61 brn...................
$87.
1868 NGC Prf.-66 red...................................$2475.
1869 NGC Prf.-65 RB (mostly red)............... $827.
THREE CENTS
German silver, Feuchtwanger 1837 ANACS
AU-58.........................................................$1775.
1886 NGC Prf.-64......................................... $277.
HALF DIMES
1802 PCGS XF-45. The Valentine plate coin. A
classic rarity with a great history. Very
pleasing light to medium gray with blue and
violet undertones.......................... $107,000.
NICKELS
1913-P Ty. 1, ANACS MS-65........................
$97.
1930-PPCGS MS-65.................................... $117.
1935-S NGC MS-65...................................... $127.
1936-PPCGS MS-66.................................... $127.
1936-D PCGS MS-65....................................
$87.
1937-PPCGS MS-66....................................
$67.
1938-D PCGS MS-66....................................
$39.
1939-PDDR NGC MS-65............................. $397.
DIMES
1837 No Stars ANACS EF-40....................... $347.
1882-PNGC MS-66 white PQ......................$1325.
1890-PNGC MS-64 nice original toning....... $337.
1890-S NGC MS-63 nice original toning....... $497.
1895-O ANACS corroded (very lightly), cleaned
(gently) VG details, net G-4. Looks better than it
sounds........................................................ $227.
1913-S ANACS VG-10..................................
$27.
1937-PPCGS MS-66 FB $49.; ANACS MS-64
FSB............................................................
$22.
1940 PCGS Prf.-65 undipped white.............. $140.
1942 PCGS Prf.-66 mostly white $137.; ANACS
MS-64 white PQ.........................................
$14.
1944-S NGC MS-67 FB few splashes of pretty
colors $197.; ANACS MS-64 white PQ, T in Trust
almost invisible due to die polish...............
$47.
1951 PCGS Prf.-66 white..............................
$49.
TWENTY CENTS
1875-S NGC MS-63 mostly white................. $847.
QUARTERS
1805 B-1 ANACS VF-20, on planchet damaged
somehow before 2nd strike $827.; another, B-3,
ANACS Fine-12, very pleasing.................. $477.
1806 B-3, ANACS G-6, very pleasing $187.; raw
AG, nicks....................................................
$67.
1821 B-3 ANACS VF-35 nice light gray........ $377.
1823/2 An American Classic PCGS XF-40 with
printed "Baldenhofer" pedigree. Nice
surfaces. The pedigree of this coin reads like
a Who's Who of Numismatics. Parmelee,
H.O. Granberg, W.H. Woodin, Col. E.H.R.
Green, Charles M. Williams, Adolph Menjou,
Baldenhofer. This coin was published in the
1912 American Numismatic Society
Exhibition. ONLY about 25 of this classic
date rarity are known in all grades. We'll
throw in a free 1723/2 Spanish "two bits" for
this price......................................... $47,700.
1853-PA&R ANACS VF-30..........................
$47.
1867 ANACS Prf.-61 white............................ $397.
1869 ANACS Prf.-61 near white................... $357.
1873-PArrows, ANACS AU details, cleaned
(gently), net EF-40, white........................... $197.
1877-PNGC MS-62, nice orig. deep P-L. Rare
Rev. Die State............................................ $397.
1881 Raw MS-64, frosty white...................... $877.
1890-PAU-58, P-L, mostly light toning......... $297.
1892-PBoth ANACS, MS-64 P-L, medium toning,
fully DMP-L................................................. $467.
1892-O ANACS AU-50.................................. $127.
1901-PNGCMS-65,deepblue-violettoning.$1400.
1908-O Raw EF-40.......................................
$59.
1916-D Raw AU-50.......................................
$87.
1917-P Ty. 1, NGC MS-64 FH, very near
white........................................................... $377.
1929-PANACS AU-53, some light toning.....
$47.
1930-PNGC MS-65 FH mostly white........... $677.
1940 ANACS Prf.-66 rev. lightly toned.......... $237.
1964-D Rev. die of 1965, when these were struck,
Fivaz-Stanton 024.7, both ANACS AU-58 $77.;
AU-55.........................................................
$67.
HALF DOLLARS
1795 O-119 NGC MS-60 One of the few 1795
Halves I ever got excited about. Fully struck
with clear breast feathers on the eagle and
sharp, full hair on Liberty. Smooth, near
perfect surfaces overlaid with spectacular
"Wayte Raymond album" toning..... $37,500.
1817/3 ANACS AU details, cleaned (faintly) net
EF-40.......................................................... $677.
1831 O-104 ANACS EF-45 light toning.........
$87.
1840-PSm. Letters rev., ANACS EF-45....... $147.
1843-PANACS EF-40...................................
$67.
1845-O No Drapery ANACS AU-58 Ch. orig. very
light gray..................................................... $577.
1846-PMed. Date, ANACS EF-45................ $117.
1846-O Med. Date, ANACS AU-53............... $187.
1847-PRecut 47, WB-104 ANACS VF-35....
$67.
1848-O ANACS VF-30..................................
$60.
1853-PA&R, raw orig. VF-20........................
$62.
1854-PArrows ANACS MS-61 white PQ, unlisted
Recut 85, extra berry on rev. branch......... $877.
1855-S ANACS Fine details, scratched (faintly) net
VG-8........................................................... $420.
1856-O ANACS VF-35..................................
$67.
1859-S WB-102, ANACS AU-58................... $377.
1861-O WB-104, struck by the Confederacy, raw
AU-50, few minor defects, great color and orig.
toning.......................................................... $277.
