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Coin Market Review and Forecast

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2017 looks positive for precious metal.

by Ed Reiter

Top 12 for the Next 12

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Popularity and value are key elements in 2017.

by Scott A. Travers

Numismatic Nostalgia

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Some thoughts about your penny.

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Coin Capsule: 1908

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A close race between the Model T and economic depression.

by John Iddings

My Two Cents Worth

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TAKE ME TO NEW LEADERS

he United States Mint recently hosted

50-plus hobby leaders and other interested parties at a Numismatic Forum
held to explore ways to stimulate and revitalize
the hobby.
I did not attend. A personal conflict prevented
me from going to the forum, which took place
at the Federal Reserve Bank in Philadelphia.
If I had been there, I would have turned the
tables and posed a different question: What can
be done to restore the stability and continuity
the Mint has enjoyed throughout most of its
existence by filling two key posts that have both
been vacant for far too long?
In the traditional sense, the Mint hasnt had
a director for five full years and hasnt had a
chief sculptor-engraver for a quarter-century.
People have carried out the essential duties of
both offices on an interim or acting basisbut
without the prestige and security of presidential
appointments and Senate confirmation, they
have lacked the authority and the political capital historically inherent in these positions.
The vacancies are particularly troubling in
view of the geometric expansion of the Mints
premium products in recent years. And filling
them now would be especially appropriate, for
2017 marks the Mints 225th anniversary
Two years ago, COINage Contributing Editor
Tom DeLorey calculated that the cost of buying
one of everything with a coin in it offered by
the Mint in 2014 would have been slightly more
than $25,000. Thats obscene!
The gold, silver and platinum in many U.S.
coins, both numismatic and bullion, account for
the lions share of the huge increase. Congress
has exacerbated the problem by authorizing
dozens of new commemorative coinsmost
made of gold or silver and all bearing healthy
surcharges to benefit various Congress members favorite worthy causes.
Hardly anyone, of course, buys one of everything with a coin in it offered by the Mint.
But most collectors purchase at least some
coins each year from the Mints website. Some
spend thousands of dollars. In many cases, thats
money that isnt spent at local coin shops or at
local, regional and national coin shows. How,

exactly, does that stimulate and revitalize the

hobby?
But I digress. My main concern this month is
the future of the Mintfor that, in turn, could
benefit the hobby.
The Mint hasnt had a true captain since
Edmund C. Moy, an appointee of President
George W. Bush, resigned in January 2011. Moy
stubbornly stayed on the job halfway through
the first term of President Barack Obama,
claiming he was entitled to serve his full fiveyear term.
For whatever reason, Obama never fought
seriously to fill the post with someone of his
own choosingeven after Moys departure.
Theres reason to believe the new president,
Donald Trump, will appoint a new director
and that Congresswhich stonewalled many
Obama appointmentswill confirm that person, now that there will be a kindred spirit in
the White House.
Rhett Jeppson, who currently holds the
unwieldy title of principal assistant director,
appears to be a logical choice.
The last chief sculptor-engraver, Elizabeth
Jones, resigned in 1991 after years of frosty
relations with Mint Director Donna Pope. Pope
then pushed Assistant Engraver John Mercanti
for the job, and President George H.W. Bush
appointed him.
But the Senate refused to confirm him after
finding discrepancies in his application. Mercanti remained at the Mint for 20 more years
and in 2009, by dint of his seniority and experience, he was given the title of chief engraver
by Director Moy. Hes regularly described today
as the Mints 12th chief engraver. By no means,
however, does he meet the traditional test
passed by Jones and her 10 predecessors.
In 1996, Congress actually abolished the position and title of Chief Engraver of the U.S.
Mint. But that unwise decision can and should
be reversed.
The Mints concern about the hobbys future is
encouraging. But the hobby should likewise be
concerned about the future of the Mint.
Filling those two big vacancies would be a
good step in the right direction.
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Market Report
by Mike Fuljenz

MINT RE ACHE S OUT TO HOB B Y LE ADERS

ecently, I had the privilege of participating in a Numismatic Forum held

by the United States Mint that was
intended, in its words, to explore ways to
stimulate and revitalize the hobby.
The Mint will mark its 225th anniversary in
2017 and its principal deputy director, Rhett
Jeppson, invited more than 50 leaders and
stakeholders of the numismatic community
to Philadelphia on Oct. 13 to examine and discuss the institutions past, present and future.
The guest list included coin dealers, collectors, museum curators, medallic artists and
representatives of the numismatic media and
coin grading services. I was among only about
eight coin dealers invited to the eventthe
first, to my knowledge, since 1996. I was
among just three dealers to attend the 1996
forum and am the only dealer who was invited to both events.
This years forum was held at the Federal
Reserve Bank in Philadelphias Independence
Mall. We heard presentations by Associate
Mint Director Jon J. Cameron on the Mints
bullion and coin programs; Curator Robert
I. Goler on the Mints preservation of historic records and artifacts; and Ellen Feingold,
curator of the National Numismatic Collection, on exciting exhibits and programs at the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.,
where the collection is housed.
I am a major sponsor and supporter of
the Smithsonians numismatic activities, and
I encourage you to visit this national landmarkaffectionately known as Americas
atticif youre ever in Washington.
After the introductory talks, attendees at
the forum were divided into seven groups to
brainstorm ideas in seven specific areas. These
included packaging, medals, working with
youth and other subjects with major implications for the hobby. There were seven to nine
members in each group.
I was chosen as the leader of a group tasked
to answer the question: Who is our customer
of the future? We discussed suggestions from
all the group members and strove to come up
with strategies that would help attract interest
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from a variety of demographic sectors.

The Mint would like to appeal to a diverse
group of customers, including people of both
sexes and all ages, races and religious beliefs.
Above all, we were told, the Mint wants to help
stimulate the numismatic industry.
Overall, the forum produced many excellent
ideas for improving the Mints programs and,
in turn, energizing the hobby. Among the best:
Distributing childrens books on coins.
Working with youth groups on projects such

Mike Fuljenz (left) and Rhett Jeppson (right)

as the Boy Scout merit badge program.

Providing teachers with coin-related lesson
plans.
Using less fancy, more functional packaging.
Providing better spacing between the release
of new products.
Issuing a new series of state quarters featuring
innovators.
Producing special coinage in 2021 to mark
the centennial of the last Morgan dollars and
the first Peace dollars.
As our groups reassembled to present our
ideas to Mint officials, we were reminded
that the U.S. Mint has to deal with limitations
imposed on it by law. New coins and new
designs often need congressional approval, for
example. The Mint does have some wiggle
room, we were told, in certain product areas.

Following the forum, we all got a private tour

of the Philadelphia Mint, where I renewed
acquaintances with an old friend: Peter the
Mint Eagle, a stuffed version of the real-life
eagle that made his home at the mint as a sort
of official mascot in the mid-19th century. The
mint, I learned, is one of the most popular
tourist attractions in the City of Brotherly Love.
Along with four numismatic associates, I was
fortunate enough to have lunch with Rhett
Jeppson and to spend some valuable one-onone time with him. I was impressed by his
background, his grasp of his current duties and
his genuine interest in our hobby.
Jeppson served with distinction as an officer
in the U.S. Marine Corps, seeing duty in both
Iraq and Afghanistan. He later served as an
operations officer responsible for Marine exercises in Southwest Asia and the Horn of Africa
and as chief of current operations, directly
responsible for the deployment of all Marine
Corps forces in Europe and Western Africa.
Prior to joining the Mint in January 2015,
Jeppson was acting chief operating officer of
the Small Business Administration.
Rhett Jeppson is a true friend of the hobby,
and I hope our new president will appoint him
as director of the Mint, a post that has been
vacant far too long.

Last month, I stated that five-ounce silver

versions of America the Beautiful quarters are

sold by the Mint only to authorized dealers and
distributors. This is true of the bullion version.
I should have mentioned, however, that the
Mint also produces a special uncirculated
version with an enhanced finish and sells this
directly to the public at a significantly higher
premium. Both versions are described on the
Mints website, www.usmint.gov.

Mike Fuljenz, president of Universal Coin & Bullion in Beaumont, Texas, is a leading coin expert
and market analyst whose insightful writing and
consumer advocacy have earned major honors
from the ANA, PNG, NLG and the Press Club of
Southeast Texas. His Website is www.universal
coin.com.
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Coin Market Review and Forecast

2017 LOOKS POSITIVE

FOR PRECIOUS METAL

American Buffalo Gold Bullion Coin

teady as you go.

Thats a fair description of the
coin market in 2016, according to
a panel of professional numismatists interviewed by COINage.
Gold and silver had a decent year, heating
up through the summer, falling a bit along
with autumn leaves and heading into winter
comfortably above the levels at which they
started the year. Collectible coins held their
own or slipped only slightly, for the most part,
and some made modest gains.
But nothing truly spectacular made hobby
headlines.
There hasnt been a lot of enthusiasm, said
John Albanese, founder and president of the
Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC).
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And if youre a collector, you dont want

enthusiasm; it drives prices up. You want stability. It gives people assurance that things are
on an even keel.
The presidential election campaign played
a role in shaping the course of the market,
Albanese believes.
The market was sort of in a pause because
of the election, he said. I dont think it was
the campaign itself; I think it was the uncertainty as to leadership of the country. I think
advanced collectors were waiting to buy major
coins until after the election. Now that the
elections over, maybe well get more visibility
about the market.
I dont think the election was that kind
of deterrent for ordinary collectors, he
added. For them, the bigger issues were slow
employment, instability in the stock market

and instability in the economy. And those are

generally positives for coin prices.

Jim Carr, a longtime dealer from Pelham,

New Hampshire, reports that for him, 2016
was kind of slow.
There was a cash crunch in the market, he
observed. I would say it was one of the slowest years in the last five or six years. I think
collectors were being very, very picky.
Usually, when you come out of summer,
things start picking up, and September really didnt do much this time. I dont know
whether it was the election or the economy
or maybe the uncertainty over the way the
country was going with the election.
Most of the time, we do more business during election years, but not this time. Maybe
now that the election is over, the market will
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America the Beautiful Five Ounce Silver Coins

whole. Gold started 2016 at $1,060 an ounce

and rose to $1,375 before falling back to the
mid-$1,200 range. Silver opened the year at
$13.82 an ounce and briefly topped $20 before
retreating to $17.50. Both metals were moving
higher again in the years waning days.
The best news for collectors, Carr said, was
that premiums over bullion value narrowed
considerably on common-date U.S. gold coins.
Theyre as small as I can remember, he
said. Recently, when the price of gold was
$1,260 an ounce, you could buy a $20 gold
piece in MS-65 for 1,600 bucks. And MS-64s
were being sold for $1,400 to $1,450.
The premiums over the price of gold on
these items are as cheap as Ive seen them
in many years. Even on some of the smaller
gold coins, the premiums have come down
significantly.
In part, he attributes this to gradeflation.
Coins arent being graded as strictly as they
were in the old days, he said.

Maurice Rosen of Plainview, New York,

2016 American Eagle Gold Uncirculated Coin

publisher of the award-winning Rosen Numismatic Advisory newsletter, saw little shortterm impact on the market as a whole from
precious metals positive performance.
As I see it, 2016 was a slow year for economic growth and for coin investor enthusiasm,
Rosen said. While precious metal prices
bounced back from the way oversold levels at
the end of 2015, they sparked little interest or
positive spillover in the rare coin market.
Many collectors felt squeezed by their
discretionary income not keeping up with
their rising expenses such as health care costs
and insurance and squeezed by virtually zero
interest returns on their savings, and squeezed
by job concerns.
The coin market was burned by supply
overcoming demand, especially with coins

pick up. But these candidates didnt look very

good to me, so I dont know about that.
Collectors were still buying coins in 2015,
Carr said, but many were being more cautious.
I do the local Sunday coin shows, he said,
and there are still collectors there, but theyre

no longer looking for $500 to $2,000 coins;

theyre looking for $50 or $150 items.
I think people have scaled back their collectibles budgets. Theyre just being protective
of their money.
Precious metals had a good year, on the

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that were perceived as being low-end for

their grade or even mid-range. On top of
that, there were several notable big-name
auctions and dispersed collections, which
soaked up a lot of available funds and left
dealer inventories at high levels relative to
their sales.
Buyers were very picky and the situation
was very frustrating to those folks looking
to sell coins that were in less than highend quality. The discounts off of good quotes
that those sellers were offered were often far
greater than they anticipated.
Bullion coins did well because gold and
silver trended higher, Rosen said. And, he
added, there was strong interest in older collector coins.
Those that did best, he said, were the
real die-hard collector areas such as early
copper coins, Bust halves and maybe the
more esoteric areas of the market. But by
and large, the bread-and-butter popular collector areas that are reported regularly in the
numismatic press were under pressure.
Silver dollars, perennially among the hobbys
most popular areas, saw their share of activity
but lost ground, Rosen said.
They were down, he said, not just in
their absolute price levels, but also in the
discounts off those levels that they realized
in the market from dealers who were shown
the coins to buy.
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Mike Fuljenz, president of Universal Coin

& Bullion in Beaumont, Texas, saw the coin
markets cup as half full, not half empty, in
2016.
It was a pretty good year as opposed to
2015, when our sales were down, he said. In
2016, they were up about 5 percent.
Im a consultant to three other companies,
and their overall sales were also up about 5
percent for numismatic and bullion products.
That totaled over $100 million in sales.
The presidential election and higher gold
prices were chiefly responsible for heightened interest, Fuljenz said. And, in his view,
the election campaign helped drive gold
prices higher.

There was general agreement among the

COINage panel that the U.S. Mintwidely
viewed in the hobby as the worlds biggest coin
dealercast a very long shadow over the market during 2016, just as it has for at least three
decades.
The Mint typically bombards the market,

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By releasing so many new products annually, the U.S. Mint diverts money from other dealers in the
coin hobby.

Gold was up for a number of reasons,

he said. These included increased buying of
exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and supplyand-demand factors, such as central bank
buying.
But the election played a very key role.
Uncertainty brings buyers into precious
metals. And in 2016, we had two candidates
who made the uncertainty even greater than
usual. There was heightened concern about
both candidates, and that stimulated even
greater buying of precious metals.
Fuljenz foresees further increases in gold
and silver prices as well as significant gains
in the market for collectible coins during the
coming year.
I dont expect explosive growth, he said,
but things are looking positive for precious
metaland any time you have a rising metals
market, it brings new people into the coin
market because they call coin dealers to buy
precious metals and then get introduced to
rare coins. The number of new customers we
served was up about 15 percent in 2016.
The market was better in 2016 than it was
in 2015, and 2017 should be even better,
Fuljenz said. The election is over, but theres
still a great deal of uncertainty not only in this
country but all around the world.

2016 gold replica of the 1916 Mercury dime

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John Albanese declared, and that sucks a lot

of money out of the business that otherwise
would be done between dealers and collectors.
There are two schools of thought on this,
he added. On the one hand, you can say that
the Mint is hurting dealers, and the market
as a whole, by diverting so much money
from collectors. But then, on the other hand,
you can argue that the Mint is creating a
larger base.
When I was a teenager, the government
released the Carson City dollars and that created a lot of interest. At that time, though, we
didnt have all these bullion coins, commemorative coins and other special products that
cumulatively cost thousands of dollars a year.
Perhaps the most special of the Mints special products in 2016 were gold replicas of the
three new silver coins of 1916: the Mercury
dime, Standing Liberty quarter and Walking
Liberty half dollar. The gold pieces, struck
to mark the original coins centennial, were
widely hailed for their beautybut buying
one example of each coin cost upwards of
$1,500. And for many collectors of these
highly popular series, that represented a substantial percentage of their annual budget for
hobby-related purchases.
These coins were beautiful and very well
done, Maurice Rosen remarked, but they
took a lot of money out of the market.
January 2017

The Mint is continually coming out with

all kinds of coins and medals and sets which
compete for a finite amount of collector and
investor funds. And, without a doubt, this
soaks up a large proportion of smaller collectors budgets.

Though his short-term outlook is clouded, Rosen has a much brighter long-term
view of what to expect for coins and precious metals.
I see the market in an important bottoming
formation, he said, and Im willing to go on
record and say that the market is at or near
a historic low and that 2017 is going to be a

welcome relief from 2016.

Part of my enthusiasm is due to my expectation that the prices of silver and gold have
put in a significant bottom and that they will
enjoy big gains in 2017 and likely for another
couple of years thereafter.
I wouldnt be surprised at all if gold is above
$1,500 by the end of 2017. And I can see silver
around $25.
Both would be welcome, of course. Whats
more, there wont be another presidential
campaign for three years.
Then again, we still have to deal with the
outcome of the last campaign. And that wont
be so easy.

HERITAGE AUCTIONS

STACKS BOWERS

This 1833 Half Eagle Proof-67 (PCGS) sold for $1,351,250 at auction in 2016.