1873-PArrows, ANACS AU-50..................... $277.
1873-PArrows, DDO, "Quad Stripes" Frosty Unc.
surfaces, orig. gray toning hiding very faint
hairlines...................................................... $775.
1873-PArrows, extra barb of arrow showing in
denticles. NGC Prf.-63 PQ. Pretty blue and violet
toning..........................................................$1500.
1873-CC Arrows, ANACS EF details, cleaned, net
VF-20.......................................................... $875.
1874-PArrows, ANACS AU details, damaged (rev.
gouge), cleaned (gently, faint corrosion spots
visible) net EF-40.......................................
$87.
1874-CC "Railroad Tracks" rev. ANACS Fine
details, corroded, (very lightly) cleaned, net
VG-8........................................................... $417.
1875-S Medium-Small mm, WB-103, rare, PCI
VF-20, scratched (lightly), and cleaned.....
$67.
1882 ANACS EF-45 perfect medium gray.... $447.
1883 NGC Cameo Prf.-62 mostly white........ $497.
1884 NGC Cameo Prf.-61 mostly white........ $497.
1892-P Triple Die Rev., ANACS AU-55, superb
orig. toning................................................. $427.
1906-PRepunched Date (Recut 19) ANACS
MS-61 PQ.................................................. $397.
1909-S ANACS "Inverted S" mm net VF-30 . $137.
1912-PANACS VF-35...................................
$87.
1914-S ANACS VF-35................................... $117.
1935-PPCGS MS-65 white.......................... $267.
1936-PPCGS MS-65.................................... $137.
1939-PPCGS MS-65.................................... $117.
1939-D PCGS MS-65.................................... $127.
1940-PPCGS MS-65.................................... $107.
1941-PPCGS MS-65 PQ light toning $87.;
PCGS MS-65.............................................
$77.
1941-S Both ANACS, MS-64 white............... $117.
1942-PPCGS MS-65....................................
$87.
1942-D ANACS MS-65.................................. $127.
1943-PANACS MS-63 white $31.; PCGS
MS-65.........................................................
$77.
1944-PPCGS MS-65....................................
$77.
1946-D PCGS MS-65....................................
$77.
SILVER DOLLARS
1797 Good/VG, lightly cleaned, faint scrs..... $675.
1799/8 B-3. VG+/VG- lightly cleaned............ $437.
1857 Bern Switzerland Shooting Taler, NGC
MS-63 mostly white. One of the 1804
Silver Dollars, Class II, in the Smithsonian, is
struck over one of these 1857 Bern Shooting
Talers.......................................................... $647.
1873-PNGC MS-63 very pleasing, mostly
white...........................................................$2977.
TRADE DOLLARS
1877-S EF-40+, wonderful old colorful
toning.......................................................... $147.
1877-CC ANACS EF-40................................ $477.
MORGANS
1878 8F VAM-21 ANACS, MS-63 mostly white PQ
$157.; PCGS MS-64 near white, and very PQ,
VAM-17 not on holder................................ $377.
1878-P7/8F weak PCGS MS-64 pretty delicate
partial toning, VAM-33 $187.; NGC MS-60
white...........................................................
$47.
1878-P7/8F strong all ANACS: VAM-37
MS-62 white $87.; VAM-38 MS-63 very light
toning $157.; MS-62 white PQ $97.; VAM-40
MS-62 white $117.; VAM-41AMS-64 mostly
white........................................................... $177.
1878-S NGC MS-65 white............................. $170.
1879-O ANACS MS-62 mostly white............
$87.
1880-P VAM-24 ANACSMS-64mostlywhite
$87.
1880/9-S PCGS MS-65 white $257.; ANACS
VAM-11 MS-65 delicate rev. toning............ $147.
1880-S PCGS MS-65 white $87. All NGC MS-66
white $187.; MS-65 white $80.; MS-64 P-L$67.;
MS-64 white PQ.........................................
$44.
1881-S PCGS MS-65 white..........................
$87.
1881-CC VAM-2, Recut 88, NGC MS-65
white........................................................... $497.
1882-S NGC MS-65 white.............................
$87.
1882-CC NGC MS-65 white.......................... $317.
1883-PANACS MS-64 near white................
$47.
1883-S VAM-6 ANACS AU-55 white............. $117.
1884-O ANACS MS-64 near white $37.; PCGS
MS-64 white...............................................
$37.
1884-O PCGS MS-64, O/O, VAM-6..............
$47.
1884-S ANACS EF-45...................................
$67.
1885-PPCGS MS-65 white..........................
$87.
1885-O Both PCGS: MS-65 white $87.; MS-64
PQ..............................................................
$42.
1885-S ANACS MS-62 near white................ $117.
1885-CC VAM-2 ANACS MS-64 white.......... $247.
1886-O ANACS Unc. details, cleaned (very faintly)
net AU-50................................................... $157.
1887-PPCGS MS-64 white..........................
$37.
1887-O ANACS MS-62 near white................
$67.
1889-PANACS MS-64 some toning.............
$42.
1889-S ANACS MS-62 white........................ $137.
1890-PPCGS MS-64 mostly white...............
$87.
1890-O ANACS AU-58 mostly white.............
$27.
1890-S ANACS MS-63 near white................
$79.
HALF DOLLARS
COLONIAL PERIOD
COLONIAL PERIOD
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MANY NEW PURCHASES
DIMES
1891-CC ICG MS-65 white "Spitting Eagle"
$2177.; ANACS MS-61 near white............. $237.
1891-O ANACS MS-63 white........................ $177.
1892-PANACS MS-64 mostly white............. $477.
1892-O ANACS MS-62 mostly white............
$87.
1892-S ANACS EF-45 orig. lt. gray............... $197.
1895-O ANACS VF-30 dark toning............... $157.
1896-PPCGS MS-64 very near white PQ....
$67.
1896-O ANACS AU-55 near white................ $117.
1898-O ANACS MS-64 very near white........
$39.
1898-S ANACS MS-63 white........................ $197.
1899-O ANACS MS-65 white........................
$97.
1900-PPCGS MS-64 near white..................
$57.
1900-O PCGS MS-64 near white $47.; 1900-O
MS-62 white...............................................
$32.
1900-S ANACS AU-58.................................. $107.
1903-PANACS MS-62 white........................
$37.
1904-O Both PCGS MS-64 very near white $37.;
MS-63 mostly white....................................
$30.
PEACE
1927-D NGC MS-64 white very PQ.............. $487.
1934-PPCGS MS-65 white PQ $837.; NGC
MS-63 pleasing white.................................
$97.
1935-PNGC MS-65 mostly white PQ........... $407.
GOLD DOLLARS
Christopher Bechtler Gold Dollar, 30 grains, No
Date, struck 1831-34. The first gold dollar in the
United States. NGC-58. Very pleasing original
with light orange toning..............................$4177.
1836 J-67 The Liberty Cap Pattern Gold
Dollar. PCGS Prf.-66...................... $19,775.
1849-C Closed Wreath, ANACS Fine details,
ex-jewelry, net AG-3................................... $177.
1850-PANACS EF details, cleaned (very faintly)
net VF-30................................................... $147.
1850-C Pittman pedigree, NGC AU-50.........$2077.
1851-PANACS AU-50................................... $157.
1851-O ANACS F-15..................................... $137.
1852-PANACS AU-50 PQ............................ $187.
1853-PPCGS MS-62 $397.; NGC MS-62 $377.;
ANACS AU-55............................................ $177.
1853-O ANACS AU details, scratched (short, light,
in obv. field) net EF-40............................... $187.
1854-P Ty. 1 ANACS AU details, scratched,
cleaned (looks nice) net EF-40.................. $147.
1854-P Ty. 2, PCI EF-40, very pleasing orig. $377.
ANACS EF details, scratched, cleaned (decent
look) net VF-20 $237. Raw nice VF, neat
drill hole......................................................
$87.
1855-PANACS VF details, scratched, cleaned
(nice look), net F-12................................... $237.
1855-P Ty. 2, Key of the 12 piece gold type
set, PCGS MS-63, frosty mint luster,
obv.: 64+, rev: usual soft strike, few tiny
contact marks................................. $13,750.
1855-O ANACS EF details, scratched, cleaned,
net VF-20................................................... $277.
1856-S Ty. 2, ANACS EF details, ex-jewelry,
polished, net VG-8 (looks better)............... $277.
1856-PSlant 5, NGC AU-58 $207.; ANACS
EF-45.......................................................... $150.
1856-D NGC AU-53 very pleasing................$7750.
1857-PANACS AU-55 PQ............................ $207.
1858-PANACS AU-58 (faint obv. planchet
striations).................................................... $197.
1858-S NGC MS-61......................................$4775.
1859-D NGC MS-61 original undipped, with
delicate orange toning................................$7700.
1860-PPCGS MS-62.................................... $847.
Confederate Gold. The legendary 1861 Dahlonega
Dollar. ANACS AU details, cleaned, damaged,
bent (couple sharp hits hidden on obv. which
made coin wavy, very tiny nicks scattered
on rev., no cleaning that bothers me.)
Net F-15.....................................................$6750.
1862 ANACS AU details, damaged (two tiny digs)
net EF-40................................................... $137.
1863 ANACS AU-50......................................$1575.
1864 ANACS AU details, damaged (not visible)
bent, cleaned net VF-20............................. $477.
1865 ANACS AU details, polished, bent net VF-20.
The knowledgeable and energetic numismatist
who assembled this gold dollar set assured me
that the 1865 is grossly underrated and the most
difficult coin to locate in any grade............. $577.
1867 PCGS MS-62.......................................$1077.
1868 PCGS AU-55........................................ $477.
1870 PCGS AU-58........................................ $577.
1871 ANACS AU details, damaged (faint obv.
scuffs) net EF-45........................................ $375.
1874 Both PCGS MS-65 $1550.; MS-61 $247.;
ANACS MS-60 (not PQ)............................ $227.
1875 NGC AU-58..........................................$4750.
1876 PCGS MS-61....................................... $677.
1877 NGC AU-58.......................................... $557.
1878 NGC MS-63 PQ................................... $997.
1888 ANACS Unc. details, scratched net
EF-45.......................................................... $177.
1889 ANACS AU-55...................................... $257.
QUARTER EAGLES
1807 Abt. Unc................................................
Call
1837 Raw VF-30, small solder spot in shield $207.
1840-D PCGS EF-40....................................$7250.
1843-O Sm. Date both ANACS VF-35 $177.;
EF-40.......................................................... $197.
1854-PANACS AU-58................................... $277.
1902 NGC MS-62.......................................... $377.
1908 ANACS Unc. details, cleaned (very gently)
net AU-50................................................... $227.
1911-PNGC MS-62 $247.; PCGS MS-61 $257.;
ANACS AU-53............................................ $177.