1878-CC Morgan Dollar, MS66 First-Year Carson City Issue

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TYPE COINS AND STARTER SETS

CHOICE PROOF SETS

Government Issue Superior Quality

1950............. 499.00
1951............. 489.00
1952............. 239.00
1953............. 179.00
1954............... 95.00
1955 FP ........ 125.00
1956............... 61.00
1957............... 24.00
1958............... 32.00
1959............... 28.00
1960............... 30.00
1960 SD ......... 32.00
1961............... 27.00
1962............... 25.00
1963............... 25.00
1964............... 29.00
1968-S.............. 8.00
1969-S.............. 7.00
1970-S............ 12.00
1971-S.............. 5.00
1972-S.............. 5.00
1973-S.............. 9.50
1974-S............ 12.00
1975-S............ 12.00
1976-S.............. 9.00
1976-S 3pc ..... 26.00
1977-S.............. 8.00
1978-S.............. 8.00
1979-S.............. 8.00
1979-S T2 ....... 55.00
1980-S.............. 6.00
1981-S.............. 6.00
1982-S.............. 5.50
1983-S.............. 5.50

1984-S.............. 5.50
1985-S.............. 5.00
1986-S.............. 7.00
1987-S.............. 5.00
1988-S.............. 6.00
1989-S.............. 5.00
1990-S.............. 6.50
1991-S ............ 5.00
1992-S.............. 5.50
1993-S.............. 6.00
1994-S.............. 6.00
1995-S............ 11.00
1996-S.............. 8.50
1997-S.............. 9.00
1998-S............ 11.00
1999-S............ 10.00
2000-S.............. 7.00
2001-S............ 12.00
2002-S.............. 9.00
2003-S.............. 8.00
2004-S............ 12.00
2005-S.............. 7.00
2006-S............ 10.00
2007-S............ 16.00
2008-S............ 41.00
2009-S............ 24.00
2010-S............ 35.00
2011-S............ 35.00
2012-S.......... 129.00
2013-S............ 33.00
2014-s ............ 35.00
2015-S............ 37.00
2016-S............ 35.00

Government Issue

1990....................4.50
1991....................5.50
1992....................5.00
1993....................6.00
1994....................5.00
1995....................5.00
1996..................19.00
1997....................5.00
1998....................5.00
1999....................9.00
2000....................9.00
2001....................9.00
2002....................9.00
2003..................11.00
2004..................10.00
2005....................9.00
2006..................10.00
2007..................20.00
2008..................39.00
2009..................25.00
2010..................24.00
2011..................24.00
2012..................69.00
2013..................30.00
2014..................30.00
2015..................33.00
2016..................29.50

SILVER PROOF SETS

1992-S...............18.00
1993-S...............27.00
1994-S...............25.00
1995-S...............52.00
1996-S...............28.00
1997-S...............33.00
1998-S...............24.00
1999-S...............85.00
2000-S...............33.00
2001-S...............42.00
2002-S...............32.00
2003-S...............33.00
2004-S...............32.00

2005-S...............32.00
2006-S...............32.00
2007-S...............38.00
2008-S...............38.00
2009-S...............45.00
2010-S...............47.00
2011-S...............65.00
2012-S.............210.00
2013-s ...............65.00
2014-s ...............65.00
2015-S...............59.00
2016 -s..............58.00

PRESTIGE SETS
1983-S.............42.00
1984-S.............27.00
1986-S.............24.00
1987-S.............24.00
1988-S.............30.00
1989-S.............33.00
1990-S.............28.00

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1991-S.............37.00
1992-S.............42.00
1993-S.............38.00
1994-S.............36.00
1995-S.............77.00
1996-S...........315.00
1997-S.............59.00

7 DIFF PRE 1965 SILVER* ROOSEVELT 10 GEMPF7 DIFF PRE 1965

SILVER* ...............................................................................19.00
4 DIFF PRE 1965 SILVER* WASHINGTON 25 PRF ................29.00
10 DIFFCLAD PRF*WASH 25 PRE 1999 ..............................14.00
5 Diff WALK LIB 50* CH AU ................................................95.00
10 DIFF FRANKLIN 50* CH BU ..........................................189.00
20 DIFF BU* FRANKLIN 50 ...............................................429.00
3 DIFF FRANKLIN 50* GEM PROOF .....................................39.00
10 DIFF KENNEDY 50* GEM CLAD PROOF ..........................24.95
*DATES OF OUR CHOICE

MORGAN & PEACE SILVER DOLLARS

Very Select Brilliant Uncirculated
Hand Selected for Full Luster
Premium Quality! MS61+
Morgan Dollars

CHOICE MINT SETS

1962..................42.00
1963..................35.00
1964..................32.00
1965 SMS ..........11.00
1966 SMS ..........11.00
1967 SMS ..........11.00
1968....................8.00
1969....................8.00
1970..................19.00
1971....................5.00
1972....................4.00
1973..................13.00
1974....................7.00
1975....................9.00
1976....................9.00
1976 3pc ...........18.00
1977....................8.00
1978....................8.00
1979....................7.00
1980....................7.00
1981..................11.00
1984....................5.00
1985....................5.00
1986....................8.50
1987....................5.00
1988....................5.00
1989....................4.00

1909 LINC 1 CH BU R/B ....................................................16.95

1909-VDB LINC 1 CH BU R/B .............................................19.95
1883 NC LIBERTY 5 CH BU ................................................25.95
1913 T1 BUFFALO 5 CH BU................................................29.00
1913 T2 BUFFALO 5 CH BU................................................34.95
1938 JEFFERSON 5 CH BU ................................................12.00
1916 MERCURY 10 CH BU FSB ..........................................49.00
1917 T1 STAND LIB 25 CH BU FH ....................................249.00
1932 WASHINGTON 25 CH BU ...........................................29.00
1964 KENNEDY 50 GEM PROOF ........................................21.00
1971-S TO 1974-S SIL IKE $ALL 4 CHBU ..............................42.50
5 DIFF MERCURY 10* CH BU ..............................................35.00

1878 7F ............... 85.00

1878 8F ............. 169.00
1878 7/8 ........... 180.00
1878-S................. 69.00
1878-CC ............ 395.00
1879.................... 59.00
1879-O ................ 99.00
1879-S................. 52.00
1880.................... 52.00
1880-O ................ 89.00
1880-S................. 52.00
1880-CC ............ 560.00
1881.................... 52.00
1881-O ................ 55.00
1881-S................. 49.00
1881-CC ............ 519.00
1882.................... 52.00
1882-CC ............ 229.00
1882-O ................ 55.00

Morgan Dollars

1882-S................. 57.00
1883.................... 52.00
1883-O ................ 52.00
1883-CC ............ 209.00
1884.................... 52.00
1884-O ................ 49.00
1884-CC ............ 209.00
1885.................... 49.00
1885-O ................ 49.00
1885-S............... 279.00
1885-CC ............ 750.00
1886.................... 49.00
1886-S............... 359.00
1887.................... 49.00
1887-O ................ 75.00
1887-S............... 139.00
1888.................... 55.00
1888-O ................ 59.00
1888-S............... 319.00

Morgan Dollars

1901-O ................ 52.00

1901-S............... 519.00
1902.................... 69.00
1902-O .............. 395.00
1902-S............... 379.00
1903.................... 65.00
1903-O .............. 419.00
1904.................. 109.00
1904-O ................ 59.00
1921.................... 45.00
1921-D ................ 49.00
1921-S................. 49.00

Peace Dollars

1922.................... 37.00
1922 D ................ 52.00
1922 S................. 49.00
1923.................... 37.00
1923 D ................ 75.00
1923 S................. 49.00

Peace Dollars

1924.................... 39.00
1924 S............... 239.00
1925.................... 42.00
1925 S................. 99.00
1926.................... 55.00
1926 D ................ 89.00
1926 S................. 59.00
1927.................... 85.00
1927 D .............. 209.00
1927 S............... 209.00
1928.................. 499.00
1928 S............... 175.00
1934.................. 119.00
1934 D .............. 155.00
1935.................... 85.00
1935 S............... 279.00

COMPLETE SETS

COMMON DATE
ROLLS
Full G & Better

Morgan Dollars

1889.................... 49.00
1889-S............... 265.00
1890.................... 49.00
1890-O ................ 79.00
1890-S................. 65.00
1891.................... 72.00
1891-S................. 79.00
1896.................... 49.00
1897.................... 49.00
1897-S................. 85.00
1898.................... 49.00
1898-O ................ 52.00
1898-S............... 259.00
1899.................. 250.00
1899-O ................ 52.00
1899-S............... 410.00
1900.................... 49.00
1900-O ................ 55.00
1900-S............... 299.00

(BU Sets in Deluxe Album)

G/VG or Better

Indian Cents (50 pcs.) ........................................ 75.00

Liberty Nickels (40 pcs.) ..................................... 49.00
Buffalo Nickels (40 pcs.) Full Date ....................... 25.00
Barber Dimes (50 pcs.) .................................... 159.00
Mercury Dimes (50 pcs.) .................................... 89.00
Walking Lib. Halves (20 pcs.)* ......................... 169.00
Kennedy Halves (1964) (20 pcs.) BU ............... 169.00
Morgan Dollars VG & Better ............................... 659.00
Mixed Dates of Our Choice
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CH BU

Lincoln Cents (1941-1958) R / B.............................................................. 7.95.................................. 69.95

Jefferson Nickels (1938-1961) ............................................................... 49.00................................ 339.00
Roosevelt Dimes (1946-1964).............................................................. 109.00................................ 219.00
Washington Quarters (1941-1964)....................................................... 469.00................................ 659.00
Walking Liberty Halves (1941-1947) .................................................... 249.00................................ 789.00
Franklin Halves (1948-1963) ................................................................ 359.00................................ 729.00
Peace Dollars (1921-35) F & Better ..................................................... 899.00.......................................
Eisenr. Dollars (Incl. Prfs.) 32 Coins ........................................................... ................................ 189.00
S.B.A. Dollars (Incl. Prfs.) 18 Coins ............................................................ ................................ 269.00

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SILVER EAGLES
CH BU GEM PROOF

1986..................... 40.00 ................. 55.00

1987..................... 22.00 ................. 55.00
1988..................... 26.00 ................. 55.00
1989..................... 26.00 ................. 55.00
1990..................... 26.00 ................. 55.00
1991..................... 26.00 ................. 55.00
1992..................... 26.00 ................. 55.00
1993..................... 26.00 ................. 85.00
1994..................... 36.00 ............... 169.00
1995..................... 32.00 ................. 65.00

CH BU GEM PROOF

1996..................... 65.00 ................. 59.00

1997..................... 28.00 ................. 65.00
1998..................... 26.00 ................. 55.00
1999..................... 26.00 ................. 55.00
2000..................... 26.00 ................. 55.00
2001..................... 24.00 ................. 60.00
2002..................... 24.00 ................. 57.00
2003..................... 24.00 ................. 57.00
2004..................... 24.00 ................. 57.00
2005..................... 24.00 ................. 59.00

CH BU GEM PROOF

2006..................... 24.00 ................. 63.00

2007..................... 24.00 ................. 55.00
2008..................... 24.00 ................. 55.00
2009..................... 23.00 ......................n/a
2010..................... 23.00 ................. 55.00
2011..................... 23.00 ................. 55.00
2012..................... 23.00 ................. 55.00
2013..................... 23.00 ................. 55.00
2014..................... 23.00 ................. 55.00
2015..................... 23.00 ................. 53.95
2016..................... 23.00 ..................... N/A

Strictly Graded
Better Date

STRICTLY GRADED
CIRCULATED

mOrGaN & PEaCE

DOllarS

TYPE COINS
IN CHOICE GRADES
(DATES OF OUR CHOICE)
1/2 DRAPED (1800-08)
1/2 CLASSIC (1809-36)
1/2 BRAID (1849-57)
1 CLASSIC (1808-14)
1 CORONET (1816-39)
1 BRAIDED (1839-57)
1 FLYING EAGLE
1 1859 INDIAN
1 IND. C.N. (1860-64)
1 IND BR (1864-09)
2 PIECE (1864-73)
3 NICKEL (1865-81)
3 SILVER (1851-73)
1/2D BUST (1829-37)
1/2D STD STRS (1838-60)
1/2D STD ARRS (1853-55)
1/2D STD LEG (1860-73)
5 SHIELD RAYS (1866-67)
5 SHIELD NR (1867-83)
5 LIBERTY NC (1883)
5 LIBERTY WC (1883-12)
5 BUFFALO (1913 T1)
10 SM SZ BUST (1829-37)
10 STD STARS (1838-60)
10 STD ARRS (1853-55)
10 STD LEG (1860-91)
10 BARBER (1892-1916)
20 PIECE (1875-78)
25 SM SZ BUST (1830-37)
25 STD N.M. (1838-66)
25 STD ARRS/RAYS (1853)
25 STD ARRS (1854-55)
25 STD W.M. (1867-91)
25 BARBER (1892-12)
25 S.L. T1 (1917)
25 S.L. T2 (1925-30)
50 CAP BUST (1807-36)
50 BUST R.E. (1836-39)
50 STD N.M. (1839-66)
50 STD A/R (1853)
50 STD ARRS (1854-55)
50 STD W.M. (1866-91)
50 BARBER (1892-1915)
$1 STD N.M. (1840-66)
$1 STD W.M. (1867-73)
$1 TRADE (1873-85)

CH VF
215.00
75.00
85.00
895.00
70.00
39.00
49.00
42.00
25.00
3.50
27.00
21.00
65.00
95.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
85.00
38.00
9.00
12.00
17.00
79.00
25.00
35.00
21.00
8.00
189.00
149.00
45.00
45.00
40.00
40.00
27.00
79.00
11.00
85.00
119.00
80.00
99.00
90.00
75.00
110.00
390.00
395.00
155.00

CH XF
350.00
109.00
110.00
$135.00
55.00
125.00
99.00
49.00
8.00
39.00
37.00
69.00
150.00
55.00
59.00
49.00
139.00
59.00
12.00
30.00
19.00
259.00
45.00
49.00
31.00
25.00
249.00
369.00
69.00
155.00
74.00
59.00
52.00
109.00
29.00
145.00
190.00
120.00
240.00
140.00
130.00
185.00
535.00
529.00
260.00

Date
1879-CC
1883-S
1884-S
1885-S
1886-S
1888-S
1890-CC
1891-CC
1891-O
1892
1892-CC
1892-O
1892-S
1893
1893-CC
1893-O
1894-O
1894-S
1895-O
1895-S
1896-O
1896-S
1897-O
1901
1903-S
1904-S
1921 Peace
1928
1934-S

VF
295.00
40.00
45.00
49.00
85.00
175.00
105.00
105.00
39.00
42.00
279.00
42.00
135.00
220.00
625.00
349.00
50.00
109.00
375.00
895.00
40.00
55.00
40.00
55.00
180.00
59.00
99.00
319.00
79.00

XF
AU
719.00
$
49.00
139.00
55.00
225.00
60.00
119.00
115.00
149.00
190.00
210.00
139.00
219.00
139.00
209.00
42.00
48.00
52.00
82.00
479.00
699.00
49.00
65.00
310.00 1,500.00
270.00
390.00
1,495.00

525.00
800.00
95.00
269.00
189.00
479.00
565.00 1,350.00
1,295.00

49.00
149.00
220.00
795.00
49.00
95.00
99.00
290.00
340.00 1,525.00
190.00
525.00
119.00
149.00
369.00
399.00
169.00
485.00

MORGAN DOLLAR
Choice Brilliant Uncirculated

Starter Groups

fraNKlIN HalvES*
CH
CH/Brilliant
AU
Uncirculated
1948............................ 15.00 .............. 23.00
1948-D ........................ 17.00 .............. 25.00
1949............................ 17.00 .............. 32.00
1949-D ........................ 35.00 .............. 69.00
1949-S......................... 39.00 .............. 89.00
1950............................ 17.00 .............. 32.00
1950-D ........................ 19.00 .............. 29.00
1951............................ 17.00 .............. 19.00
1951-D ........................ 22.00 .............. 35.00
1951-S......................... 22.00 .............. 29.00
1952............................ 17.00 .............. 19.00
1952-D ........................ 17.00 .............. 19.00
1952-S.............................. .............. 85.00
1953............................ 19.00 .............. 25.00
1953-D ........................ 17.00 .............. 19.00
1953-S.............................. .............. 39.00
1954............................ 19.00 .............. 19.00
1954-D ........................ 19.00 .............. 19.00
1954-S......................... 22.00 .............. 28.00
1955............................ 18.00 .............. 24.00
1956............................ 17.00 .............. 21.00
1957............................ 17.00 .............. 21.00
1957-D ........................ 17.00 .............. 22.00
1958............................ 15.00 .............. 19.00
1958-D ........................ 15.00 .............. 19.00
1959............................ 15.00 .............. 19.00
1959-D ........................ 15.00 .............. 19.00
1960............................ 15.00 .............. 19.00
1960-D ........................ 15.00 .............. 19.00
1961............................ 15.00 .............. 18.00
1961-D ........................ 14.00 .............. 18.00
1962............................ 14.00 .............. 18.00
1962-D ........................ 14.00 .............. 18.00
1963............................ 13.00 .............. 15.00
1963-D ........................ 13.00 .............. 15.00

*Group of 6 Different

Choice B.U.

Fine and Better

Albany ...................................................279.00
Arkansas................................................109.00
Boone....................................................119.00
Bay Bridge .............................................169.00
Calif. Jubilee ..........................................219.00
Columbian Expo (1893) ...........................29.00
Connecticut ............................................260.00
Delaware ...............................................260.00
Grant .....................................................135.00
Huegenot ...............................................135.00
Lexington ...............................................105.00
Maine ....................................................160.00
Oregon Type ...........................................159.00
Pilgrim Type (1920) .................................99.00
Rhode Island ............................................99.00
San Diego Type (1935-S) .........................99.00
Sesquicentennial .....................................110.00
Stone Mountain ........................................65.00
Texas Type .............................................139.00
York ......................................................200.00

*Dates of Our Choice

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CH
CH/Brilliant
AU
Uncirculated
1941............................ 21.00 ................ 29.00
1941-D ........................ 21.00 ................ 35.00
1941-S......................... 29.00 ................ 79.00
1942............................ 21.00 ................ 29.00
1942-D ........................ 23.00 ................ 42.00
1942-S......................... 23.00 ................ 45.00
1943............................ 21.00 ................ 29.00
1943-D ........................ 25.00 ................ 49.00
1943-S......................... 24.00 ................ 49.00
1944............................ 21.00 ................ 37.00
1944-D ........................ 24.00 ................ 49.00
1944-S......................... 35.00 ................ 49.00
1945............................ 23.00 ................ 29.00
1945-D ........................ 24.00 ................ 35.00
1945-S......................... 35.00 ................ 49.00
1946............................ 24.00 ................ 34.00
1946-D ........................ 42.00 ................ 55.00
1946-S......................... 45.00 ................ 55.00
1947............................ 24.00 ................ 49.00
1947-D ........................ 32.00 ................ 59.00

1921 PDS (all 3)

Silver Kennedy Halves mOrGaN

CH Brilliant
DOllarS
Uncirculated

5 Diff Pre 1900

Ch BU*
65, 66, 67,
$ P Mints
68-D, 69-D and
$239.00
the key date 70-D
5 Diff. Pre 21 Ch BU*
$39.00 Per Group
$ O Mints
GEORGE
$239 .00
WASHINGTON
5 Diff. Pre 21
Ch BU*
SILVER
$ S Mints
COMMEM
$269.00
3 Diff. CC Ch BU* HALF DOLLARS
1982-S Mint Seated Proof . . . . 9 .95
$ Dollars
1982-D Mint Seated BU . . . . . . 9 .95
$629.00
Group of 4 Different
20 Diff. Dates
Ch BU*
BUST
$ Pre 21
HALVES
$979.00 / Roll

COmmEmOraTIvE
Half DOllarS

WalKING lIBErTY*

$299.00

Dates of our choice

Ch BU

$135.00
Per Group

STATUE OF
LIBERTY
COMMEMS
PROOFS

Original Boxes
1986-S Proof 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .50
1986-S 2 pc . Proof Set . . . . . . 30 .00

Roll of 20 Mixed Date

PEaCE
DOllarS
Very Sel. BU

$795.00
Roll

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Popularity and Value Are Key Elements in 2017

ack to basics.
Thats how I see 2017 in the
coin market.
For many years, those basics
have included two key elements: the most
popular collectible coins and the value of
gold and silver.
As this is written in late October 2016, gold
is worth $1,264 an ounce and silver stands
at $17.60. Both are down from the levels
they reached this summer and far below
the all-time heights they scaled in 2011. But
both are up substantially from where they
were at the start of 2016: $1,060 and $13.82,
respectively.
Likewise, the market for collectible coins
has settled down considerably since the
rip-roaring days a decade ago when rarities
priced at hundreds of thousands of dollars
were all the rage. Today, theres much more

interest in coins costing just hundreds

of dollars apiece. But here, too, there are
encouraging signs of underlying strength.
The market is at a crossroads, and I see it
taking the high road in 2017. My list is made
up mostly of coins in the more affordable
price range, but it also includes a few costlier
itemswith excellent potential to go even
higherfor those with bigger budgets.
Here, then, are my Top 12 coins for the
next 12 months:
(1) Mint State-63 Morgan dollars

Morgan dollars have always held great

appeal for collectors and investors alike. In
fact, my books that featured Morgan dollars
on the cover have generally outsold those
without Morgan dollars.
These coins are special favorites of
dealers who cater to average collectorsfor
several good reasons. Theyre large silver
coins that exude a combination of heft and
intrinsic value and theyre the numismatic

equivalent of antiquesdating back to the

19th century in most cases. Many millions
are preserved in mint condition, especially
in the intermediate grade of MS-63.
These coins are tangible links to Americas
Old West and, in a number of instances,
theyre legitimately scarce and valuable as
collectibles. The vast majority of Morgan
dollars never saw use in commerce. After
they were minted they sat for generations in
bank and government vaults.
In many cases, Morgan dollars certified
as MS-63 are undergraded. Heres why: The
grading services offer special discounts to
dealers who submit large quantities of coins
at a single timethousands of commondate Morgan dollars, for example. So if a
dealer were to submit a sizable group of
1881-S Morgan dollars to a grading service,
he might well be charged a reduced rate. He
might pay only $5 apiece to get these coins
certified, rather than, say, $20, $30, $40, $50

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by Scott A. Travers

1879-CC $1 Capped Die,

MS-63 (PCGS)

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1925-S Saint-Gaudens
double eagle, MS-63 (PCGS)

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or even $150 per coin.