1913 ANACS MS-62..................................... $277.
1926 ANACS AU-58...................................... $207.
1927 NGC MS-63 PQ................................... $577.
1928 NGC MS-63.......................................... $507.
1929 NGC MS-64 $837.; ANACS MS-60...... $227.
THREE DOLLARS GOLD
1854-PANACS AU-50 $735.; NGC AU-58... $977.
1854-D NGC AU-50, very pleasing, light yellow
gold................................................. $23,700.
1855-PPCGS AU-55..................................... $847.
1878 All PCGS: MS-64 PQ faintly P-L$5977.;
MS-64 frosty, frosty, two in stock $4977.; MS-63
pleasing $3775.; MS-62 out of the same roll,
but a few more light lines...........................$2700.
1878 Raw nice AU-50................................... $677.
STELLAS
Four Dollars Gold Pattern
1879 Flowing Hair Stella ANACS AU details,
ex-jewelry, net Prf.-40, J-1635 restrike, as all
are $27,000.; another, ANACS Prf.-58
$39,000.; another, NGC Prf.-65 $97,500.;
another, PCGS Prf.-66................ $147,000.
HALF EAGLES
1795 Small Eagle, ANACS VF details, tooled-
repaired, net G-4........................................$3977.
1802/1 Breen 2I, PCGS MS-63 $11,700.; another
Abt. Unc.....................................................
Call
1807 Bust Left, PCGS MS-62.......................$7200.
1814/13 Abt. Unc...........................................
Call
1834 Pl. 4, raw EF-40++, rev. solder damage and
cleaned....................................................... $207.
1881-S (Lg. S over Sm. S?) PCGS MS-63
PQ.............................................................. $877.
1885-S PCGS MS-61 PQ.............................. $247.
1887-S NGC MS-63 very pleasing................ $725.
1891 PCGS Prf.-63 PQ Cameo (not
designated).................................................$9750.
1891-CC ANACS MS-60............................... $675.
1896-S ANACS AU details, cleaned (very gently)
net EF-40................................................... $197.
1899-S NGC AU-53....................................... $197.
1900-PPCGS MS-62.................................... $287.
1901-PPCGS AU-58..................................... $187.
1908-PIndian ANACS AU-53........................ $207.
1908-D NGC MS-63...................................... $977.
1909-PNGC MS-62...................................... $477.
1909-D NGC MS-63 pleasing....................... $927.
1910-PNGC MS-61 $317.; both ANACS AU-53
$207.; AU-50.............................................. $200.
1911-PANACS AU-50................................... $207.
1912-PBoth ANACS AU-55 $212.; AU-53.... $207.
1913-PPCGS MS-61 $317.; both ANACS AU-58
$227.; AU-50.............................................. $207.
1913-S ANACS EF-45................................... $227.
1914-PANACS MS-62.................................. $427.
1914-D Both ANACS AU-58 $257.; AU details,
scratched (faintly on rev.) net EF-45.......... $187.
1915-PANACS AU-53................................... $207.
EAGLES
1799 Unc. with gentle cleaning.....................
Call
1854-S NGC VF-20....................................... $297.
1881-P NGC MS-62...................................... $317.
1888-S NGC MS-62 PQ................................ $777.
1893-P NGC MS-61...................................... $257.
1895-P NGC MS-63...................................... $577.
1898-P NGC MS-63...................................... $627.
1901-P NGC MS-63...................................... $517.
1901-S NGC MS-63 bright............................ $527.
1905-P NGC MS-63...................................... $577.
1906-D PCGS AU-58 $257.; ANACS MS-61 $237.
1907-P Liberty both NGC MS-63 $497.;
MS-61 PQ.................................................. $297.
1907-S PCGS VF-30..................................... $227.
1907 "Wire Edge Ten Indian" with periods.
PCGS MS-64 very PQ. One of Teddy
Roosevelt's favorite coin designs... $27,700.
1910-P Both NGC MS-63.............................. $797.
1910-D All NGC MS-63 PQ $827.; ANACS
EF-45.......................................................... $287.
1911-PANACS AU-53................................... $297.
1912-PNGC MS-64 $1475.; PCGS MS-64 $1775.;
ANACS AU-58............................................ $337.
1932-P "Gold from the Great Depression" all NGC:
MS-65 $2377.; MS-62................................ $397.
DOUBLE EAGLES
1871-S Raw VF-30........................................ $457.
1873-P Raw Open 3 VF-30........................... $387.
1874-S Raw EF-40+...................................... $467.
1876-S Raw EF-40+...................................... $417.
1876-CC ANACS AU-50 very pleasing......... $995.
1877-S NGC AU-50....................................... $437.
1879-S Raw EF-40+...................................... $387.
1882-S Raw AU-55....................................... $427.
1885-S NGC AU-58....................................... $447.
1890-S ANACS AU-55.................................. $397.
1891-S ANACS EF-45................................... $387.
1893-S Both NGC MS-63 $1877.; MS-61..... $437.
1894-PAll NGC MS-63 $1025.; MS-62........ $477.
1895-S NGC MS-61...................................... $437.
1896-S NGC MS-62...................................... $447.
1898-S All NGC MS-63 (P-L) $977.; MS-63 . $917.
1899-PAll NGC MS-64 $1425.; MS-63 $747.;
MS-62......................................................... $467.
1899-S All NGC MS-63 $927.; MS-63 PQ....$1177.
1900-PAll NGC MS-64 $1477.; MS-62 $437.;
MS-61......................................................... $407.
1900-S All NGC MS-62 $537.; MS-61.......... $467.
1903-P NGC MS-64...................................... $797.
1903-S NGC MS-63......................................$1037.