When certifying large groups of coins,
grading services tend to be very conservative,
so many coins from such a group might well
be graded MS-63 when theyd actually merit
a higher grade if they were scrutinized more
closely.
Ive had the good fortune of going through
large quantities of MS-63 Morgans just
certified by grading services for $5 a coin
and finding some that were undergraded by
several points. When I cracked them out of
their holders and resubmitted them, some
were regraded as high as MS-66. That, of
course, greatly increased their value.
These potential upgrades represent
excellent value. I have even come across
some that were prooflike in appearance. I
bought them for maybe $60 or $70 each
and ended up being worth several hundred
dollars after they were regraded. The trick
is to purchase coins that were part of large
groups that were just certified en masse and
not yet picked through.

(2) MS-63 Saint-Gaudens double eagles.

MS-63 Saints graded by PCGS or NGC

and bearing CAC stickers are one of the
greatest buys in numismatics today, second
only to premium-quality MS-63 Morgan
dollars.
The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is a coin
of exceptional beauty created by Augustus
Saint-Gaudens, considered the greatest
sculptor-medalist of the late 19th and early
20th centuries. Many regard it as the single
most beautiful coin ever issued by the U.S.
Mint.
Many examples certified as MS-63 and
bearing CAC stickers can be upgraded to
MS-64 or 65and occasionally even MS-66.
Even without such an upgrade, a piece
graded MS-63 is a wonderful sight to behold.
Whats more, each coin contains nearly an
ounce of gold, making it worth well over
$1,000 just as precious metal, without even
factoring in its numismatic value.
This is a particularly good time to buy
these coins, since their numismatic premium
is unusually low percentage. With gold at

$1,264 an ounce, you can buy a certified

common-date MS-63 Saint for only about
$1,375. And the numismatic value cushions
the downside riskthough I expect gold
to trend higher, not lower, in 2017. If gold
bullion were to fall to, say, $1,000 an ounce,
the coins collectible value would cushion the
decline in its value.
(3) MS-66 Seated Liberty quarters.

Seated Liberty quarters make up one of the

most popular collectible and investment series that weve ever seen. Recently, this interest has been reinforced by the emergence of
several extraordinary collections of Seated
quartersnotably those assembled by Eric
P. Newman and Eugene H. Gardner. Beautifully toned specimens brought tremendous
premiums at auctions of their coins during
the last two years.
Despite this high interest, the prices of less
spectacular mint-state examples of these
coins have declined in recent years. Today, an
MS-66 Seated quarter can be purchased for a
fraction of what it brought 10 to 20 years ago.

1891 Seated Liberty quarters,

MS-66 (PCGS)

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Left to right: 1915 Barber

half dollar, MS-65 (PCGS) and
1903-O Barber quarter, MS-66
(PCGS)

Not long ago, for instance, I purchased an

MS-66 1890 Seated quarter that had realized $23,500 in an auction 12 years agoand
I paid only $2,050, less than one-tenth that
amount. The coin was in an old PCGS holder
with a CAC sticker. This illustrates perfectly
how much these coins have come down, notwithstanding their ongoing popularity.
These are really rare coins, and with just a
little increased collector demand their value
will increase dramatically. You can buy one
right now for $2,300 or $2,400 and if just a
few more people enter the market, you might
see increase overnight by $1,000 or $1,500. If
you happen to find one in an old holder and
resubmit it to a grading service, you might
make a quick profit of $1,000 or more by getting an upgrade.
(4) MS-65 to MS-67 Barber quarters
and half dollars.

Charles E. Barber was the U.S. Mints chief

sculptor engraver for nearly four decades,
from 1879 to 1917, longer by far than any
other occupant of that position. He had a

hand in designing a number of new coins

including the Liberty Head nickel, the Flowing Hair Stella or $4 gold piece, the Columbian half dollar, which was the nations first
commemorative coin, and several other silver and gold commemoratives.
Some say he also had a hand in sabotaging
other designers work. He has been widely
criticized for reducing the relief overzealously on Augustus Saint-Gaudens double
eagle and James Earle Frasers Buffalo nickel.
Of all Barbers accomplishments, none is
more closely identified with him or represents a greater legacy than the turn-of-thecentury Liberty Head dime, quarter and half
dollar. The quarter and half dollar are perfect for people to invest in and collect. The
dime is also a great representative of Barbers
work, but it doesnt make my Top 12 list of
coins to purchase in 2017.
The quarter and half dollar, being larger,
are better canvases for displaying Barbers
classic designwhich is the same on both
coinsand easier for investors in particular
to appreciate.

The Barber coins have probably seen a

greater decline in value, percentagewise,
than any other type coins. Even in the last
year, with collector interest increasing in
coins priced at a few thousand dollars or less,
MS-65 to MS-67 Barber quarters and halves
have lost an additional 10 percent.
An MS-65 Barber quarter can be purchased now for about $700, which is an
incredible value. An MS-65 Barber half dollar can be purchased for $1,700. And at these
prices, you can even pick and choose and
get slightly scarcer dates. My advice would
be to buy coins with the familiar green CAC
stickers.
(5) First Spouse half-ounce gold commemoratives graded MS-69 and 70 and
Proof-69 and 70.

The First Spouse half-ounce gold commemorative coins contain exactly half an
ounce of gold and the premium above the
price of gold for 69s and 70s is probably the
lowest, percentagewise, for any collectible
or semi-collectible coins in such pristine

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Left to right: 2008-W Louisa

Adams, First Spouse Series
half-ounce gold commemorative,
MS-69 (NGC) and 2008-W Elizabeth
Monroe, First Spouse Series
half-ounce gold commemorative,
PR-69 (NGC)

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1993-W World War II 50th

Anniversary half eagle

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condition. Im speaking, of course, about

First Spouse coins bought on the secondary
market. Those purchased directly from the
Mint carry a much higher premium.
These coins are a gold investment but,
at the same time, theyre true collectibles
that shed light on an important aspect of
American history. The mintages are low on
all the First Spouse coins, but 69s and 70s
have particularly low populations. You can
find these coins graded by PCGS and NGC,
but you cant get CAC stickers because CAC
wont give stickers to modern coins.
The 2007-W Martha Washington and Abigail Adams First Spouse coins, the first two
entries in the series, have mintages of 20,000.
But as you go down the list, the mintages
shrink. The 2008-W Rachel Jackson coin
has mintages of just 4,754 business-strike
examples and 7,806 proofs.
With such low mintages, these coins represent a solid investment. Im not generally an
advocate of buying modern coins, but these
are priced at not much more than their melt
value and they represent phenomenal value.

If youre looking for a strict gold investment, this is a good place to find one. These
coins also allow people to retain relative
financial privacy because there is no 1099-B
reporting requirement associated with them.

price of maybe $330 to $350. The 1995-W

Civil War Battlefield half eagle has a mintage
of just 12,660 uncirculated examples, and
its available in the same price range. Thats a
fantastic thing to buy!

(6) Modern commemorative $5 gold

(7) MS-63 Peace dollars.

pieces.

The yearning for lasting peace after the

Great Warknown only later as World War
Igave rise to an idealistic coin meant as a
tangible expression of Americans aversion
to war. That coin, a handsome silver dollar,
soon became known as the Peace dollar
partly because of the sentiment that inspired
it and partly because it was the first U.S. coin,
and so far the only one, to bear the large
inscription PEACE.
The Peace dollar had a short lifespan,
from 1921 to 1935, and wasnt minted at all
from 1929 to 1933largely because of the
diminished need for coinage at the onset
of the Great Depression. It tended to be
weakly struck and any imperfections were
magnified by its broad, open design. As a
consequence, its quite scarce in the high-end

Like the First Spouse gold coins, modern

(post-1955) commemorative half eagles ($5
gold pieces) have substantial gold content
almost a quarter of an ounce apieceand
many can be bought on the secondary market
for just a small premium over melt. Whats
more, some have extremely low mintages.
If youre looking for a bullion investment,
you can buy most of these coins in MS-68 or
even MS-69 for not much more than $300
each. Thats an incredible deal for coins that
have been graded by a certification service.
You can often pick and choose among some
of the scarcer issues.
The 1993-W World War II half eagle has
a mintage of 23,672 and you can buy it in a
high NGC or PCGS grade for a relatively low

1934-S Peace dollar, MS-63 (PCGS)

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1920 Pilgrim half dollar, MS-67

(PCGS)

coins, you might well get an upgrade64s,

65s, or 66s.

high-grade vintage U.S. commemorative silver coins will be one of the best performers
in 2017.

(8) High-grade vintage U.S. commemorative coins priced below $200.

(9) Type 2 and 3 Liberty Head double

Pre-1955 U.S. commemorative silver coins

have been true laggards in the marketplace
for years. There are commemorative coins
out there that were $800 or $900 a decade
ago and theyre $190 or $200 today. There
are commemorative coins that were $4,000
that you can buy for $1,800. These are exceptional plays.
Ive never been a fan of silver commemorative coins and I dont think you should stock
up on them. But they are a wonderful contrarian play and they are certainly due for an
uptick in value. If some of these coins were
to go from $150 to $300 apiece, it would
be under the radarand even though its a
100-percent increase, $300 would not mean
much to people who bought the same coin
for $1,500 a few years ago.
I think many of these coins will continue to
decline, but carefully picked CAC-certified

eagles graded MS-62.

The Saint-Gaudens double eagle is the

superstar of U.S. gold coinage and the elegant
full-length striding Liberty depicted on its
obverse is the glamorous leading-lady who
always gets rave reviews from the critics. The
portrait of Miss Liberty on the Liberty Head
double eagle seems matronly by contrast
perhaps a character actress.
But looks can be deceiving. The Liberty
Head design, which held sway on Americas
$20 gold piece for more than half a century
before the Saint exploded on the scene, is
clearly not as glitzy and lacks the marquee
value of the later coin. But Lib $20s are often
better performers at the box office for their
fansthe collectors and investors who rely
on them as a source of steady financial gain.
The later coins in the seriesType 2 and
Type 3are generally scarcer and more

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grades of MS-65 and above.

Peace dollars have been certified in huge
numbers in the grade of MS-63, but this glut
has created less expensive opportunity as
my very first recommendation, MS-63 Morgan dollars: Since large quantities frequently
are submitted to grading services to take
advantage of discount rates, higher-grade
examples sometimes get the knee-jerk grade
of MS-63.
Common-date Peace dollars are considerably cheaper than Morgan dollars in comparable grades. Morgan dollars graded MS-63
generally bring $10 to $20 less than MS-63
Morgans. In higher grades, the disparity is
even greater. Still, both have the same silver contentmore than three-quarters of
an ounce.
If you become aware that grading services
are running specials and charging people
just $5 apiece to get coins graded in large
numbers, look around for potential good
buys. My experience has been that a lot
of coins are graded 63 very conservatively
and if you resubmit some such hand-picked

Left to right: Type 2 Liberty

Head double eagle and Type 3
Liberty Head double eagle

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1795 Gold Half Eagle, AU-50 (PCGS)

1796 Gold quarter eagle, MS-63 (NGC)

1795 Gold Eagle, MS-62+

valuable than the glamorous coins that

succeeded them. MS-62 examples are great
playsespecially those that were graded in
the 1980s and early 1990s, when standards
were stricter. Many of these were undergraded
by todays standards and can easily be cracked
out of their holders and resubmitted, often
resulting in a higher grade.
Right now, MS-62 Libs are available for just
a small premium over their bullion value.
With gold at $1,264 an ounce, you can buy
some dates for maybe $1,310 eachcertified
and even with a CAC sticker. Thats an
amazing deal!
(10) Early gold eagles graded AU-50

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through MS-66.

The Coinage Act of 1792 provided for the

issuance of three gold coins: an eagle ($10
gold piece), half eagle ($5 gold piece) and
quarter eagle ($2 gold piece. The eagle
and half eagle made their first appearance
in 1795, with the quarter eagle joining them
in 1796. Gold has not been part of Americas
circulating coinage since 1933 and actually
saw little use used in the nations daily
commerce even prior to that.
The Founding Fathers felt deeply, however,
that issuing gold coins was an important
means of lending credibility and prestige to
U.S. coinage and to the nation itself when
the United States first took its place on the
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world stage, and the practice continued

for nearly a century and a half. Not until
the Great Depression ravished the nations
economy did Uncle Sam retreat from this
commitment.
The early U.S. gold coins are wonderful
buys in any collectible grade and are
extremely attractive both aesthetically and
as investments in Extremely Fine and About
Uncirculated condition. And theyre in a
class by themselves in mint condition. I
recommend them in all grades from AU-50
through MS-66.
Early gold pieces graded MS-63, 64, 65
and 66 are probably the most important
coins in the marketplace as this is written in
October of 2016 and they will remain so as
long as gold continues to increase in value.
Like their circulated counterparts, mint-state
early gold coins are truly rare, have a solid
collector base, hold great appeal for investors
and enjoy an outstanding track record in the
marketplace.
What sets them apart from the rest is
their dazzling appearance. Early gold coins
graded AU are extremely beautiful and make
wonderful investments and collectibles. But
in MS-63 through 66, theyre absolutely
magnificent. Theyre miniature works of art
and would look right at home in a gallery
or museum.
In 1979 and 1980, when gold bullion soared

to an all-time record high of more than $875

an ounce internationally, the entire coin
market experienced a gold rush. The impact
was enormous across the board. When gold
began surging a quarter-century later, early
gold coins got a much bigger boost than
anything else.
Already strong, the coin market drew
further energy from the bullion-buying
binge. But this time, the flame was far more
intense and much more sharply focused
under one specific areanamely, early gold
coins in mint condition.
These coins have always been on fire, and
everyone who can afford them wants to buy
them and even dealers today in the current
marketplace lull that were experiencing
would throw away their price guides when
they bid on them at auction.
(11) Draped Bust silver dollars graded
AU-50 to AU-55.

A dollar was big money in Early America.

Although the Founding Fathers established
it as the cornerstone of the U.S. monetary
system, it was too high of an amount to be
practical in the form of a single coin. As a
result, silver dollars were minted sparingly
and in small quantities during the first
decade or so of U.S. coinage and not at all
thereafter for more than 30 years.
For all intents and purposes, the half dollar
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was the highest-value coin encountered in

everyday commerce by most Americans.
Design changes were frequent in early U.S.
coinage and the silver dollar and half dollar
both underwent several major revisions in
the first few years of their existence.
The very first coin in both denominations
carried a Flowing Hair portrait of Miss
Liberty, but this was soon discarded in favor
of a more sedate and decidedly more mature
likeness commonly referred to as the Draped
Bust type. This made its debut on the dollar
in 1795 and on the half dollar the following
year. It shows Miss Liberty facing to the
right with a ribbon in her hair and drapery
covering most, but not all of her rather
ample bosom.
At first, the reverse of the Flowing Hair
design depicting a small eagle was retained
on the Draped Bust type, but it later gave way
to an eagle with a shield upon its breast that
is said to be Heraldic.
The most famous Draped Bust dollar, the

2006 American Eagle Gold Bullion coin

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1804, is a story in itself and ranks among the

most valuable of all U.S. coins. You probably
cant hope to own this rarity, but the earlier
coins in the series, from 1795 to 1803, while
attainable are also far from inexpensive.
They all have mintages under half a million
and in most cases under 100,000.
These coins, too, are beyond the budgets
of most collectorsbut for those who can
afford them, theyre wonderful relics of
our nations fledgling years and the nextbest thing to owning the fantastic 1804
dollar.
(12) Lower-mintage American Eagle
bullion coins.

Not every coin in my Top 12 comes

without strings. Some are good values under
certain circumstances, and the number of
strings attached can vary considerably from
one item to another. Thats the case with
American Eagle bullion coins.
American Eagles made their first appear-

ance in 1986, when the U.S. Mint introduced

the one-ounce Gold Eagle and one-ounce
Silver Eagle plus three fractional Gold Eagles
weighing one-half, one-quarter and onetenth of an ounce.
I was fortunate enough to strike one of the
very first American Eagle gold coins at the
invitation of then-President, Ronald Reagan;
I struck the coin with James A. Baker III,
then secretary of the Treasury. The U.S. Mint
conveyed the coin to me as a memento of
that milestone occasion.
With American Eagles, you should focus
on the coins with the lowest mintages. You
can get coins with reasonably low mintages
for bullion-coin prices, and they can end
up having added value as collectibles. They
were made to be bullion coins; they werent
intended to be high-value collectibles. But
some of them have turned out to be just
that. I dont look at gold as an investment,
by the way; I look at it as insurance against
hard times.
Heres another tipor string, if you will:
You can make money at tax-filing time by
buying and selling Gold Eagles judiciously.
One-ounce proof Gold Eagles are extremely
popular for use in IRAs and around tax time
every year, when IRS-approved custodians
take these coins into their possession on
behalf of retirement plans, proof Gold Eagles
jump in value dramatically.
So this is an interesting play: You can buy
proof Gold Eagles in January or February,
wait two or three months, then you might
be able to make a quick 15 percent by selling
these coins around April 15, when demand
is at its peak.

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Left to right: 1795 Draped Bust

dollar, AU-50 (PCGS) and 1803
Draped Bust dollar, AU-55

QUALITY COINS FROM JACK H. BEYMER

All ve six-piece type coin sets are housed in custom Capital Plastics holders, and the coins grade good or better.
EARLY TYPE DIMES
EARLY TYPE CENTS

Large Cent
1793-1857

Flying Eagle Cent

1856-1858

Indian Head Cent

1864-1909

Lincoln Cent
1909-1958

SET FOR $66.00

EARLY TYPE NICKELS

Seated Half Dime

1837-1873

Shield Nickel
1866-1883

Liberty Nickel
1883-1912

Buffalo Nickel
1913-1938

SET FOR $55.00

Lincoln Cent
1959 to Date

U.S. GOLD

VF20
91.50
52.50
52.50
141.50
51.50
215.00
62.50
277.50
264.50

445.00

118.50
76.50
45.00
181.50
47.50
776.50
52.50
45.00
97.50
40.00

MORGAN DOLLARS
1878 8F ICG, PCGS MS62...... ............272.50
MS62.................................................270.00
AU55 153.00 MS60DMPL obv. ........232.50
VAM 4 doubled date,
denticle chip PCGS MS62.................327.50
PCGS MS63 VAM 18 slightly doubled date,
stars, states of, beak, stars. ..............325.00
1878 8F VAM 18 doubled date
PCGS MS63.............. ........................320.00
1878 7F rev of 1878 NGC MS63
obv & rev dark blue golden
& red toning............... 243.50
AU58 84.50 MS63PL...... ..................195.00
VAM70 doubled motto R4 top
100 top 30 MS60........ ......................119.50
1878 7F rev of 1879
PCGS MS64.............. ........................528.50
PCGS MS63PL..................................362.50
G4 46.00 EF45 60.00 AU58. ...............97.50
1878 7/8F strong
AU58 165.00 ICG MS64(MS63) ......297.50
VF30 78.50 AU55..............................143.00
1878 7/8F weak PCGS MS63. ............480.00
PCGS MS62 231.50 PCGS MS63 ....267.50
AU55 133.50 AU58....... ....................143.50
VAM33 doubled legs
AU58 157.50 MS63....... ...................291.50
VAM34 VF30............. ......................... 85.00
1878CC NGC MS64DPL... ............... 4200.00
PCGS MS64 658.50 PCGS MS65 2015.00

EF40
108.50
56.00
57.50
162.50
56.00
37.50
381.50
51.00
37.50
46.50
390.00
300.00
48.50
37.50
43.50
473.50
43.50
37.50
37.50
43.50
83.50
37.50
37.50
37.50
74.50
37.50
194.50
37.50
61.50
37.50
37.50
72.50
143.50
40.00
45.00

AU50
65.00
65.00
94.00
59.50
52.00
60.00
78.50
51.50
48.50
51.00
48.50
48.50
48.50
48.50
44.50
48.50
125.00
48.50
44.50
44.50
117.50
48.50
202.50
44.50
325.00
44.50
44.50
117.50
44.50
78.50
169.50
48.50
50.00

EF-AU
265.
335.
1175.
425.
795.
1550.

$1.00 LIB
2.50 IND
3.00
5.00 LIB
10.00 LIB
20.00 LIB

Jefferson Nickel
1938 to Date

Seated Dime
1837-1891

Barber Dime
1892-1916

Two Cent Piece

1864-1857

3 Nickel
1864-1889

MS60
221.50
103.50
130.00
221.50
193.50
500.00
77.50
69.00
2600. 227.50
60.00
58.50
682.50
643.50
117.50
52.50
58.50
58.50
52.50
52.50
248.50
58.50
195.00
62.50
61.50
233.50
52.50
58.50
233.50
52.50
52.50
877.50
52.50
305.00
52.50
1170.
430.00
52.50
78.50

MS63
320.00
162.50
300.00
295.00
265.00
540.00
95.00
104.00
315.00
715.00
71.50
101.50
780.00
650.00
430.00
66.50
630.00
84.50
66.50
85.00
266.50
88.50
75.00
88.50
266.50
66.50
3055.
84.50
266.50
66.50
66.50
968.50
66.50
405.00
66.50
535.00
66.50
162.50

1887S
1888
1888O
1888S
1889
1889CC
1889O
1889S
1890
1890CC
1890O
1890S
1891
1891CC
1891O
1891S
1892
1892CC
1892O
1892S
1893
1893CC
1893O
1893S
1894
1894O
1894S
1895O
1895S
1896
1896O
1896S
1897
1897O
1897S
1898
1898O
1898S
1899
1899O
1899S
1900
1900O
1900O/CC

G-VG5
35.00

F12
-

37.50 42.00
170.00
689.50 975.00
41.00
108.50 110.00

101.00 108.50
46.00
201.50
37.50
207.50
350.00
207.50
3185.
53.50
67.50
318.50
405.00

47.00
236.50
42.50
62.50
215.00
392.50
235.00
55.00
72.00
337.50
525.00

37.50
46.00

43.50
47.50

37.50

37.50
45.00 46.50
167.50 188.50
45.00
110.00

46.50
143.50

VF20
38.50

EF40
42.50
37.50
45.00
48.50
182.50 188.50
37.50
1170
3430.
45.00
46.50
84.50
37.50
115.00 177.50
41.50
44.50
- 44.50
41.50
44.50
115.00 177.50
41.50
46.50
45.00
48.50
61.50
248.50 535.00
45.00
47.50
143.50 340.00
227.50 285.00
735.00
1540.
365.00
60.00 102.50
115.00
377.50 580.00
747.50
37.50
46.50
52.50
58.50
37.50
48.50
58.50
45.00
46.50
37.50
41.50
47.50
48.50
56.00
196.50 202.50
36.50
37.50
51.00
68.50
37.50
36.50
37.50
161.50 182.50

BU
325.
375.
2250.
475.
845.
1600.

AU50
48.50
44.50
215.00
44.50
9450.
60.00
130.00
44.50
225.00
48.50
49.50
50.00
97.50
821.50
475.00
2940.
891.50
215.00
501.50
1010.
1770.
44.50
169.50
44.50
85.00
52.50
44.50
91.50
225.00
44.50
156.50
44.50
44.50
231.50

Mercury Dime
1916-1945

Roosevelt Dime
1946 to Date

Silver 3 Piece
1851-1873

Twenty Cent Piece

1875-1878

SET FOR $71.50

EARLY TYPE ODD DENOMINATION

Half Cent
1793-1857

SET FOR$217.50

MORGAN SILVER DOLLARS

MORGAN SILVER DOLLARS

G-VG5
F12
1878 8F
84.50
1878 7F Rv 78 48.50
1878 7F Rv 79 48.50
49.50
1878 7/8 Strg 1878 7/8 Weak 1878CC
128.50 135.00
1878S
45.00 49.50
1879
1879CC
182.50
1879CCcapped 170.00 202.50
1879O
1879S Rev 78 52.50
58.50
1879S Rev 79
1880
1880CC Rv 78 1880CC Rv 79 216.50
1880O
1880S
1881
1881CC
425.00 431.50
1881O
1881S
1882
1882CC
111.50 114.50
1882O
1882O/S
58.50
68.50
1882S
1883
1883CC
111.50 114.50
1883O
1883S
32.50 42.00
1884
1884CC
160.00 174.50
1884O
1884S
43.00
1885
1885CC
675.00
1885O
1885S
1886
1886O
42.00
1886S
67.50
1887
1887O

Bust Dime
1796-1837

MS60
143.50
52.50
71.50
409.50
52.50
235.00
285.00
52.50
610.00
78.50
78.50
71.50
585.00
97.50
390.00
350.00
1010.
3700.
1010.
52.50
1950.
52.50
97.50
52.50
52.50
312.50
273.50
58.50
490.00
52.50
60.00
390.00

MORGAN SILVER DOLLARS

MS63
75.00
88.50
520.00
66.50
422.50
422.50
88.50
1160.
123.50
123.50
220.00
910.00
422.50
162.50
585.00
2730.
507.50
1430.
75.00
82.50
170.00
83.50
71.50
520.00
331.50
75.00
650.00
71.50
77.50
877.50

MORGAN DOLLARS

MORGAN DOLLARS

MORGAN DOLLARS

NGC MS63, nice colors,

blue, reddish gold..... ........................569.50
MS62 520.00 PCGS MS63.. .............542.50
AU58 380.00 PCGS MS62................522.50
AU55 332.50 ANACS MS62. ............522.50
AU50PL 312.50 PCGS MS61 ...........512.50
SEGS MS60PL (AU58)..... ................382.50
VF30 149.00 EF45.............................201.00
PCGS VF25 (VF20)............................143.50
F15 137.50 ANACS VF20.. ................143.50
VF20, sm edge bump........................128.50
AG3 78.00 AG3.5 95.00 G4. .............121.50
1878S MS62 86.50 NGC MS64..........132.50
PCGS MS62 88.50 MS62PL.............108.00
MS62 PL obverse........ ...................... 99.50
PCGS, NGC MS63.............................. 97.50
AU58 66.00 MS60PL obverse. ...........89.50
G4 41.50 EF45 57.50 AU55. ...............63.50
1879 AU58 60.00 NGC MS64.............171.50
EF45 43.50 PCGS MS62.................... 89.50
1879CC clear CC AU55. ................... 3340.00
AU50, was NGC AU53... ................ 2600.00
NGC, PCGS EF45.......... ................. 1650.00
VG10 205.00 EF45...... ................... 1647.50
NGC VF30..........................................685.00
VF30, obv edge dents... ....................215.00
AG3 111.50 AG3.5 136.00 G4 .........173.50
G5, HMO scratched on rev..................99.50
1879CC capped die NGC MS62....... 6565.00
G4 161.50 F15, rim bumps...............170.00

1879O AU58 82.50 NGC MS63 ..........317.50

AU55PL 90.00 MS62, PL rev............220.00
AU55 75.00 NGC, PCGS MS62. .......215.00
1879O/O/O North & South VAM4
AU50 195.00 AU55....... ....................276.50
VF20 83.50 EF40...............................109.50
1879O countrmarked
W.C. Dunham, unlisted F12. ...............60.00
1879S rev of 1878 PCGS MS64. ..... 1692.50
AU58 152.50 PCGS MS63................807.50
AU55 123.50 NGC MS62+................544.50
EF45................... ................................ 72.00
1879S rev of 1879
NGC, PCGS MS66.............................333.50
MS64 91.50 NGC MS65.... ...............197.50
SEGS, PCGS, NGC MS64... ............... 93.50
MS60PL 72.50 NGC MS63................ 73.50
PCGS MS64(MS63)........................... 73.50
AU58 56.00 PCGS MS62................... 72.50
EF45 43.00 MS60 PL obverse ............63.00
1879S/S west rev of 1879
VAM12A pCGS MS64....... ................112.50
1880 NGC PR65 star, white,
untoned, cameo obv, slight
cameo rev, beautiful. ...................... 7500.00
MS62 80.00 NGC MS65.... ...............782.50
EF45 47.50 AU55 51.50 AU58............52.00
1880 8/7 spikes VAM6
VF20 124.50 EF40.............................129.50
1880/79CC rev of 1878

VF30 312.50 PCGS MS63.. ...............815.00

AG3....................................................125.00
1880CC rev of 1878 MS64 .............. 1270.00
G4 178.50 F15.......... ........................244.50
1880CC rev of 1879 PCGS MS65 ... 1305.00
VF30 282.50 NGC, PCGS MS63 ......652.50
AG3 93.50 F15.......... ........................235.00
F12, obv scratched Fred
Peters 1932........... ........................... 93.50
1880CC 8/7 rev of 1879 VAM5
NGC MS63............... .........................789.50
1880O AU58 170.50 PCGS MS64... 1952.50
AU55PL 85.00 PCGS MS63. ............432.50
AU55 85.00 PCGS MS62..................275.00
EF45................... ................................ 49.50
1880O VAM1a hangnail variety
MS60.................................................235.00
1880O VAM4 80/79 crossbar
AU55..................................................170.00
1880S MS62 59.50 NGC MS66PL. ....400.00
NGC MS65 197.50 NGC MS66.........333.50
NGC MS64 93.50 PCGS MS65.........197.50
PCGS MS64PL..................................112.50
AU58 50.00 NGC MS63.... ................. 68.50
PCGS MS62 PL obv....... .................... 67.50
AU55 49.50 PCGS MS62................... 61.50
1880S 0/9 VAM11 medium s
PCGS MS63 84.50 NGC MS66.........409.50
1880S VAM25 doubled date
MS60.................................................. 69.50

1900S
1901
1901O
1901S
1902
1902O
1902S
1903
1903O
1903S
1904
1904O
1904S
1921
1921D
1921S

G-VG5
45.00
43.00
40.00
122.50
50.00
423.50
72.50
40.00
43.50

F12
VF20
EF40
46.50
47.50
53.50
- - 63.50 112.50
43.50
46.00
48.00
49.50
44.50
46.50
52.50
- - 37.50
126.50 143.50 205.00
54.50
436.50 441.50
105.00 188.50 407.50
45.00
46.50
51.50
54.50
62.50
64.50
45.00
36.50
36.50
36.50

AU50
85.00
253.50
50.00
195.00
54.50
44.50
1820.
56.50
67.50
225.00
41.50
41.50
41.50

MS60
305.00
60.00
97.50
58.50
74.50
481.50
142.50
69.50
51.00
52.50

MS63
455.00
75.00
962.50
182.50
71.50
97.50
500.00
292.50
71.50
- 5720.
60.00
-

PEACE SILVER DOLLARS

1921
1922
1922D
1922S
1923
1923D
1923S
1924
1924S
1925
1925S
1926
1926D
1926S
1927
1927D
1927S
1928
1928S
1934
1934D
1934S
1935
1935S

G-VG5
F12
117.50 123.50

VF20
130.00

30.00

32.50

30.00
28.50
41.50
292.50
41.50
45.00
54.50
45.00
45.00

32.50
32.50
32.50
31.00
44.50
44.50
44.50
305.00
43.50
48.00
48.00
71.50
47.00
48.00

40.00
40.00
280.00
41.50
41.50
41.50
41.50
-

MORGAN DOLLARS
1881 AU55 51.50 AU58....................... 53.50
EF45................... ................................ 45.50
1881CC NGC MS63DPL....... ..............870.00
VF30 460.00 PCI MS63PL................758.50
PCGS, NGC MS62PL....... .................712.50
PCGS, NGC MS64.............................665.00
NGC, PCGS, ANACS MS63.. .............632.50
F15 437.50 PCGS MS62...................593.50
VG10 429.50 MS62....... ...................591.50
PCGS MS61.............. ........................573.50
ANACS F12 433.50 PCGS EF40........476.50
ANACS VF30 (VF20)...... ...................447.50
ANACS F12 (VG10)....... ....................431.50
1881O PCGS MS63 86.50 MS64 .......221.50
AU55 51.00 AU58 53.50 MS62 ..........71.50
1881S NGC, SEGS MS66..... ..............333.50
PCGS MS65PL..................................237.50
MS65 195.00 NGC, PCGS MS65......197.50
PCGS MS64+............. ........................ 98.50
ANACS, NGC MS64........ ................... 93.50
NGC, PCGS MS63 68.50 MS64..........91.50
PCGS, NGC MS62.............................. 61.50
NGC AU58 52.50 AU55PL.. ............... 59.50
AU58 50.00 NTC MS63 (MS60) .........55.00
EF45 42.00 AU55........ ....................... 49.75
1881S VAM54b, wounded eagle
PCGS MS64, one at the FUN
auction brought $470.00 ..................400.00
1882 MS62 68.50 PCGS MS64..........132.50
SEGS MS63 (MS63+)...... .................. 91.50

EF40
142.50
28.50
30.00
28.50
45.00
30.00
45.00
28.50
36.50
36.50
36.50
34.00
48.50
48.50
48.50
340.00
53.00
54.50
54.50
183.50
51.50
54.50

AU50
156.50
30.00
32.50
32.50
32.50
82.50
35.00
32.50
77.50
32.50
49.50
39.50
52.50
42.50
97.50
85.00
357.50
71.50
58.50
58.50
67.50
105.00

MS60
340.00
39.50
60.00
57.50
39.50
188.50
54.50
39.50
272.50
39.50
101.50
58.50
100.00
65.00
93.50
234.50
560.00
275.00
136.50
162.50
305.00

MS63
520.00
45.00
97.50
110.00
45.00
97.50
48.50
520.00
45.00
305.00
110.00
260.00
105.00
195.00
455.00
617.50
942.50
532.50
227.50
390.00
143.50
540.00

MORGAN DOLLARS
PCGS MS63.............. ........................... 87.50
AU55 47.00 AU58........ ...................... 48.50
1882CC AU58 211.50 PCGS MS65 ...658.50
PCGS MS64 307.50 MS62PL...........308.50
ANACS, ICG, PCGS MS63.. ..............268.50
F15+ 117.50 PCGS MS62.................260.00
AG3 68.00 G4 106.00 F15 ................116.00
VF30, some small rim bumps...........114.50
VG10..................................................113.50
F12, small edge marks......................106.00
1882O PCGS MS64.......... ..................145.00
AU55 51.50 AU58........ ...................... 53.50
1882O/S AU58 160.00 MS60. ............197.50
ANACS AU58.....................................162.50
EF45 100.00 AU55....... .....................146.50
VF30 80.00 ANACS AU50.. ...............127.50
G4 55.00 VG10 65.00 F15 ................. 70.00
1882O/S depressed VAM4 AU53. ......167.50
VF30 106.50 AU50............................151.50
1882O/S VAM5 broken S
ICG VF30 86.50 AU50.......................153.50
1882O/O south VAM7 EF40................. 54.50
1882S MS62 68.50 NGC MS66..........333.50
PCGS MS65.............. ........................197.50
PCGS, ANACS MS64....... .................. 93.50
PCGS MS64 lightly toned .................. 81.50
AU58 55.00 PCGS MS63+................. 81.50
AU55 52.50 PCGS, NGC MS63. .........77.50
EF45 42.00 PCGS MS62.................... 71.00
1883 PCGS MS64 97.50 MS65..........230.00

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by Ray Levato

Ray Levato is a retired television newscaster who started collecting Lincoln

cents at age 7 in 1955. He has a lifelong
fascination with the hobbys rich history.

Numismatic Nostalgia:

Some Thoughts about Your

Penny

A 2006 Gallup poll showed that 55 percent of Americans thought the penny was worth saving.

any coin collectors got

their start by collecting
Lincoln cents and putting
them in those familiar blue
Whitman folders. Most everyone calls them
penniesa holdover from Colonial times
in America, when English copper pennies
were the smallest-value coins of the British
pound system.
According to the U.S. governments inflation calculator, a penny in 1955when I
started collecting Lincoln centshad the
same buying power as $0.09 does today.
Think what would happen if the U.S. government stopping making the penny, as
some have been suggesting. Popular expressions of wisdom could eventually fall by the
wayside.
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A penny saved is a penny earned (thanks

to Benjamin Franklin).
Pennies from Heaven.
A penny for your thoughts.
A pretty penny.
Penny-wise and pound-foolish (a British
expression).
Penny pincher.
Penny-ante.
And to be penniless means that you dont
even have one red cent.
If comedian Rodney Dangerfield were still
alive today, he would say the poor penny
gets no respect.
Go into almost any convenience store and
youll see a container near the cash register
with a sign that says, Need a penny, take a
penny. Have a penny, leave a penny.

If you saw a penny on the sidewalk, would

you bend over and pick it up?

Despite the fact that some are clamoring

to do away with the penny, several polls over
the last two decades show a majority of the
American public favors keeping the penny in
commerce.
A 2014 poll found that 68 percent of those
surveyed were in favor of keeping the penny
in circulation. The poll was taken by the
group Americans for Common Cents.
An even larger number73 percentwere
concerned that merchants would round
prices up if the penny were eliminated from
commerce. The group says it attempts to
ensure information about the penny is widely disseminated.
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PUBLIC DOMAIN

Many coin collectors got their start by collecting Lincoln cents,

which they put into folders.