1904-PAll NGC: MS-65 PQ $2077.; MS-65
$1727.; MS-64 $747.; MS-63..................... $527.
1904-PBoth PCGS: MS-63 $547.; MS-62 $447.;
all ANACS MS-63 $497.; AU-58................. $377.
1904-S NGC MS-64...................................... $797.
1907-P Liberty Head, NGC MS-63................ $627.
1907 Low Relief St. Gaudens both PCGS MS-64
$1077.; MS-63 PQ $877.; ANACS AU-58.. $467.
1908-P No Motto PCGS MS-64.................... $577.
1909-S PCGS MS-64....................................$1077.
1912-PANACS AU-58................................... $497.
1913-D PCGS MS-63.................................... $677.
1914-S MS-60 PQ (old holder)..................... $437.
1915-S PCGS MS-62.................................... $447.
1922-P PCGS MS-62 $447.; NGC MS-62 $437.;
ANACS MS-62........................................... $437.
1923-PAll NGC MS-64 $597.; MS-63 $487.;
MS-62 $447.; AU-58 $407.; PCGS MS-63 $487.
1923-D ANACS Unc. details, cleaned (very faintly)
net AU-55................................................... $475.
1924-PAll NGC MS-66 $1477.; MS-66 nicer
$1575.; MS-66 very PQ $1877.; MS-65 PQ
$797.; MS-64 PQ $557.; MS-63 $439.;
MS-62......................................................... $407.
1924-PAll PCGS MS-66 $1650.; MS-65...... $797.
1925-PAll NGC MS-65 PQ $847.; MS-64 $577.;
MS-63 $467.; MS-62 $437.; MS-61........... $417.
1925-P PCGS MS-64.................................... $567.
1926-PAll NGC MS-65................................. $797.
1927-PAll NGC MS-65 PQ $877.; MS-64 $517.;
MS-63 $439.; MS-62.................................. $407.
1927-P Both PCGS MS-66...........................$1677.
1928-PAll NGC MS-64 $587.; MS-63 $457.;
MS-62 $407.; PCGS MS-61 PQ................ $407.
U.S. Gold Bullion:
1988 Proof 4 coin Gold Eagle set in U.S.
mint box...................................................... $837.
1990 Proof 4 coin Gold Eagle set in U.S.
mint box...................................................... $837.
COMMEMORATIVES
1926 Sesqui. Quarter Eagle PCGS MS-62... $297.
Antietam PCGS MS-65................................. $557.
Arkansas, 1938-P PCGS MS-65 $447.; all near
white & ANACS 1938-S MS-62 $117.; 1939-P
MS-62 $207.; 1939-D MS-62..................... $207.
Boones, all NGC: 1935/34-S MS-66 mostly white
$1077.; 1935-S MS-66 mostly white $237.;
1937-P MS-66 white $267.; 1937-D MS-65
mostly white $247.; 1937-S MS-64 mostly white
$237.; 1938-PMS-65 mostly white $377.;
1938-D MS-66 mostly white $697.; 1938-S
MS-64 mostly white.................................... $247.
Columbian Exposition 1893 NGC MS-65 deep
iridescent toning $397.; NGC MS-64 same deep
colorful toning $117.; ANACS MS-63 mostly
white...........................................................
$57.
Elgin PCGS MS-65 near white...................... $197.
Norfolk PCGS old holder MS-66 near white . $447.
Oregons, all ANACS & near white, 1936-S MS-62
$127.; 1939-PMS-62 $327.;'39-D MS-62.. $327.
Oregons, all NGC 1938-P MS-65 near white $157.;
1938-D MS-67 white $717.; MS-66 light toning
$197.; 1938-S MS-64 near white............... $137.
Oregon 1926-PPCGS MS-65 near white..... $187.
Pilgrim 1920 ANACS toned...........................
$57.
Roanoke, both NGC MS-66 near white........ $237.
Texas NGC, 1935-S MS-64 light toning........
$80.
Carver-Washington, both NGC 1951-S MS-65 near
white $177.; 1952-S MS-65 near white...... $177.
TERRITORIAL GOLD
1849 Ten Dollars by Moffat & Co., PCGS VF-35.
Ten D..........................................................$4750.
1851 Fifty Dollars, .887 (fine gold) Augustus
Humbert Reeded Edge "Slug," PCGS VF-35 PQ,
no heavy marks or rim bumps which plague
these huge octagonal Fifties......................$8975.
1853 Gold Octagonal Dollar, BG-530, PCGS
AU-58......................................................... $477.
1854 Gold Octagonal Dollar, BG-504, The "Micro
Slug" eagle reverse. PCGS MS-63, PQ and
P-L..............................................................$8775.
1853 Gold Round Half Dollar, BG-435, The "Arms
of California" obv. with an eagle rev. similar to a
slug. PCGS MS-62, very PQ......................$6177.
1870 Gold Round Dollar, BG-1205, AU-55 details,
holed, expertly repaired, cleaned............... $477.
1871 BG-767, Octagonal, Liberty, Quarter PCGS
AU-58......................................................... $167.
1872/1 BG-869 Round, Indian, Quarter PCGS
MS-63......................................................... $297.
1878/6 BG-952 Octagonal, Liberty, Half PCGS
MS-64......................................................... $377.
1880 BG-954 Octagonal, Indian, Half PCGS
MS-63......................................................... $297.
Kingdom of Hawaii:
Struck at the San Francisco Mint. 1883, Silver
Dollar, ANACS AU-50, very pleasing light gray
surfaces $1077.; 1883 dimes, both ANACS
AU-50 $227.; EF-45................................... $167.
U.S. Territory of the Philippines, all ANACS:
1903-P 1¢ MS-63 brn....................................
$27.
1905-P 1¢ MS-61 brn....................................
$17.
1925-M 1¢ MS-61 brn...................................
$17.
1931-M 1¢ MS-64 brn...................................
$37.
1904-P 20¢ MS-63 light toning...................... $107.
1920-P 20¢ MS-62 mostly white...................
$57.
1903-P 50¢ MS-62 light to medium toning....
$57.
1904-S 50¢ AU-58 mostly white....................
$67.
CIVIL WAR
Southern Civil War Currency: The New Orleans,
Jackson & Great Northern Railroad Co. Nov. 16,
1861. These are printed on the backs of
unissued sheets of currency from Port Gibson,
Mississippi. Fine+ "Deuce" $27.; "Tray" $47.
pair.............................................................
$67.
Bashlow Restrikes of the Confederate Cent, struck
1961-2 by transfer dies from the Lovett original,
red MS-65 $57.; red MS-63 $37.; mostly red
MS-60.........................................................
$27.
MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN
Switzerland 1842 Graubunden silver 4 Franken
(dollar size) Shooting Taler. NGC MS-63 $1277.;
mostly white, fully P-L. 1859 Zurich 5 Franc
Shooting Taler ANACS MS-64 mostly white
$577.;1920-B 1 Franc silver ANACS MS-65
mostly white $47.; 1925 silver 5 Francs ANACS
MS-65 med. gray toning............................. $247.
Canada 1935 Silver Dollar ANACS MS-64
white........................................................... $127.
France 1852 A Gold 20 Francs, rare type, NGC
MS-62......................................................... $347.
Jamaica 1884 Farthing, ANACS MS-63 PQ .
$47.
Monaco 1838-C bronze pattern 5 Centimes
ANACS MS-62 BN PQ............................... $197.
Russia 1902 gold 5 Roubles NGC MS-67.... $137.
GOLD DOLLARS
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TREASURES OF 27 CENTURIES OF COINAGE
"HECTE" IN FINE
Lydia, in Asia Minor, c. 600 B.C. Electrum (natural
gold and silver alloy of about 10 carats, pale
yellow gold, as found in alluvial nuggets) 1/6
Stater, or Hecte. Obv.: lion's head with sun, or
comet above nose. Rev.: irregular punch. VF,
banker's test mark on head, net Fine........ $675.
"HECTE" IN VERY FINE
Greek city of Phokaia in Ionia, 480-400 B.C. Hectes,
or 1/6 Staters. Obv.: female head. Rev.: 4 part
square punch. Fine $277.; Very Fine ........... $477.
EF+
Alexander the Great, 336-323 B.C. gold Stater.
Obv.: helmeted Athena. Rev.: Nike (Greek
goddess of Victory) standing. Abt. Unc. $2477.;
EF+ $2177.; VF....................................... $1677.
EF/VF
Lysimachus, 323-281 B.C. gold Stater. Obv.:
portrait of Alexander the Great, deceased and
deified, wearing the horn of Ammon. Rev.:
Athena, armored, with spear and shield,
enthroned. Byzantium mint. EF/VF, fine style
portrait of Alexander. This prototype established
a popular design used at many cities into the
first century B.C...................................... $2775.
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
PORTRAIT GOLD
Greek gold Staters, about 8.25 grams of near pure
gold, from the cities of Kallatis and Tomis, were
struck about 85 B.C. as part of the kingdom of
Mithradates VI of Pontus. Obv.: Portrait of
Alexander the Great, deified as the god Ammon.
Rev.: Athena enthroned, name of Lysimachos,
and mintmark on throne. EF or better, from
premium dies. $1477.; EF or better, only... $877.
HAIL CAESAR!
Gold Aureus of Julius Caius Caesar, struck early
46 B.C. with the name of Caesar by his moneyer
Aulus Hirtius. Obv.: uncertain veiled head. Rev.:
sacrificial implements. Blazing Abt. Unc. obv. not
centered..................................................
$2977.
JAN. 1ST, 44 B.C.
Last lifetime gold Aureus of Julius Caesar, struck
to celebrate his 5th Consulship. Obv.: bust of
Venus Rev.: COS QVINC in wreath. EF++, rev.
not centered...........................................
$9700.
AFRICA HEAD GOLD
Gold Aureus of 43 B.C. An emergency issue
authorized by the Senate, perhaps in alliance
with Octavian (Augustus) to pay the legions
raised in North Africa. Obv.: bust of the
personification of Africa, wearing elephant's skin
headdress. Rev.: curule chair (that of Julius
Caesar's in the Senate?). Struck by the
moneyers C. Norbanus and L. Cestianus. Abt.
Unc., nice large flan................................. $9777.
I CAME, I SAW, I CONQUERED!
Gold Aureus of Julius Caius Caesar, struck later in
46 B.C. with the name of Caesar and the title of
Dictator, by his moneyer Lucius Plancus. Obv.:
bust of Victory. Rev.: handled jug. VF, better
struck than usual..................................... $2575.
$775.
GOLD FOR BRUTUS
"Et tu, Brute?"
Shakespeare: Julius Caesar's
dying words.
These spectacular Staters are from an amazing
hoard of gold Staters, bequeathed by the
Scythian King Koson's widow, from northern
Thrace, to the war chests of Brutus and his
republican allies in their struggle against
Octavian (Augustus Caesar). These Staters of
near pure gold weigh about 8.5 grams and
depict a procession scene copied directly from
one of Brutus'silver Denarii which he struck as a
moneyer in 54 B.C. early in his political career.