A 2006 Gallup poll showed similar results:

55 percent of Americans said the penny is worth saving.
65 percent of low-income households
(those earning less than $30,000 a
year) said the penny is a useful coin.
If the ubiquitous pennysorry, one-cent
piecewere done away with, would collecting pennies eventually become outdated?
Abraham Lincoln is arguably one of the
greatest and most beloved presidents of the
United States. Would the public then clamor
to use Honest Abes image on a different coin?
The nickel, for example? Oh, wait. Some
people are proposing to do away with the
nickel, too, since it costs almost a dime to
produce every new Jefferson.
As Peanuts character Charlie Brown would
say, AAUGH!

So I thought I would do my own survey

with my teenage daughter.
If you cant buy anything with a penny,
they should do away with it, she said.
This from a girl who saves for vacation by
rolling our spare coins, including pennies.
After all, two rolls will get you a dollar back
at the local bank.
As for the nickel?
They should just make it smaller so it
doesnt cost as much.
Sounds logical. Then she challenged me
by asking: If it costs ten cents to make each
nickel, then isnt the nickel really worth a
dime?
Ill have to think about that!
So the debate continues. Should we simply
round everything up or down to either the
nearest nickel or the nearest dime?
January 2017

The public lined up to buy Lincoln cents outside the Sub-Treasury

building, New York City, August 2, 1909.

There are those who argue that this would

lead to inflation, as it would be in businesses
profit interest to round upand therefore
hurt people most who are at the lower end of
the economic ladder.
Others counter by pointing to studies that
show this has not happened in countries
such as Canada, where the penny is no longer being produced but remains legal tender.
And they say it would lead to more productivityno more fumbling for pennies to
make change at the supermarket, so the lines
would move faster.

Now, Im neither for nor against doing

away with the penny and/or the nickel. But
Id sure hate to see them disappear from commerce. Would coin collecting ever be the same?
And if the U.S. Mint stopped making
nickels, on what coin would the likeness of
Thomas Jefferson be used? Founding Father,
author of the Declaration of Independence,

third president of the United States and

founder of the University of Virginia, Jefferson has graced the nickel since 1938.
And what of Lincoln, the plain-spoken
country lawyer who saved the Union?
One positive for keeping the penny is the
fact that it now costs the Mint a bit less to
make each penny than in previous years,
thanks to declining world zinc prices. The
one-cent piece, which was almost exclusively
copper until 1982, is 97.5-percent zinc and
2.5-percent copper today.
The Mint says it now costs about 1.4 cents
to make each penny, down from 1.7 cents a
few years ago.
No one can predict what U.S. coins will
look like 40 or 50 years from now. But
there might come a day when the one-cent
piecethe humble pennywill be but a
memory, and an object of nostalgia for
collectors.
And that would be sad.

Some people are proposing to do away with the nickel, since it costs almost a dime to
produce every new one.

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1908

COIN CAPSULE
by John Iddings

A Close Race between the Model T and Economic Depression

he car that would

change the world
was introduced,
but it didnt compete in the
worlds longest auto race.
The United States was in
the midst of a great depression, and the winning attitude of a president named
Roosevelt helped get Americans through it.
In this case, the Roosevelt
was Teddy and the depression was the great slump of
1908.
It was the year the Model
T was introduced and the
Great Race ran all the way
from New York to Paris.
Roosevelts dreams of creating beautiful new designs
for Americans coinage were
beginning to come true, but
he had to fight an uphill
battle n to watch the against
the U.S. Mints most powerful personality.
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Henry Ford found his Model T automobile, which debuted in 1908, a hard sell during an economic
depression.

The Model T Ford was introduced on

Aug. 12, 1908.
It would soon outsell all other motorcars
and set a sales record that would stand for
decades.
Fords $850 flivver had a wooden body
on a steel frame that made it stronger than
a horse and easier to maintain, according to
the advertising.
And the popular wisecrack was: You can
get it in any coloras long as its black.
Actually, the car was available in other
colors in the early days, but Henry Ford went
to black-only paint in 1915 because it dried
faster than other colors.
Black paint was just one of many costcutting measures Ford would use to keep the
Model T affordable. The biggest innovation,
of course, was Fords introduction of the
assembly line.
The timing of the Model Ts introduction
couldnt have been worse or better.
The nation was in the midst of a serious
depression in 1908, which meant that the
Model T was a tough sell at $850, which was

what the average American teacher made in

a year.
Many U.S. banks closed in 1908, and even
powerful Westinghouse Electric Co. went
bankrupt.
On the other hand, with so many people
out of work, Ford had access to a large workforce willing to work for relatively low wages.
And thanks to the assembly line, where each
worker performed a few simple tasks, Ford
workers could be trained quickly.
Even at $850, the Model T cost less than
most automobiles of the era. Considering its
simplicity and reliability, the Model T was a
great buy, a fact not lost on the early motoring public.

The Indian Head design made its first

appearance on U.S. quarter eagles and half
eagles ($2 and $5 gold pieces) in 1908.
These coins are unusual because the design
devices are sunk below the surface. One reason for the incused designs was to preserve
the coins from the wear and tear of everyday
circulation.
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The first Indian Head quarter eagles went

into production at the Philadelphia Mint on
Oct. 9, 1908, and 565,057 were minted, along
with 236 matte-proof specimens.
The 1908 business strike is a common date
for the quarter eagle series and prices fluctuate with the price of gold, especially in the
lower grades. They start at just $315 in XF
and rise to $750 in Mint State-63 and $2,200
in MS-65.
The Indian Head half eagles were made
at Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco,
with the S-mint being the scarcest of the
three.
In the grade of XF, the 1908 and 1908-D
Indian Head half eagles sell for about $425
each, while the 1908-S goes for about $650.
In MS-63, the 1908 sells for $975 and the
1908-D for about $1,200, while the 1908-S is
worth about $7,500.
Each of the Indian Head half eagles jumps
to the $25,000 range in the scarce grade of
MS-65.
For the half eagles, 1908 was a two-design
year. Nearly a half-million of the old Liberty
Head half eagles were produced at the Philadelphia Mint earlier in the year.
The 1908 Liberty Head half eagle sells for
about $375 in XF and $585 in MS-63.

Redesigning the nations coinage had

become one of President Teddy Roosevelts
personal passions.
Roosevelt had deplored the appearance of
U.S. coinage as atrociously hideous, according to the late numismatic historian Walter
Breen.
This, of course, was an affront to longtime
Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber, who
had designed much of the coinage that Roosevelt considered hideous.
And Barber, who exerted considerable
power over Mint operations, always seemed
to find a way to undermine fresh ideas.
Fearing that Barber would sabotage any inhouse effort to create the new Indian Head
designs, Roosevelt tried to carry out his campaign for the quarter eagle and half eagle
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in secret. He had his friend Dr. William S.

Bigelow contact Boston sculptor Bela Lyon
Pratt to execute the new designs.
Pratts obverse design (used on both coins)
features the face of an Indian chief who,
according to Breen, was anonymous in both
name and tribal affiliation. The reverse pictures a majestic perched eagle similar to the
one used on the then newly designed SaintGaudens eagle ($10 gold piece).
Roosevelt loved Pratts designs and he sent
them to the Mint with strict orders that the
coins be produced as soon as possible.
Barber, of course, defied the order. He
held up production for months, reworking
the designs for real or imagined technical
reasons. In the end, Barbers tinkering only
blunted the impact of Pratts original art.

In 1908, the British Parliament created an

old-age pension of five pennies a week for
needy people over age 70.
It was that nations first pension that didnt
require the recipients to contribute to a fund.
At the time, Great Britain made an assortment of small coinage, so a pensioners
weekly allotment might be represented by 20
bronze farthings or 10 bronze halfpennies or
five bronze large pennies. Britains coinage in
1908 also included small silver two-, three-,
four- and sixpence coins.
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President Theodore Roosevelt had dreams of creating beautiful new designs for American coinage,
but he had to fight an uphill battle against Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber.

One of the most mysterious events in

modern history occurred when a huge fireball exploded over Siberia on June 30, 1908.
The blast incinerated herds of reindeer and
caused forest fires that burned for weeks.
The explosion had a force of at least 10
megatons of TNT and probably was caused
by a comet or asteroid.
UFO buffs attribute the explosion to a
failed nuclear engine on an alien spaceship.

The New York Times sponsored a New York-to-Paris motorcar race via Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago,
Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Tokyo, Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Moscow, Berlin, Bonn and Brussels.

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There were also tiny silver coins from the

traditional Maundy Thursday coin sets that
had been ceremoniously issued by the reigning monarch since 1817 (and still are).
The select group of elderly men and women
who received these sets tended to hold onto
them as keepsakes. The sets include silver
coins in the denominations of one, two, three
and four pennies.
The worlds first old-age pension fund had
been created in Germany in 1891, but that
system required contributions for a minimum of 30 years and was payable at age 70.
The U.S. Social Security system would be
a relative latecomer when it was created in
1935. It required contributions from both
employers and employees, and it allowed
qualified employees to retire at age 65 and
receive between $10 and $15 a month for the
rest of their lives.

The U.S. population was 90 million

in 1908, and half of all Americans lived on
farms or in towns of less than 2,500 people.
There were an estimated 6 million American
farms.
J.C. Penney bought out two Western stores
in 1908 and began a chain that would grow
to 22 stores by 1911 with headquarters in Salt
Lake City. By 1916, the chain would grow to
127 department stores.
Over in Japan, chemistry professor Kiku30

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nae Ikeda isolated the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) from seaweed. The
compound was mass-produced commercially as Ajinomoto, or the essence of taste.

The $10 gold pieces of 1908 also feature

an Indian Head design.
But instead of the fierce masculine face that
appears on the half eagles and quarter eagles,
the eagle coins of 1908 bear the face of a
beautiful woman wearing a headdress with a
band that proclaims her as LIBERTY.
The female Indian Head design was created
by the famed artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens
at President Roosevelts personal request. It
was introduced in 1907.
The 1907 and early 1908 issues turned
out to be two-year type coins, because they
appeared without the motto In God We
Trust. This led to agitation among some of
the nations clergy, who pressured various
congressmen to make sure the motto was
added midway through 1908.
The idea of leaving In God We Trust off
the new coins was Roosevelts, according to
Breen. Roosevelt was deeply religious and
was a member of both the Dutch Reformed
Church and Freemasonry. He believed
that placing the name of God on currency
amounted to blasphemy.
According to Breen, the female figure featured on the Indian Head eagle was taken

from a design Saint-Gaudens had created as

part of the Gen. William T. Sherman monument hed completed in 1905. That representation was of the goddess Nike, or Victory,
and the original model was a woman named
Alice Butler. The famous Sherman equestrian
statue resides in New York Citys Central
Park.
The Indian headdress on Miss Libertys
head was entirely Roosevelts idea, and Breen
apparently didnt approve.
At Roosevelts insistence, and for no other
reason, Breen wrote, Saint-Gaudens gave
this head a nationalistic character by the
absurd addition of a feathered war bonnet,
such as neither Ms. Liberty nor any Native
American woman would ever have worn.
Modern collectors have no problem with
the design, and those who can afford them
are usually proud to have all five versions of
the 1908 eagle in their collections.
All five coins start at about $800 in the
grade of XF. They include the 1908 and 1908D no-motto variety and the 1908, 1908-D
and 1908-S motto-on-reverse variety.
Considerable price disparities reveal that
some of these coins are quite scarce in the
uncirculated grades. For instance, in the
grade of MS-63, the 1908 motto-on-reverse
variety sells for about $1,500, while the
1908-S with motto on reverse starts at about
$13,000.

Model T facts:
The first Model T had a 20-horsepower,
four-cylinder engine with a top speed of
about 45 miles per hour.
It got between 13 and 21 miles per gallon of
gasoline and weighed 1,200 pounds.
The gas tank held 10 gallons.
More than 15 million Model Ts would
eventually be sold.
The Model T popularized the left-side
steering column in the United States.
The Model T would come in nine body
styles, all on the same chassis.
Although the car was introduced with a
price tag of $850, the Model T later sold for
as little as $260 because Ford passed along
the savings from his production innovations.
One reason Henry Ford kept lowering the
price was that he thought credit sales were
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Portugals King Carlos I was assassinated along with his elder son by a mob on a
Lisbon street on Feb. 1, 1908.
Carlos I had concluded a treaty with Britain ending a longstanding dispute over the
border between the Portuguese colony of
Mozambique and British possessions in
Africa.
The treaty, however, was strongly opposed
throughout Portugal. To curb the growing
dissent, Carlos in 1906 had given Prime Minister Joao Franco dictatorial powers, which
merely served to increase unrest throughout
Portugal.
After the assassination, Carlos younger son
succeeded him and reigned as Manuel II. He
ended the dictatorship of Franco, but a coup
engineered by the Portuguese navy in 1910
would force him to flee to British Gibraltar.
Manuel II died in England at age 33, and
his outstanding contribution to history was a
book he wrote on medieval and Renaissance
Portuguese literature.
He was the last king of Portugal.

The stunning Saint-Gaudens double eagle

design, featuring Miss Liberty striding forward from the face of the coin, is best seen
on the Ultra High Relief prototypes made in
1907, which are extremely rare and valuable
today.
Saint-Gaudens died in August 1907 and
was spared having to see what Mint Engraver
Barber did to his coins, which was to make
his own imitation of the original and flatten
out the designs.
Saint-Gaudens student and collaborator

On Feb. 17, the celebrated Apache Indian chief Geronimo died as a prisoner of war.

Henry Hering refused to approve Barbers

version of the designs. In 1908, he and the
son of Saint-Gaudens widow visited the
Mint with their attorney, demanding that
Mrs. Saint-Gaudens be paid the fee for the
coin designs without having to approve Barbers version.
After some negotiations, she was paid.
Like the $10 Indian Head gold pieces,
the double eagles ($20 gold pieces) of 1908
include no-motto and with-motto varieties.
There are no-motto $20s from the Philadelphia and Denver mints and a with-motto
variety from those two mints plus San Francisco.
All are common and start at about $1,450
in the grade of XF except for the scarcer
1908-S, which is worth about $4,000 in the
same grade.

Teddy Roosevelt could have won reelection easily, but he stuck with the tradition
that began with George Washingtons refusal
to seek a third term.
Republicans nominated Roosevelts secretary of war, William Howard Taft of Cincinnati. Taft had served as governor of the
Philippines, had put down a fledgling rebellion in Cuba and had organized construction
of the Panama Canal.
In the election of 1908, Taft easily defeated
Democrat William Jennings Bryan, who
was making his third and final run for the
presidency. Taft got 321 electoral votes to
Bryans 162.
Taft was the sixth president born in Ohio
and the first to become a justice of the
Supreme Court after serving as president. He
finished second in his class at Yale and was
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immoral. Lowering the price kept the volume of cash sales at high levels.
By the mid-1920s, more than half the
worlds cars were Model Ts.
The Sears Roebuck catalog of the mid1920s offered more than 5,000 different
parts and accessories for the Model T.
It initially took more than 12 hours to
produce a Model T. Eventually, production
time dropped to just 93 minutes.
Tin Lizzie was one of the most popular
nicknames for the Model T.
The end of Model T production came on
May 26, 1927, and Ford marked the occasion with a modest ceremony.

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COINagePrice
PriceGuide
Guide

1856-1858 Flying Eagle Cents

1856

1909-1958 Lincoln Wheat Cents

G04

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS65

25

40

50

65

150

200

425

4250

1909 V.D.P.

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

MS66

12

15

18

20

30

65

100

1857

30

40

45

50

175

225

500

4000

1909-S V.D.P.

825

950

1250

1250

1750

2000

3000

5250

1858/7

30

175

350

425

850

1500

3250

12000

1909

10

15

25

65

100

1858 (sm letters)

30

40

50

60

150

225

500

4000

1909-S

125

150

225

250

325

375

575

1000

1858 (lg letters)

30

40

50

60

150

225

400

4500

1909-S (S/horz. S)

135

200

250

325

400

500

1000

1910

0.60

18

30

125

200

AU50

MS60

MS65

1910-S

20

30

45

65

100

175

275

1859-1909 Indian Head Cents

G04

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

1859

12

20

35

50

100

175

275

3750

1860

10

18

25

30

75

90

175

1250

1860 (point bust)

20

35

50

60

100

150

300

5000

1861

25

35

50

60

100

150

200

1500

1862

10

15

15

35

60

100

1275

1863

12

18

20

35

60

100

1000

1864 (cop, nickel)

18

30

40

50

80

90

175

1750

1864 (bz, rd bust, no L) 10

18

30

40

60

80

100

350

1864 (bz, pt bust)

50

100

125

150

250

325

425

1750

1865

15

20

25

45

55

100

450

1866

40

60

90

100

175

225

300

1000

1867

50

80

100

125

175

225

275

1000

1868

35

60

90

125

175

225

275

875

1869

75

150

225

325

450

500

675

1500

1869/9

200

500

700

800

900

1000

1200

2500

1870

75

150

225

300

425

475

575

1250

1871

75

150

275

300

400

525

625

2000

1872

100

225

325

400

550

675

775

2750

1873 (clsd 3)

25

50

75

100

200

250

400

1500

1873 (clsd 3, DL)

300

800

1400

1600

2500

4000

8000

1873 (open 3)

25

50

65

75

175

200

300

1000

1874

15

30

60

65

100

150

225

600

1875

15

40

60

70

125

150

250

600

1876

30

50

100

125

200

250

325

700

1877

625

900

1250

1750

2500

2750

3750

8500

1878

25

50

100

125

225

250

350

800

1879

12

20

35

75

80

100

325

1880

10

12

30

50

80

300

1911

1.25

2.50

10

20

50

150

275

1911-D

10

50

75

100

200

450

1911-S

50

55

75

100

200

325

775

1250

1912

2.25

2.50

12

25

40

60

125

300

1912-D

12

25

65

100

175

225

625

1912-S

30

40

80

100

200

300

875

1500

1913

1.25

18

25

40

60

175

625

1913-D

10

50

70

100

225

525

900

1913-S

18

30

50

75

150

300

700

1250

1914

1.75

20

35

55

75

250

1914-D

250

400

900

1500

2250

3500

7250

12000

1914-S

35

40

90

150

350

500

1250

1915

15

50

60

90

125

350

575

1915-D

25

45

80

125

275

575

1915-S

25

30

65

100

200

575

1250

2500

1916

0.75

2.50

12

18

45

100

125

1916-D

2.50

15

30

70

150

550

1500

1916-S

10

25

45

100

225

1000

2250

1917

0.60

10

15

35

150

1917 (dd obverse)

275

350

1250

2000

3000

4000

1917-D

2.50

25

40

80

150

375

1750

1917-S

1.25

10

25

85

200

1000

1918

0.50

15

35

150

325

1918-D

1.75

12

30

75

150

625

1918-S

1.75

12

30

100

250

1250

3500

1919

0.50

12

30

65

150

1919-D

1.75

10

30

70

125

425

700

1919-S

1.25

20

60

150

550

1881

10

25

30

55

300

1920

0.60

1.50

2.50

15

25

60

1882

10

25

30

55

275

1920-D

2.50

18

35

75

150

500

1250

1883

10

25

30

55

250

1920-S

1.25

10

35

100

225

1000

1884

10

12

30

45

80

350

1921

1.25

10

20

45

75

150

350

1885

10

20

25

65

75

100

525

1921-S

2.50

40

65

125

225

850

1886

15

40

50

150

175

200

1250

1922-D

20

25

40

65

100

200

425

1886 (1887 obv)