The reverse depicts the Roman eagle holding a
wreath of victory in one claw, similar to Roman
Republic silver and gold motifs. The monogram
BR for Brutus appears to the left of the obv.
figures, and the dead king's name KOSON
beneath. The middle figure is the ancestor
Lucius Junius Brutus who in 509 B.C. overthrew
the last king of Rome and established the
Republic. Q. Caepio Brutus, better known as
Marcus Junius Brutus, was the descendant and
senator who plotted the assassination of his
friend Julius Caesar whose personal ambition
was crushing the republican government. After
the fateful Ides of March, civil war broke out
with Brutus, Cassius, and the Republicans,
pitted against an alliance of Julius Caesar's
nephew, Octavian, and Marc Anthony. Brutus
held office in Macedonia, adjacent to the
kingdom of Koson. This gold hoard was
doubtless struck 43/42 B.C. as military payroll
for the Republican army, which was defeated at
Philippi in 42 B.C. Brutus fell on his own sword
after the loss. Blazing About Unc. $775.;
Premium centering, strike, and larger spread
planchet, also blazing About Unc........... $1177.
DECADRACHM BY KIMON
Syracuse, Greek city on Sicily, silver Decadrachm,
43.5 gm., struck c. 400 B.C. with dies engraved
by the master Celator Kimon. Obv.: Chariot at
full gallop. Nike flying above, crowning the driver
with victory wreath. Below the exergual line are
a military harness, shield, greaves, cuirass, and
helmet, all connected by a horizontal spear. The
Greek letters for ATHLAbelow these objects
name them as the prize for the victor of the race.
Rev.: The nymph Arethusa in superb classical
style. The artistic beauty and large size of this
coin has made this design perhaps the most
admired in the history of coinage. She is wearing
a pendant earring and beaded necklace, with her
hair up in an open weave sakkos. Four dolphins
swim around her to represent her underwater
travels. This coin is pedigreed back to 1914 and
is the plate coin in two books on Greek coins.
EF, with perfect smooth surfaces......... $37,000.
APOLLO, VF
Syracuse, electrum 25 Litrai, 3.5 gms., c. 310
B.C., the time of Agathokles. Obv.: Apollo. Rev.:
tripod-lebes. EF, few planchet impurities, net VF
$1277.; another VF.................................... $977.
NORTH AFRICAN HORSE, VF
Electrum Stater of Carthage, c. 230 B.C. Obv.:
Tanit, the Punic version of Ceres, the goddess of
grain, wearing wreath of corn (wheat) leaves.
Rev.: horse standing................................ $1277.
EF
Philip II of Macedon, 356-336 B.C. Father of
Alexander the Great, gold Stater, 8.5 grams of
near pure gold. Obv.: Apollo. Rev.: Philip winning
Olympics in his chariot. Abt. Unc. $2277.; EF
$1877.; VF............................................... $1577.
"HEMIHECTE" IN VF+
Possibly the first coin of Ephesus, the famous
Greek city in Ionia, C. 650 B.C.? Electrum 1/12
Stater, or Hemihecte. Obv.: very archaic bee, the
city emblem of Ephesus, rev.: quatrefoil flower
punch. VF+............................................... $2775.
"TRITE" IN FINE
Greek Ionia, c. 600 B.C. The "Geometric" design
electrum 1/3 Stater, or Trite 4.7 gms. Obv.:
collapsing square in four parts. Rev.: rectangle
with many divisions and a few dots. Fine $1477.
Also the 1/12 Stater, or Hemihecte of the same
"Geometric" series, Fine............................. $477.
FIRST GOLD COIN OF THE WORLD
Gold Stater, c. 8 gms., of Croesus (also known
as King Midas) of Lydia,560-546B.C.Hispure
gold and pure silver coinages were important
advancements in simplifying marketplace
economics. Merchants and customers no longer
had to wonder whether the electrum coins
tendered were 7 or 20 carat or anywhere in
between. Obv.: forepart of lion facing forepart
of bull. Rev.: irregular rectangular punch.
Abt. Unc................................................... $5775.
FIRST SILVER COIN OF THE WORLD
Silver Half Stater, c. 5.2 gms., of Croesus of Lydia,
560-546 B.C. Obv.: forepart of lion facing
forepart of bull. Rev.: two square punches. EF,
light planchet fissures................................. $777.
$1277.
Lydia, under the Great King of Persia, gold Daric,
4 5 0 - 3 3 3B . C .c . 8 g m s .O b v. :G r e a tK i n ga d v a n c i n g
with spear and bow. Rev.: irregular punch. VF
$1277.; another, Babylon mint VF ............. $1477.
"HECTE" IN FINE
Greek Island of Lesbos, capital city of Mytilene,
electrum Hectes, or 1/6 Staters, 450-335 B.C.
Obv.: bearded soldier wearing helmet. Rev.:
smaller female head in square frame. Fine
$377.; VF $877.; EF................................. $1750.
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TREASURES OF 27 CENTURIES OF COINAGE
ITALIA HEAD GOLD?
Gold Aureus of 43 B.C. by the same moneyers as
previous. Obv.: bust of Italia? Perhaps this issue
was used to pay the troops raised in Italy for the
same alliance of the Senate and Octavian. Rev.:
Cybele, mother goddess of the earth, in chariot
drawn by lion and lioness. Abt. Unc. not quite
fully struck on rev. ................................... $6700.
ABOUT UNC. GOLD
Gold Solidus of Honorius, Roman emperor in the
West, 393-423 A.D. Obv.: diademed and draped
bust of Honorius. Rev.: emperor with foot on
barbarian captive, while holding standard and
victory. Ravenna mint. Abt. Unc. some defects
on edges.................................................... $397.
CRUSADER GOLD?
Electrum Ducats previously attributed to the
Frankish Crusader kingdom in Greece, while
ruled by Roberto D'Angio of Tarentum,
1346-1364 A.D. These catalog in Friedberg for
$1500. These are probably from a Christian
outpost further east. Obv.: Doge kneeling before
St. Mark. Rev.: Christ in Heaven surrounded
by stars. Abt. Unc. rusty dies and careless
strikes......................................................... $377.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
GOLD 20 FRANCS
1807 through 1814, Very Fine, what looks like
edge bumps are mint caused from the castaing
edge lettering machine. Ea........................
$87.
GREAT BRITAIN FIVE POUNDS
IN GEM UNC.
25,000 mintage, in original box with papers. 1985
Gold 5 Sovereigns of Queen Elizabeth II. KM
catalogs $750.; Our price........................... $447.
CHEAPEST SHIPWRECK GOLD!
Queen Victoria English Gold Sovereigns from the
sunken ship "Douro" dates 1852 to 1871. EF or
better.......................................................... $187.
1922 SWITZERLAND GOLD
10 FRANCS
Uncirculated hoard! Catalogs $90. and in past
years traded as high as $175. each, while they
last, only, ea...............................................
$57.
THE PLAYBOY KING OF EGYPT
1938 Gold 100 Piastres for King Farouk's Wedding
Celebration. Nice Unc. hoard of gold from one of
the world's most avid coin collectors ever. All
ANACS certified MS-64 $245.; also, the large
1938 500 Piastres in ANACS Prf.-65.
Spectacular............................................. $2450.
VENICE: QUEEN OF THE SEAS
THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC
Gold Ducats from 1700 to 1797, seven different
doges while supplies last. Obv.: doge kneeling
before St. Mark. Rev.: Christ in Heaven
surrounded by stars. Abt. Unc. with usual
erratic strike................................................ $277.
EIGHT WIVES
Gold angel of Henry VIII of England, 1509-1547,
obv.: Angel slaying a dragon. Rev.: ship at sea
carrying Coat of Arms. VF.......................... $775.
ABT. UNC.
Gold Solidus of Justinian I, the Great, 527-565
A.D., emperor in the Roman East (or Byzantine
Empire) with the capital at Constantinople. Obv.:
armored and helmeted bust of Justinian facing,
holding globus cruciger. Rev.: Angel (or Victory)
standing. Abt. Unc. $277. EF $247.; VF.... $217.
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
Silver Penny of Wulfred, archbishop of Canterbury,
805-832 A.D., struck by the moneyer Swefherd.
A beautiful and important coin of the Dark Ages.
This is the Lockett, Norweb and Larry Stack
coin........................................................... $4700.
ARMED EMPEROR
Gold Scyphate Nomisma of Isaac I, 1057-1059
A.D., struck at Constantinople. Obv.: Christ
enthroned. Rev.: Isaac standing, holding
labarum, resting hand on sword in sheath. EF,
various scrapes or digs.............................. $337.
CHRIST PORTRAITS
Electrum Scyphate Nomismas of Michael VII of
Constantinople, 1071-1078 A.D. Obv.: bust of
Christ. Rev.: bust of Michael VII. EF
or better...................................................... $327.
GHENGIS KHAN GOLD
Gold Dinar of Ghengis Khan, 1206-1227 A.D.
Ghazna mint. Obv. and Rev. Arabic legends.
VF or better, crude, double struck........... $1477.
TRIBUTE PENNY IN GOLD $1977
Gold Aureus of the Roman emperor Tiberius,
14-37 AD. Obv.: Laureate bust of Tiberius, Rev.:
his mother Livia, seated. EF, edge bump, net VF
$1977.; another, Fine++.......................... $1377.
CALIGULA
Gold Aureus of the infamous Caius Caesar, more
widely known by his nickname of Caligula, 37-41
AD. Obv.: bare head of Caligula, Rev.: radiant
head of Augustus Caesar, star or comet on
either side, perfect and pleasing Fine+.... $8750.
Gold Aureus of Lucilla, daughter of Marcus
Aurelius, wife of Lucius Verus, co-emperor from
161-169 AD and sister of the insane emperor
Commodus, Augustus 177-192 AD. (Go see the
new movie "Gladiator.") She was executed by
her brother for conspiring to assassinate him.
Obv.: wonderful High Relief portrait, Rev.: the
goddess Pietas standing at altar, sacrificing.
EF+/EF...................................................
$4775.
Gold Aureus of Septimus Severus, 193-211 A.D.
struck in India? The trade routes during the
Severan dynasty reached efficiently to the Far
East, and Roman coins are found there on a
regular basis. This slightly debased issue is
amazingly well executed. Obv.: Laureate
bust of Septimus Severus, the Roman emperor
who outlawed Christian Baptism. Rev.:
RESTITVTOR VRBIS around seated goddess
Roma. EF++............................................ $2700.
GEM UNC. GOLD!
Gold Aureus of Severus Alexander, struck
230 A.D. Obv.: Laureate bust of the emperor.
Rev.: Romulus carrying spear and trophy. Gem
Unc., fully struck with blazing luster. A bit of dirt
in the legends captures the mystique of buried
treasure.................................................... $7700.
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