20

35

50

150

150

200

850

1922 (missing D)

800

1000

2250

4250

12000

28000

88000

1887

18

30

55

325

1923

0.75

1.50

15

30

125

200

1888/7

2000

4000

6500

8500

1923-S

12

45

85

225

475

1500

1888

2.50

25

30

70

650

1924

0.50

10

25

45

90

175

1889

3.50

15

25

50

300

1924-D

45

60

100

150

300

525

1250

3000

1890

3.50

12

25

50

350

1924-S

2.50

25

70

125

350

1500

1891

3.50

12

25

50

275

1892

3.50

20

25

50

250

1893

3.50

18

25

50

225

1894

10

15

20

40

55

75

425

1894 (ddd)

25

60

125

175

300

400

900

7250

1895

2.75

3.50

12

20

40

200

1896

2.75

3.50

15

20

40

200

1897

2.75

3.50

15

20

40

225

1898

2.75

3.50

15

20

40

175

1899

2.75

3.50

15

20

40

175

1900

2.75

3.50

12

20

35

175

1901

2.75

3.50

12

20

35

175

1902

2.75

3.50

12

20

35

175

1925

0.40

0.60

10

20

75

1925-D

2.50

12

30

65

125

475

1925-S

1.75

12

30

125

250

875

3750

1926

0.40

0.60

10

20

40

85

1926-D

2.50

15

30

75

150

675

1926-S

10

15

30

60

275

525

3000

1927

0.35

0.60

10

20

55

125

1927-D

2.25

25

60

100

325

650

1927-S

2.50

15

35

75

200

850

1928

0.35

0.60

15

65

125

1928-D

1.75

15

35

70

275

1928-S

1.75

10

25

70

150

350

1929

0.35

0.60

15

45

90

1929-D

1.25

12

25

40

125

250

1903

2.75

3.50

12

20

35

175

1904

2.75

3.50

12

20

35

175

1905

2.75

3.50

12

20

35

175

1929-S

1.75

12

20

35

80

150

1930

0.35

0.60

1.25

10

25

40

1906

2.75

3.50

12

20

35

175

1907

2.75

3.50

12

20

35

175

1930-D

0.50

2.50

15

30

50

100

1908

2.75

3.50

12

20

35

175

1930-S

0.55

10

15

35

70

1908-S

65

90

100

125

150

200

250

775

1931

0.75

20

35

70

100

1909

10

12

15

18

20

30

40

150

1931-D

15

35

60

100

200

350

1909-S

450

525

575

600

700

850

1000

2250

1931-S

100

100

125

125

175

200

300

525

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1909-1958 Lincoln Wheat Cents

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

MS66

2.50

12

18

30

45

75

1954

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

MS66

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

10

1932-D

2.25

12

18

30

50

125

1954-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.25

10

1933

2.25

12

20

30

45

80

1954-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

10

1933-D

12

18

25

35

50

100

1955

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

1934

0.35

0.50

2.75

10

18

30

1955 (dd date)

1250

1500

1750

2000

2500

3000

8500

0.75

1.25

15

20

30

60

1955-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

0.25

0.50

1.75

18

30

1955-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1935-D

0.35

0.60

2.50

10

18

25

1956

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

12

1935-S

0.50

4.50

12

18

40

75

1956-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

12

1936

0.25

0.40

1.50

2.25

10

18

1957

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

10

1936 (dd obverse)

20

40

80

100

200

300

800

1957-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

18

1936-D

0.35

0.60

1.50

15

20

1958

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

10

1936-S

0.35

0.60

15

30

1958-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

10

1937

0.35

0.60

1.50

15

1937-D

0.35

0.60

1.50

15

18

1937-S

0.35

0.60

1.50

12

25

1938

0.35

0.60

1.50

18

1938-D

0.35

0.60

1.50

12

18

1938-S

0.45

0.80

15

20

1939

0.35

0.60

1.50

20

1939-D

0.35

0.60

1.50

12

20

1939-S

0.35

0.60

1.50

10

25

1940

0.35

0.60

0.75

4.5

18

1940-D

0.35

0.60

1.50

10

15

1866-1883 Shield Nickels

1866

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS65

MS67

30

50

80

150

225

325

2000

1940-S

0.35

0.60

1.50

10

18

1867 (with rays)

40

55

100

200

250

400

3500

35000

1941

0.35

0.60

1.50

12

1867 (w/o rays)

20

30

40

65

100

150

800

1941-D

0.35

0.60

1.50

12

1941-S

0.35

0.60

1.75

10

18

1942

0.35

0.60

0.75

1.25

12

1942-D

0.35

0.60

0.75

1.25

10

18

1942-S

0.40

0.75

1.50

12

15

1943 Steel

0.15

0.30

0.50

0.60

3.50

25

50

1943-D steel

0.45

0.60

0.75

1.50

25

50

1943-D steel (DD)

45

60

100

150

200

300

1943-S steel

0.20

0.50

0.75

3.50

12

30

65

1944

0.06

0.10

0.15

0.25

0.50

3.50

10

12

1944-D

0.10

0.20

0.25

0.30

0.50

1.75

10

15

1944-D (D/S)

475

800

1500

1944-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.75

12

1945

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.75

12

1945-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.50

1.50

15

1945-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

2.25

10

15

1946

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

15

1946-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

15

1946-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

12

1947

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

12

1947-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

15

1947-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

12

1948

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

12

1948-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

0.75

12

1948-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.75

1.75

12

1949

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

12

1949-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.25

18

1949-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

1.25

18

1950

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

10

1950-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

12

1868

20

30

40

70

100

150

800

1869

20

30

40

70

100

150

800

10000

1870

25

45

60

90

100

175

2000

10000

1871

80

125

200

300

325

450

2500

1872

20

35

60

90

100

175

1750

22500

1873 (closed 3)

40

60

100

150

225

300

2750

1873 (open 3)

20

35

50

75

100

150

2250

1874

20

35

75

100

100

200

1750

1875

30

50

85

125

150

250

1500

1876

25

50

85

125

150

200

1500

1879

300

550

750

975

1000

1500

3500

14000

1880

1000

1750

3000

6250

7000

12000

75000

1881

250

350

500

700

850

1000

2750

7750

1882

15

25

40

65

95

150

700

5000

1883

15

25

40

65

95

150

675

4500

1883 (3/2)

200

350

800

1250

1500

2000

10250

22500

1866-1883 Shield Nickels Proofs

1866

PR60

PR61

PR62

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

1250

1500

1750

2000

2250

3000

5000

18000

1867 (w/rays)

18000

20000 25000 35000

42750

62500

75000

1867 (w/o rays)

225

275

1250

2250

4500

325

500

1868

250

275

300

375

600

1250

2250

4250

1869

225

275

300

375

550

950

1500

3750

1950-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

10

1870

225

275

300

375

525

1000

2500

1951

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.50

1.50

10

1871

225

275

300

400

550

1000

1500

6250

1951-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

10

1872

225

250

300

375

500

700

1250

5000

1951-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.50

1.50

10

1873 (clsd 3)

225

250

300

350

500

700

1250

6500

1952

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.50

1.50

10

1873 (open 3)

225

250

300

350

525

825

1250

5000

1952-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

15

1874

225

250

300

350

525

825

1250

5000

1952-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

1.25

12

1875

225

275

325

400

625

1250

2750

1953

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

12

1876

225

250

300

350

525

825

1250

6500

1953-D

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

10

1953-S

0.06

0.10

0.25

0.30

0.40

1.50

12

1877

3000

3250

3250

3750

4250

5250

6250

12000

1878

1500

1750

1750

1750

2000

2000

2000

3000

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1866-1883 Shield Nickels Proofs

1879

1913-1938 Indian Head Buffalo Nickels

PR60

PR61

PR62

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

325

350

375

450

600

800

1250

2750

1920-S

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS60

MS65

MS67

20

100

225

300

450

600

1880

300

325

425

475

550

700

950

2000

1921

20

40

80

100

125

800

1881

250

275

325

375

475

675

925

1750

1921-S

100

300

700

1250

1500

1800

7500

1882

200

250

300

350

450

675

925

1750

1923

3.50

15

35

45

60

625

7750

1883

200

250

300

350

450

675

925

1750

1923-S

12

100

275

325

425

625

10250

1924

10

25

40

50

75

750

16000

MS66

MS67

1924-D

20

100

225

325

400

525

5000

1883-1912 Liberty Head Nickels

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS65

1883 (w/ Cents)

35

55

80

125

175

675

1500

15000

1924-S

50

400

1250

1750

2000

2500

12000

70000

1884

35

60

100

125

200

1750

3500

14000

1925

3.50

20

25

35

45

400

10000

1885

750

1000

1500

1750

2500

12000

20000

95000

1925-D

30

100

150

250

300

400

5000

1886

425

550

700

850

1250

7250

28000

1925-S

12

80

150

250

300

400

1887

25

40

75

100

150

1000

3500

1926

2.75

12

20

25

35

225

3250

1888

50

100

175

225

300

1250

7250

1926-D

20

100

200

250

300

400

4500

1889

25

50

80

125

150

850

3500

9500

1926-S

60

400

875

2500

3500

5000

100000 -

1890

20

40

75

100

175

1250

3750

1927

2.25

12

20

25

35

275

6000

1891

15

40

75

100

150

1250

2500

1927-D

20

60

120

130

150

7000

1892

15

40

75

100

150

1000

3500

1927-S

4.50

35

100

200

325

625

20000

1893

15

40

75

100

150

1000

3500

12500

1928

2.75

15

20

25

35

325

7750

1894

40

150

225

300

375

1500

2500

9500

1928-D

2.50

12

45

50

55

60

725

18000

1928-S

2.50

12

30

100

175

225

3750

25000

1895

15

40

75

125

150

2250

5500

1896

25

60

100

150

200

2000

9750

1929

2.25

12

20

25

35

325

28000

1897

25

50

65

100

875

3250

15000

1929-D

2.25

35

45

50

65

1250

30000

1898

25

50

70

125

800

2250

1929-S

12

35

45

55

65

325

1899

20

30

60

90

575

1500

12500

1930

2.25

10

20

25

30

225

1900

20

30

60

85

550

1500

15500

1901

12

30

60

85

525

1500

18000

1902

12

30

60

85

525

1250

12000

1903

12

30

60

85

525

1250

12000

1904

12

30

60

85

525

1000

7500

1905

12

30

60

85

525

1000

1906

12

30

60

85

650

3750

1907

12

30

60

85

775

2000

1908

12

30

60

85

1000

3500

9500

1909

12

30

75

100

950

2500

1910

12

30

60

85

675

3750

15000

1911

12

30

60

85

525

1250

1912

12

30

60

85

525

1500

1912-D

12

40

75

175

300

2000

5500

18000

1912-S

200

500

975

1250

1500

3000

5500

20000

MS65

MS67

1913-1938 Indian Head Buffalo Nickels

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS60

1913 (5 in recess)

12

15

20

25

30

35

350

5000

1913-D (5 in recess)

18

30

40

55

65

75

300

2750

1913-S (5 in recess)

425

500

600

700

750

900

4500

25000

1914

20

25

35

40

45

55

525

7250

1914/3

300

500

700

1250

2000

3000

1914-D

160

200

250

300

400

500

1500

1914-S

40

60

80

125

150

200

2000

1915-D

35

50

100

150

200

250

1800

1915-S

80

200

375

525

575

675

3500

40000

1916

12

20

35

50

325

1916 (dd obv)

7000

12750 25000 32000

38000

85000

1916-D

30

30

90

100

125

175

2000

1916-S

20

40

75

125

150

200

2000

22000

1917

10

15

25

50

80

500

1917-D

40

60

100

200

300

400

2500

1917-S

40

100

125

250

400

500

5000

1918

12

25

40

60

100

1200

45000

1918-D

45

125

225

325

400

500

4250

1918/7-D

2000

5000

9000

12000

22000

35000

265000 -

1918-S

30

80

150

250

400

500

1919

4.50

15

25

50

75

500

1919-D

30

100

250

350

450

650

6500

1919-S

30

100

250

375

450

625

15000

1920

2.75

15

25

35

65

800

10000

1920-D

25

100

275

400

450

600

6250

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2.25

12

30

45

60

425

1931-S

18

20

35

50

60

65

325

32000

1934

2.50

12

18

25

45

300

4250

1934-D

2.50

10

20

25

50

60

225

4250

1935

2.50

10

12

20

125

1750

1935 (dd reverse)

90

200

800

1500

2500

5000

1935-D

2.50

10

20

40

50

65

400

6000

1935-S

2.50

18

20

45

200

3750

1936

2.50

10

15

18

75

800

1936-D

2.50

12

18

25

125

1936-D (3 1/2 legs)

1600

4000

6500

1936-S

2.50

12

18

35

100

1500

1937

2.50

10

12

18

60

450

1937-D

2.50

12

18

25

60

725

1937-D (3 legs)

700

900

1000

1250

1500

2250

38000

130000

1937-S

12

18

30

65

1000

1938-D

12

20

55

175

1938-D (D/D)

10

12

18

20

30

90

800

1938-D (D/S)

10

20

30

35

55

150

875

1892-1916 Barber Dimes

1892

G04

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS65

12

20

25

30

60

120

600

1892-O

12

30

50

60

80

100

150

1250

1892-S

80

175

200

225

275

300

400

4000

1893

15

25

30

50

75

175

1000

1893/2

125

175

225

250

300

400

800

5500

1893-O

30

100

140

150

200

250

300

2500

1893-S

15

30

45

50

50

150

300

3000

1894

30

100

135

150

200

250

300

1200

1894-O

80

200

250

300

450

550

1600

1895

80

300

400

450

500

600

700

2250

1895-O

425

800

1300

1500

2800

4000

5500

23000

1895-S

40

125

175

200

250

300

500

6500

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VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS65

1896

12

50

70

80

100

125

175

1400

1896-O

80

250

350

400

500

600

1000

9000

1896-S

80

250

325

350

400

500

800

4000

1897

12

15

30

60

150

600

1897-O

60

250

350

400

500

600

1000

4500

1897-S

20

80

125

150

200

250

500

3500

1898

12

15

30

60

150

600

1898-O

12

80

125

150

250

300

500

3250

1898-S

30

45

50

80

150

400

3500

1899

12

15

25

60

125

600

1899-O

10

50

100

125

175

250

400

4250

1899-S

20

35

40

50

100

300

2750

1900

10

12

25

60

125

650

1900-O

20

90

150

175

250

400

600

5000

1900-S

15

20

30

75

150

1650

1901

10

12

30

60

125

700

1901-O

12

20

30

75

200

500

4250

1901-S

75

300

400

500

600

700

1000

4800

1902

10

25

60

125

600

1902-O

12

25

40

75

150

400

4500

1902-S

45

80

125

150

200

400

3500

1903

10

30

60

125

1000

1903-O

12

20

25

60

100

250

4500

1903-S

80

300

400

500

700

800

1250

2800

1904

10

30

60

125

1300

1904-S

40

150

225

250

350

500

750

4500

1905

10

30

60

125

700

1905-O (large O)

30

50

60

100

150

300

1500

1905-O (small O)

40

60

125

175

250

400

1800

12000

1905-S

15

20

50

100

200

1000

1906

4.50

25

60

100

650

1906-D

10

15

40

80

150

1500

1906-O

35

60

80

100

125

200

1200

1906-S

12

20

25

50

100

250

1250

1907

4.50

25

60

100

625

1907-D

10

12

50

100

300

2250

1907-O

20

40

50

70

100

200

1250

1907-S

12

20

30

70

150

400

2200

1908

4.50

25

60

100

650

1908-D

4.50

10

30

60

125

900

1908-O

35

60

75

100

150

300

1500

1908-S

15

25

50

150

300

1800

1909

4.50

25

60

100

600

1909-D

45

80

125

150

250

500

2500

1909-O

10

20

25

50

100

200

1600

1909-S

75

125

150

200

300

500

2500

1910

4.50

10

25

60

100

600

1910-D

12

25

50

100

200

1500

1910-S

35

60

75

125

225

400

2300

1911

4.50

25

60

100

850

1911-D

4.50

30

60

100

850

1911-S

12

20

40

100

200

1000

1912

4.50

25

60

100

650

1912-D

4.50

25

60

100

725

1912-S

5.50

10

15

40

100

150

850

1913

4.50

25

60

100

650

1913-S

30

80

150

225

250

300

450

1400

1914

4.50

25

60

100

650

1914-D

4.50

25

60

100

650

1914-S

12

20

40

80

150

1200

1915

4.50

25

60

100

650

1915-S

30

45

50

75

150

250

1500

1916

4.50

25

60

100

650

1916-S

4.50

25

60

100

650

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1925-S

1892-1915 Barber Dimes Proofs

1892

PR61

PR62

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

PR68

400

450

650

975

1500

2250

4500

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

20

80

100

200

500

1500

1926

12

25

60

225

1926-D

12

30

50

125

275

600

1926-S

12

20

75

300

400

1000

1800

3000

1927

12

30

50

150

1927-D

25

80

100

175

400

1400

1927-S

12

30

50

300

500

1600

1928

15

30

40

125

1928-D

10

25

75

100

175

325

900

1893

450

650

975

1500

2250

4500

10500

1928-S (large S)

12

40

80

250

400

800

1894

400

450

625

950

1500

2250

4250

10750

1928-S (small S)

20

40

160

300

500

1894-S

365000 500000 1200000 1850000 2350000 2900000 -

1929

10

20

30

60

1895

400

12000

1929-D

12

20

30

35

80

475

675

975

1750

2000

4500

1896

400

450

650

950

1750

2000

4500

1929-S

20

30

45

125

1897

400

450

650

950

1500

2000

4250

12000

1930

15

30

45

125

1898

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4250

12000

1930-S

20

50

80

125

200

1899

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4500

12000

1931

15

25

40

70

130

1900

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4250

10750

1901

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4500

1902

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

5000

15000

1903

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4750

14000

1904

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4500

10750

1905

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4250

10500

1906

400

450

625

950

1500

2250

4250

12000

1907

400

450

625

950

1500

2250

4500

12000

1908

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4500

12000

1909

400

450

625

975

1500

2000

4500

12000

1910

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4500

12500

1911

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4500

12500

1912

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

5000

12000

1931-D

12

20

50

60

90

110

275

1931-S

12

25

50

100

125

275

1934

2.50

10

30

40

60

1934-D

2.50

15

30

40

50

80

1935

2.50

10

20

35

1935-D

2.50

15

25

40

50

80

1935-S

2.50

15

25

30

40

1936

2.50

10

15

30

1936-D

2.50

15

30

35

50

1936-S

2.50

15

25

30

40

1937

2.50

15

25

1937-D

2.50

12

25

30

45

1937-S

2.50

12

25

30

40

1938

2.50

12

15

30

1913

400

450

625

950

1500

2000

4750

10750

1938-D

2.50

12

15

20

30

1914

400

450

625

975

1500

2000

5250

14000

1938-S

2.50

12

20

25

35

1915

400

450

625

975

1750

2500

5500

1916-1945 Mercury Dimes

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

1916

12

25

30

45

100

1916-D

1000

2250

4500

6000

9000

1939

2.50

10

15

30

1939-D

2.50

12

20

1939-S

2.50

15

25

30

45

1940

2.50

10

25

1940-D

2.50

12

30

1940-S

2.50

12

30

1941

2.50

12

25

1941-D

2.50

4.50

12

25

1941-S (large S)

15

25

30

110

1941-S (small S)

2.50

4.50

12

25

1942/1

500

575

650

800

1250

3000

4500

1942

2.50

4.50

12

25

1942/1-D

500

575

650

800

1250

3000

5000

9000

1942-D

2.50

4.50

12

25

1916-S

15

25

30

50

60

200

1942-S

2.50

4.50

15

25

1917

15

50

60

150

1943

2.50

4.50

12

25

1917-D

10

30

60

80

250

300

1000

1943-D

2.50

4.50

12

25

1917-S

15

30

150

175

425

1943-S

2.50

4.50

12

25

1918

12

40

50

80

100

425

1944

2.50

4.50

12

25

1918-D

12

30

50

200

250

700

1944-D

2.50

4.50

12

20

1918-S

12

25

40

200

250

750

1944-S

2.50

4.50

12

25

1919

12

25

150

175

350

1945

2.50

4.50

12

20

1919-D

12

30

50

80

350

425

1400

1945-D

2.50

4.50

12

20

1919-S

10

20

40

80

400

450

1250

1945-S (large S)

2.50

4.50

12

20

1945-S (small S)

12

20

30

40

100

1920

15

60

70

250

1920-D

10

25

50

300

325

600

1920-S

10

20

40

250

300

1400

1921

60

100

250

550

900

1200

1700

3500

1921-D

80

150

400

600

1000

1500

2100

3200

1923

15

30

40

100

1923-S

20

80

100

175

350

1200

1924

15

30

40

75

180

1924-D

25

60

100

175

425

900

1924-S

12

60

100

200

450

1100

1925

10

15

30

80

200

1925-D

12

50

150

200

350

750

1800

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1936

PR60

PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR67

PR68

PR69

350

575

900

1000

1500

5000

28000

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1936-1942 Mercury Dimes Proofs

1937

PR60

PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR67

PR68

PR69

275

450

475

575

1000

5000

1938

200

250

675

325

750

10000

18500

1939

125

150

200

250

275

450

2500

1940

125

150

175

225

250

475

4500

15750

1941

125

150

175

200

225

475

4500

1942

125

150

175

200

225

475

3250

20000

The COINage Price Guide

1838-1891 Seated Liberty Quarters

1838

G04

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS65

30

45

75

100

375

650

1250

36500

1839

30

45

75

100

375

650

1250

38000

1840-O (w/o drape)

40

60

100

125

425

700

1250

48500

1840 (w/drape)

30

40

75

100

225

350

800

14500

1840-O (w/drape)

35

80

150

200

350

525

1100

17500

1841

55

75

150

175

275

400

950

11000

1841-O

30

40

75

85

200

325

750

10000

1842-O (lg date)

80

100

275

300

400

750

1750

14500

1843

500

1500

2250

2750

4500

9000

25000

1843-O

30

35

40

45

75

200

400

6750

1844

30

50

100

150

400

825

2250

1844-O

30

35

40

45

100

225

450

8250

1845

30

45

75

100

200

375

1250

8000

1846

30

35

40

45

100

200

500

6250

1847

30

35

45

50

200

275

525

10000

1847-O

30

35

40

45

80

200

500

6750

1848

35

80

150

200

500

1750

3750

1849

40

75

150

175

275

475

1000

1849-O

30

35

50

75

150

300

700

13500

1850

550

1000

1750

2250

4000

5750

10000

1850-O

30

50

100

125

200

350

850

10500

1851

30

75

125

150

250

600

1500

15000

1851-O

35

100

150

200

275

400

1000

8000

1852

200

450

750

950

1750

3000

5750

1852-O

40

70

100

175

275

400

750

6250

1853 (recut date)

200

400

1000

1250

2750

4250

12500

1853

350

750

1100

1250

1750

2500

3750

11000

1853/4

30

35

40

50

150

325

900

17000

1853-O

40

80

150

200

400

1000

2000

45000

1854

30

50

75

85

300

1250

3000

25000

1854-O

25

30

35

40

75

250

475

9000

1854-O (lg O)

30

35

50

60

125

275

900

10000

1855

800

2000

3500

4250

7500

11500

1855-O

30

35

40

45

75

250

475

8900

1855-S

40

75

200

250

475

1250

3000

1856

45

80

175

225

550

1250

2500

29500

1856-O

30

35

40

45

80

175

275

4000

1856-S

25

30

50

60

100

300

925

9000

1856-S/S

60

250

300

350

1500

2250

5000

1857

150

350

1000

1250

2500

3500

1857-O

30

35

40

45

75

200

300

4000

1857-S

30

35

40

45

125

400

1000

1858

100

200

325

400

700

1250

3000

1858-O

25

30

40

45

75

150

300

4000

1858-S

30

35

50

60

150

400

1500

24000

1859

75

200

600

800

2750

3750

13500

1859-O

30

35

40

45

80

200

575

7250

1859-S

150

300

600

900

3250

9750

40000

1860

30

35

45

50

85

200

450

4500

1860-O

30

45

60

70

125

375

950

13000

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1838-1891 Seated Liberty Quarters

1860-S

G04

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS65

450

1500

3000

4000

15000

25000

45000

1861

30

30

40

45

80

200

300

3500

1861-S

100

200

450

750

4000

9000

25000

1862

30

35

45

50

100

175

350

4350

1862-S

75

200

350

475

875

1500

3500

1863

45

60

100

150

250

375

650

4750

1864

80

125

200

225

350

450

775

5000

1864-S

450

850

1750

2250

3500

4750

12500

1865

75

125

200

225

350

450

850

6750

1865-S

100

200

300

400

800

1250

2750

12000

1866

450

700

1000

1100

1500

1700

2250

6750

1858-1891 Seated Liberty Quarters Proofs

1858

PR61

PR62

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

PR68

1250

1500

1750

3000

8000

25000

58000

1859

775

1000

1500

2500

5000

9500

25000

1860

725

975

1500

2500

5000

9250

28000

55000

1861

700

975

1500

2500

5000

9500

28000

1862

700

950

1500

2500

5000

9500

28000

1866-S

300

600

1200

1400

1750

2500

3750

17500

1863

700

925

1500

2500

5000

9500

28000

1867

275

450

675

850

1300

1500

1900

1864

725

950

1500

2500

5000

9500

22000

48000

1867-S

250

650

1000

1250

3000

7000

14000

1865

700

950

1500

250

5250

9750

25000

40000

1868

150

250

325

375

500

550

900

7250

1866

500

700

1000

1500

2750

4250

7750

1868-S

100

250

375

450

775

1500

3250

15000

1867

525

700

1000

1500

2500

4000

7000

1869

300

500

625

700

925

1000

1750

7500

1868

500

700

1000

1500

3250

15500

1869-S

100

250

400

475

850

1500

2750

15500

1869

525

700

1000

1500

3000

4750

8250

1870

500

675

1000

1500

3000

4500

7250

1870

55

100

1870-CC

8500

16500 20000 25000

175

200

1871

30

50

80

1871-CC

3250

8750

12000 15500

125

300

400

850

6500

40000

55000

75000

225

350

725

7500

26500

40000

66500

1871-S

400

675

1000

1100

1500

2750

4450

11500

1872

30

65

80

90

175

300

600

7350

1871

475

675

1000

1500

2750

3750

7500

1872

475

675

1000

1500

2750

3750

7500

25000

1873 (clsd 3)

475

675

1000

1500

2750

3750

7000

25000

1873 (w/arrows)

825

1000

1750

3500

8000

12000

35000

50000

1874

850

1000

1750

3500

8000

12000

28000

55000

1875

450

650

950

1250

2250

3750

7000

15000

1872-CC

1250

2500

4500

6000

13000

20000

44500

1876

475

625

950

1250

2250

3750

6750

1872-S

850

1750

2750

3250

5000

6750

8750

52500

1877

475

650

950

1250

2250

3500

6500

1873 (clsd 3)

250

500

675

800

1750

2750

7500

1878

475

625

950

1250

2250

3500

6750

1873 (open 3)

35

50

125

135

175

250

450

5750

1879

475

625

950

1250

2250

3500

7750

60

1873 (w/arrows)

25

30

40

1873-CC (w/arrows)

3000

8000

13000 16500

200

425

725

4000

1880

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

6000

18000

26500

47500

93500

1881

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

6000

18000

1873-S

30

60

125

175

325

525

1500

20000

1882

475

650

950

1250

2250

3250

6000

18000

1874

30

35

40

60

200

400

725

3500

1883

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

6000

18000

1874-S

30

45

75

100

300

500

900

3500

1875

25

30

35

40

60

150

250

1750

1875-CC

100

225

350

450

825

1250

4000

30000

1875-S

40

60

75

80

175

250

600

3250

1876

25

30

35

40

60

150

250

1750

1884

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

6000

18000

1885

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

5750

15000

1886

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

6000

18000

1887

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

5750

18000

1888

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

6000

18000

1889

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

5750

18000

1876-CC

50

75

100

120

150

300

550

5500

1890

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

5750

18000

1876-S

25

30

35

40

60

150

250

2250

1891

475

625

950

1250

2250

3250

5750

18000

1877

25

30

35

40

60

150

250

1750

1877-CC

50

70

90

100

150

250

450

2500

1877-S

25

30

35

40

60

150

250

1750

1877-S (S/horz S)

25

60

100

150

250

350

700

4250

1878

25

30

35

40

60

150

275

2750

1878-CC

60

90

120

140

150

250

550

3500

1878-S

150

300

400

450

800

1000

2000

1879

175

245

300

325

375

450

575

1750

1880

150

250

300

325

375

450

575

2000

1881

200

250

300

330

400

450

550

2250

1882

225

270

300

330

400

450

600

2250

1883

225

270

300

330

400

450

600

2500

1892-1916 Barber Quarters

1892

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

12

15

45

75

125

200

475

1225

1892-O

15

35

65

100

175

325

475

1500

1892-S

40

75

150

200

325

450

925

4675

1884

225

350

500

550

550

600

725

2250

1893

10

15

40

75

125

225

475

1550

1885

150

225

275

300

400

475

600

2750

1893-O

12

20

60

125

175

275

475

2000

1886

325

500

600

650

675

750

925

3250

1893-S

20

55

125

200

350

450

1050

6800

1887

225

350

425

450

500

550

700

2500

1894

12

20

50

100

150

250

475

1225

1888

200

300

375

425

475

525

650

2000

1894-O

12

35

85

150

225

350

675

1975

1888-S

25

30

35

40

60

150

400

4000

1894-S

12

20

75

125

200

325

750

2625

1889

200

300

325

350

425

475

600

1750

1895

12

20

40

80

125

225

475

1800

1895-O

12

35

80

150

225

425

950

2500

1890

60

75

125

125

200

300

450

1750

1891

25

30

35

40

60

150

250

1750

1891-O

175

450

650

750

1000

1250

4750

26500

1891-S

30

35

40

45

75

150

300

2250

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1895-S

20

60

150

200

275

425

1050

3600

1896

12

18

45

85

150

250

475

1225

1896-O

65

150

375

650

950

1200

1825

6825

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G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

1896-S

850

2250

4000

5500

7500

10500

17500

MS65
50000

1897

12

15

35

75

125

225

475

1425

1897-O

45

125

400

450

625

850

1850

3350

1897-S

125

250

475

650

950

1425

2000

6600

1898

12

15

35

75

125

200

475

1225

1898-O

15

60

150

300

450

650

1675

9100

1898-S

12

30

75

100

225

425

1550

6800

1899

12

15

35

75

125

200

475

1225

1899-O

15

30

75

150

300

425

775

2850

1899-S

25

65

100

150

275

425

1550

3900

1900

12

18

40

75

150

275

475

1275

1900-O

15

50

125

175

350

575

875

3725

1900-S

12

20

50

80

150

400

1100

5025

1901

30

45

75

90

125

200

475

1525

1901-O

75

175

400

650

875

1000

2000

5400

1901-S

5500

15000 28000 32250

40250

43500

50500

75000

1902

15

30

75

125

200

475

1225

1902-O

10

25

85

150

225

475

1300

4150

1902-S

15

35

90

175

250

525

975

3525

1903

15

35

75

125

200

475

2150

1903-O

10

25

60

150

250

425

1150

4850

1903-S

15

35

90

150

275

450

850

2400

1904

15

30

75

125

200

475

1225

1904-O

30

50

150

225

450

825

1300

2625

1905

30

45

65

95

125

200

475

1425

1905-O

45

100

250

275

375

475

1300

7100

1905-S

35

65

105

125

200

350

1025

3650

1906

15

35

75

125

200

475

1150

1906-D

15

40

75

150

225

475

1650

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1906-O

10

25

60

100

200

325

550

1225

1907

12

35

75

125

200

475

1225

E-mail Orders 24-7

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1907-D

15

50

100

175

250

765

2625

1907-O

10

18

40

75

125

200

475

2025

1907-S

12

25

70

125

275

475

1000

5275

1908

15

30

75

125

200

450

1225

1908-D

12

35

75

125

250

475

1225

1908-O

15

40

75

125

200

475

1225

1908-S

25

75

150

300

500

750

1300

4425

1909

15

30

75

125

200

475

1125

1909-D

15

40

80

150

200

475

1225

1909-O

50

250

525

700

1000

1500

2325

8500

1909-S

12

50

100

200

300

675

2200

1910

20

35

75

125

200

450

1225

1910-D

25

70

125

250

350

925

1800

1911

15

35

75

125

200

475

1225

1911-D

30

100

325

500

700

950

1200

5950

1911-S

12

30

100

175

275

400

725

1550

1912

15

35

750

125

220

475

1225

1912-S

18

40

85

125

225

400

1000

1700

1913

25

50

200

375

525

925

1125

4550

1913-D

12

20

55

100

200

275

475

1225

1913-S

1800

4000

8500

11250

14000

15250

21000

31750

1914

15

30

75

125

200

475

1225

1914-D

15

30

75

125

200

475

1125

1914-S

125

350

650

950

1100

1425

1500

3400

1915

15

35

75

125

200

475

1225

1915-D

15

35

75

125

200

475

1225

1915-S

30

55

100

100

200

300

500

1225

1916

15

30

75

125

200

475

1225

1916-D

15

30

75

125

200

475

1225

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1878-CC
1878-S
1880-O
1882CC
1883CC
1883-S
1884-S
1885-S
1886-S
1886-O
1887-S
1888-S
1889-S
1889-CC
1890-CC
1891-O
1891-CC
1891-S
1892
1892-S

259.
45.
42.
119.
119.
79.
99.
89.
135.
75.
69.
189.
89.
2,500.
199.
75.
199.
42.
89.
495.

349.
65.
65.
219.
219.
249.
649.
259.
259.
239.
119.
275.
199.
5,300.
339.
149.
319.
59.
159.
2,595.

ChAU

85.
595.
359.
750.
1995.
1595.
189.
299.
695.
89.
359.
79.
85.
239.
199.
179.
44.
219.
52.
675.
52.
489.

BU
199.
975.
479.
1295.
2995.
2595.
339.
575.
1795.
299.
795.
249.
195.
299.
579.
395.
59.
395.
75.
2,395.
75.
895.

The COINage Price Guide

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1892-O
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1893
1893-O
1893-CC
1894
1894-O
1894-S
1895-O
1896-O
1896-S
1897-O
1898-S
1899
1901
1901-S
1902
1902-S
1903
1903-S
1904
1904-S

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The COINage Price Guide

1916-1930 Standing Liberty Quarters

1929-D

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

10

12

30

80

150

250

500

1929-S

10

12

30

80

150

250

500

1930

10

12

30

80

150

250

500

1930-S

12

35

80

150

250

500

1839-1891 Seated Liberty Half Dollars

1892-1915 Barber Quarters Proofs
PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

PR68

PR69

1839

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS65

MS67

40

65

175

250

350

1250

18500

1892

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

14000

40000

1840 (sm letters)

40

60

125

250

350

825

8750

1893

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

15000

35000

1840 (med letters)

175

250

600

1250

1500

4000

25000

1894

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5750

15000

40000

1840-O

40

55

150

325

450

900

1895

465

925

1250

2000

3000

5500

15000

1841

50

75

200

350

450

1500

18000

1896

475

925

1250

2000

3250

5500

14000

32000

1841-O

40

65

150

325

450

1250

28000

1897

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5250

14000

1842 (med date)

30

55

100

150

300

800

8000

1898

475

900

1250

2000

3000

5250

12000

32000

1842-O (sm date)

800

1250

2500

4750

7500

18000

1899

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

12000

1842-O (med date)

30

50

75

225

375

1250

25000

40000

1900

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5250

15000

1843

30

50

65

175

250

650

15000

45000

1901

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5500

12000

1843-O

30

50

75

225

350

825

22000

1902

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5500

14000

1844

30

50

75

175

275

650

5000

1903

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

12000

1844-O

30

60

100

250

300

950

1904

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

12000

40000

1844-O (DD)

500

1000

1750

3500

8000

1905

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

15000

1845

40

75

175

300

475

1000

1906

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

14000

1845-O

40

55

125

275

375

825

9750

1907

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

14000

1845-O (w/o drapery)

50

90

200

600

800

1908

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

14000

30000

1846 (med date)

30

55

85

200

300

700

12500

1909

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5250

14000

1846 (lg date)

40

60

150

400

500

800

1910

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

14000

1846-O (med date)

30

50

80

200

300

1250

1911

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5000

14000

1846-O (lg date)

250

450

900

2000

2750

8500

1912

475

875

1250

2000

3000

5250

15000

60000

1846 (over horz. 6)

150

275

500

800

1500

6000

1913

475

875

1250

2250

3000

5750

14000

30000

1847

30

50

75

175

250

700

8500

30000

1914

475

900

1250

2500

3000

5500

14000

1847-O

30

50

80

250

350

850

18000

1915

475

900

1250

2500

5000

10000

20000

1847/6

2500

4000

8000

12000

1848

50

80

200

350

525

1000

9000

MS63

MS65

1848-O

35

60

100

300

375

975

15000

1916-1930 Standing Liberty Quarters

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

1916

3000

6500

9500

10000

11750

14000

20250

27250

1849

40

60

100

225

475

925

1917 (no eagle stars)

30

60

100

125

200

250

300

800

1849-O

40

60

100

275

475

1000

22500

1917-D (no eagle stars) 30

80

125

200

250

325

400

1200

1850

225

375

700

850

1000

2000

25000

1917-S (no eagle stars) 30

80

150

250

300

375

450

1400

1850-O

30

55

100

200

300

800

14000

30

45

70

100

150

200

325

700

1851

350

500

1000

1500

1750

3250

14000

1917-D (w/eagle stars) 35

1917 (w/eagle stars)

50

125

175

225

275

450

1500

1851-O

40

75

200

300

400

1000

15000

1917-S (w/eagle stars) 35

45

125

175

200

375

450

1300

1852

400

575

1000

1500

1500

2500

9500

32000

1918

25

30

40

80

125

250

800

1852-O

75

200

675

1000

1750

3750

30000

20

1918-D

30

45

80

150

200

300

450

1700

1853

40

55

125

300

575

1500

25000

95000

1918-S

20

25

30

60

100

275

300

1250

1853-O

50

75

175

400

825

3000

50000

1919

35

45

75

85

125

175

300

650

1919-D

75

100

425

650

800

1000

1700

3400

1919-S

75

100

275

500

575

725

1500

4000

1920

15

25

40

50

90

150

300

600

1920-D

50

70

125

175

225

350

800

2000

1920-S

15

30

35

60

150

250

700

2300

1921

175

300

675

850

1150

1725

2200

3500

1923

15

20

40

50

100

150

275

600

1923-S

250

400

1000

1600

2100

2750

3000

4600

1924

15

25

35

50

100

200

275

650

1924-D

50

70

125

200

250

300

375

650

1924-S

25

35

60

125

225

300

1150

2000

1925

20

45

80

150

300

600

1926

12

40

80

150

275

600

1926-D

10

50

100

125

175

250

500

1926-S

10

20

100

225

350

900

2000

1927

12

40

80

125

250

500

1927-D

12

20

80

150

200

275

350

600

1927-S

30

80

325

975

2750

4500

7000

11250

1928

10

12

30

80

150

250

500

1928-D

10

12

30

80

150

250

525

1928-S

10

12

30

80

150

250

500

1929

10

12

30

80

150

250

500

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1854

40

60

80

175

325

675

8750

55000

1854-O

40

60

100

200

350

725

9250

55000

1855

40

55

85

200

350

700

12000

1855/4

80

150

300

500

600

2000

1855-O

40

55

90

175

350

700

8750

50000

1855-S

500

700

2250

4500

7250

25000

65000

150000

1856

30

55

75

150

250

575

6500

1856-O

30

55

85

175

275

575

7750

1856-S

65

150

525

1000

2000

5250

1857

30

55

75

150

225

525

5500

1857-O

40

60

100

250

325

1250

18000

1857-S

75

150

500

1250

2000

5500

50000

1858

25

50

80

150

225

550

5750

1858-O

35

60

90

175

225

550

9500

1858-S

45

75

175

375

500

1500

20000

1859

40

55

80

175

275

550

5500

30000

1859-O

30

55

85

150

250

550

7500

45000

1859-S

40

75

150

300

400

1250

16000

75000

1860

35

55

85

175

300

675

7250

60000

1860-O

30

50

100

200

275

575

5750

1860-S

40

70

125

250

375

1500

1861

25

50

75

175

250

550

5250

30000

1861-O

35

55

100

200

325

600

6250

JANUARY 2017

1839-1891 Seated Liberty Half Dollars

1861-S

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS65

MS67

40

65

125

275

400

1250

14000

1862

50

70

150

250

425

700

7000

40000

1862-S

40

65

100

275

350

750

12500

1863

45

70

100

275

350

800

7000

30000

1863-S

40

60

100

225

300

725

18000

45

75

300

400

575

1000

10000

45000

45

100

225

400

625

1250

16000

85000

1865

50

80

200

375

525

1000

9000

35000

1865-S

45

75

200

400

650

1500

95000

1866-S (w/o motto)

525

850

1500

2500

4000

8500

88000

200000

1866 (with motto)

30

55

100

250

300

675

7000

35000

1866-S (with motto)

35

55

100

250

375

775

12500

1867

40

75

175

300

350

900

10000

32500

1867-S

35

55

100

250

325

1250

14000

1868

50

100

200

325

525

975

6750

1868-S

35

55

100

225

300

650

10500

1869

30

50

75

175

275

575

8000

1869-S

35

55

100

250

400

1250

6500

25000

1870

30

55

100

200

250

650

6750

22000

1870-CC

1750

3500

7000

15000

30000

95000

1870-S

35

60

150

375

475

1000

20000

1871

30

50

75

150

225

625

5750

1871-CC

475

775

1500

3500

5750

20000

1871-S

30

50

75

150

300

700

8000

1872

30

50

75

175

275

600

6500

1872-CC

225

350

1250

2500

4750

25000

1872-S

35

65

175

375

450

1500

25000

38000

1873 (clsd 3)

40

65

125

225

325

775

7500

1873 (open 3)

3250

4500

6750

9500

12500

28000

1873-CC

400

625

1750

3000

5000

12000

78000

125000

1873 (w/ arrows)

40

65

125

275

450

975

18000

1873-CC (w/ arrows)

350

450

1250

2500

3750

8500

55000

1873-S (w/ arrows)

75

150

275

575

950

2750

52500

1874

40

70

125

275

450

975

18000

70000

1874-CC

1250

2000

3250

5500

7750

17250

95000

1874-S

50

75

250

475

775

2000

25000

1875

30

50

70

125

200

450

4750

18000

1875-CC

65

125

250

400

600

1750

10000

1875-S

30

50

70

150

225

425

4500

25000

1876

30

50

70

125

200

450

4500

16500

1876-CC

70

125

225

325

525

1250

7000

32000

1876-S

30

50

70

150

225

475

4500

1877

30

50

70

125

200

425

4500

15000

1877-CC

50

95

150

275

525

1000

6250

32000

1877-S

20

35

70

150

225

500

4500

15000

1878

35

55

90

150

250

525

5000

1878-CC

1000

1750

3000

4000

6500

12000

72500

1878-S

35000

45000 65000 87500

92500

115000 300000 -

1879

400

475

550

725

750

950

4500

18000

1880

350

425

550

725

750

1000

4500

16500

1881

400

475

550

650

700

900

4500

18000

1882

450

525

700

900

925

1000

4750

16500

1883

375

525

675

800

850

1000

4500

22500

1884

475

600

650

775

825

1000

4500

20000

1885

500

625

675

800

825

975

5250

20000

1886

525

625

700

825

875

1000

4500

20000

1887

575

675

750

975

1000

1250

5000

18000

1888

400

475

600

750

775

925

4250

15500

1889

375

450

575

725

750

1000

4250

1890

375

475

550

700

800

1000

4500

22500

50

100

150

200

300

600

4500

40000

1891

The COINage Price Guide

1864
1864-S

1839-1891 Seated Liberty Half Dollars Proofs

1858

PR60

PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

PR68

1000

2250

4750

8750

22000

40000

1859

725

825

1750

4000

7250

16000

30000

1860

700

800

1750

3500

7000

12500

35000

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1892-1915 Barber Half Dollars

PR60

PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

PR68

1861

675

800

2000

3500

7000

12500

35000

1862

675

800

2000

3500

7000

12750

25000

1863

675

775

1750

3500

7000

15000

25000

1864

675

750

2000

3500

7000

14000

1865

675

750

2000

3500

7000

1866 (w/motto)

650

725

1500

2250

1867

650

725

1500

1868

650

725

1869

675

1870

G04

VG10

AU50

MS60

MS65

1892 (micro o)

5500

10000 14000 18000

20000

28000

100000 -

1892-S

225

400

600

750

825

1250

5250

25000

50000

1893

25

50

150

275

375

575

4500

22000

1893-O

35

100

250

400

475

700

8500

18000

35000

1893-S

175

300

775

1000

1500

2250

22500

4500

7500

14000

28000

1894

35

75

225

300

375

575

3750

38000

2250

4500

8500

14500

1894-O

25

50

225

375

475

725

6500

40000

1500

2250

4750

7000

14250

50000

1894-S

25

50

150

300

425

725

9250

35000

750

1500

2250

4250

5750

14000

28500

1895

25

50

175

275

400

650

4000

25000

650

725

1500

2000

4750

6250

22000

1895-O

30

75

225

350

500

800

7500

48000

1871

650

725

1500

2250

4500

6250

12500

30000

1895-S

35

100

275

375

450

725

7750

48000

1872

675

750

1500

2250

4500

7000

1896

25

50

175

325

425

700

5000

30000

1873 (clsd 3)

650

725

1500

2250

4500

8000

15000

1896-O

50

125

500

1250

1500

4000

25000

75000

1873 (w/arrows)

1000

1250

2750

4250

12000

32500

52500

1896-S

125

225

475

1000

1250

2250

10000

58000

1874

1000

1250

2500

4500

12000

28000

40000

1897

25

50

125

250

400

575

3500

30000

1875

575

675

1500

2000

4000

5750

14000

28000

1897-O

150

275

875

1250

1500

2500

9500

45000

1876

575

700

1500

2000

4000

7500

15000

1897-S

150

250

650

1000

1250

2500

8250

38000

1877

575

700

1500

2250

4250

9000

1898

20

35

125

250

400

625

3750

58000

1878

575

675

1500

2000

3750

5500

14000

35000

1879

600

700

1500

2000

3750

5500

12500

38000

1898-O

40

125

500

750

900

1250

9000

50000

1880

575

675

1500

2250

3750

5500

25000

1898-S

30

75

175

450

475

1250

12000

1881

575

675

1500

2000

3750

5500

12000

1899

18

30

125

225

375

575

3750

32000

1882

575

700

1500

2250

3750

5500

12000

18000

1899-O

25

50

175

325

450

750

8000

32000

1883

575

675

1500

2000

3750

5500

12000

30000

1899-S

25

50

150

300

425

800

6250

18000

1884

575

675

1500

2000

3750

5500

12500

42500

1900

18

25

100

225

375

525

3750

28000

1885

575

700

1500

2000

3750

5500

15000

32500

1900-O

25

50

175

375

525

975

15000

1886

575

675

1500

2000

4000

5500

14000

28000

1900-S

20

35

125

225

375

700

8750

32500

1887

575

675

1500

2000

4000

5500

14500

1901

15

30

100

225

375

600

4250

28000

1888

575

675

1500

2000

3750

5500

12750

28000

1901-O

25

50

250

525

725

1500

15000

1889

575

700

1500

2000

3750

5500

14500

1901-S

40

125

450

1000

1500

2750

18000

42000

1890

575

675

1500

2000

4000

5500

12250

28000

1902

15

30

100

225

375

600

4000

25000

1891

575

675

1500

2000

375

5750

12250

1902-O

20

50

150

375

450

875

9500

30000

1902-S

20

50

200

425

525

975

8750

28000

1903

18

30

100

225

375

625

9000

1903-O

20

40

175

350

425

775

8000

42000

1903-S

20

40

150

300

450

900

5750

25000

1904

15

30

100

225

375

600

5000

1904-O

25

50

325

550

675

1500

14000

1904-S

50

200

1250

3250

5250

12000

50000

160000

1905

25

50

200

300

425

675

6000

20000

1905-O

30

75

250

425

500

900

4750

25000

1905-S

20

50

175

350

400

725

8500

25000

1906

18

30

100

225

375

550

3250

18000

1906-D

18

30

100

225

375

575

3500

28000

1906-O

20

40

125

225

400

650

6250

30000

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XF40

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MS60

MS65

MS67

PR60

PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

PR68

1906-S

18

40

150

275

425

650

5250

20000

1898

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

8750

18000

1907

15

25

100

225

375

525

3250

1899

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

9000

20000

1907-D

18

30

100

225

375

575

3250

20000

1900

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

9000

18000

1907-O

18

30

100

250

375

600

3250

25000

1901

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5000

8750

18000

1907-S

30

50

225

650

925

1750

12250

32000

1902

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5000

8750

20000

1908

15

25

100

200

375

525

3500

18000

1903

600

675

1250

2000

3500

5000

8750

16000

1908-D

18

30

100

225

375

550

3250

15000

1904

600

675

1250

2000

3500

5000

8750

20000

1908-O

18

30

100

225

400

575

3250

18000

1905

600

675

1250

2000

3500

5000

8750

20000

1908-S

30

50

175

425

525

1000

6000

18500

1906

600

675

1250

2000

3500

5000

8750

20000

1909

15

30

100

200

375

525

3250

1907

600

675

1250

2000

3500

5000

8750

20000

1909-O

20

50

200

450

700

1250

5250

25000

1908

600

675

1250

2000

3500

5000

8750

16000

1909-S

18

30

125

300

450

750

4250

15000

1909

600

675

1250

2000

3500

5000

8750

16000

1910

25

50

225

375

500

775

3750

1910

600

675

1250

2000

3500

5000

9250

20500

1910-S

20

40

125

250

425

825

6500

20000

1911

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5000

9500

18000

1911

15

25

100

200

375

525

3250

18000

1912

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

9500

20000

1911-D

18

30

125

225

375

575

3250

18000

1913

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

8750

16000

1911-S

20

40

125

250

425

725

5500

22500

1914

600

700

1250

2000

4250

6250

10000

22000

1912

15

30

100

200

375

525

3500

1915

500

600

1250

2250

4500

6500

10000

22000

1912-D

15

30

100

225

375

550

3250

1912-S

18

30

125

300

400

725

4500

18000

1913

75

125

500

850

1000

1500

5500

1913-D

20

40

125

300

400

625

4500

1913-S

35

60

150

350

475

900

4500

40000

1914

150

325

625

950

1250

2250

9750

1914-S

20

40

125

275

400

775

4500

1915

100

175

400

675

900

1500

7000

1915-D

18

30

100

200

375

525

3250

15000

1915-S

20

30

125

225

400

575

3250

18000

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VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

MS67

1916

75

150

250

300

400

625

2250

10000

1916-D

75

150

250

300

425

650

2750

25000

1916-S

175

500

700

875

1500

2500

7000

45000

1917

18

25

60

90

150

225

1250

18750

1917-D (obv mark)

50

175

275

400

700

1500

8250

1917-D (rev mark)

40

150

325

575

1250

2750

18500

55000

1917-S (obv mark)

100

400

800

1500

2750

5000

22000

1917-S (rev mark)

20

40

85

200

575

2000

14500

45000

1918

20

60

175

275

575

1250

4000

PR60

PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

PR68

1918-D

25

125

300

550

1500

3250

25000

1892

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

8750

16000

1918-S

18

45

100

225

600

2000

18000

1893

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

8750

22500

1919

50

300

600

925

1750

3750

8500

35000

1894

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

9000

23000

1919-D

50

400

1000

2000

6250

15000

150000 -

1895

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

9000

20000

1919-S

40

300

1000

1600

3000

9000

1896

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

9500

20000

1920

20

40

100

150

400

725

4800

1897

600

675

1250

2000

3750

5250

9500

18500

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30

300

500

1000

1800

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1920-S
1921
1921-D
1921-S
1923-S
1927-S
1928-S
1929-D
1929-S
1933-S
1934
1934-D
1934-S
1935
1935-D
1935-S
1936
1936-D
1936-S
1937
1937-D
1937-S
1938
1938-D
1939
1939-D
1939-S
1940
1940-S
1941
1941-D
1941-S
1942
1942-D
1942-S
1943
1943-D
1943-S
1944
1944-D
1944-S
1945
1945-D
1945-S
1946
1946-D
1946-S
1947

VG10
25
250
450
125
25
20
20
20
20
20
55
-

VF20
100
1000
1000
1000
100
50
80
40
30
25
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
100
20
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15

XF40
300
1750
2500
5000
500
200
200
100
100
80
25
30
30
25
30
30
20
25
25
20
30
25
25
150
20
20
25
18
18
18
18
15
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
15
18
18

AU50
500
3000
3000
7500
800
400
400
200
200
250
30
80
80
30
60
100
25
40
50
25
80
60
40
200
25
25
50
20
20
20
20
25
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
25
20
20

MS60
1200
5000
6000
1750
1250
1250
400
500
600
60
175
300
50
150
250
60
80
150
50
150
125
80
500
40
40
150
40
40
40
40
80
35
35
35
35
40
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35

MS63
3000
3500
2000
2500
700
1000
1100
100
225
800
75
300
400
75
110
225
75
275
200
150
600
75
75
200
50
75
50
70
150
50
75
75
50
70
70
50
50
70
50
50
50
50
70
70
75

MS65
8500
9750
3250
3250
3750
525
1500
3600
325
2250
2750
250
575
1250
250
800
700
450
1500
175
175
350
175
350
150
150
900
150
250
450
150
225
300
150
150
450
140
140
140
140
140
140
175

MS67
-

1803 (lg 3)

975

1500

2750

4750

8750

12000

1947-D

15

18

20

35

50

150

1803 (sm 3)

975

1500

2750

4750

8750

12000

1936

PR60

PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

PR68

1000

1750

2500

2750

3500

5000

15000

90000

1937

425

450

650

775

950

1250

2000

18000

1938

400

425

525

650

825

1000

1500

12000

1939

350

375

475

600

750

825

1250

6750

1940

325

450

550

625

725

1000

4500

1941

250

300

425

475

625

700

1000

6500

1942

250

300

425

500

625

700

1000

5250

1795-1804 Draped Bust Dollars

1795

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS63

MS65

1500

2500

5000

10250

15000

22500

250000

450000

1796(smdt,smlet)

1500

3000

5250

10250

14500

22500

550000

1200000

1796(lgdt,smlet)

1500

3000

5250

10250

14500

22500

550000

1200000

1796(smdt,lglet)

1500

3000

5250

10250

14500

22500

550000

1200000

1797(9x7, sm)

1750

3250

7750

15750

30750

50000

1797(9x7, lg)

1750

2500

5750

10250

14500

30000

1797(10x6)

1500

3000

4750

9500

14000

25000

275000 -

1798 (13 strs, sm egl)

1500

2500

7250

14500

25000

40000

105000

125000

1798 (15 strs, sm egl)

1500

3000

7750

15000

22500

40000

105000

125000

1798(heraldic, k9)

875

1250

2750

4500

8250

12000

1798(heraldic, k9, a10)

875

1250

2750

4500

8250

12000

1798(heraldic, p9,a)

875

1250

2750

4500

8250

12000

1798(heraldic, p9,b)

875

1250

2750

4500

8250

12000

1799/8 (13 stars)

875

1250

2750

4500

8250

12000

1799/8 (15 stars)

875

1250

2750

4500

8250

12000

1799 (odd dt, 13 str)

875

1250

2750

4500

8250

12000

1799 (odd dt, 15 str)

875

1250

2750

4500

8250

12000

1799 (normal dt)

875

1250

2750

4500

8250

12000

100000

475000

1800

875

1250

2500

4500

8250

12000

1800 (wide dt)

875

1250

2500

4500

8250

12000

1800 AMERICAI

875

1250

2500

4500

8250

12000

1800 AMERICAI(wide dt) 875

1250

2500

4500

8250

12000

1800 (12 arrows)

1250

2500

4500

8250

12000

875

1800 (dotted date)

1000

1750

2800

4800

1801

875

1250

2500

4750

8250

15000

1802 (closed)

875

1250

2500

4750

7750

15000

1802 (wide)

925

1500

2750

4750

9500

15000

1802/1 (narrow date)

975

1500

2500

4750

8750

15000

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975

1500

2750

5500

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MS63

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300

375

425

450

725

1250

4250

8750

1841

275

325

375

425

675

975

2500

5000

1842

175

300

350

400

575

925

2250

5000

1843

175

300

350

400

575

925

2500

5000

1844

175

300

350

400

775

1500

4750

9500

1845

275

350

400

425

775

1750

8750

17500

1846

250

325

375

425

625

1000

2500

5000

1846-O

250

325

400

425

775

1500

7000

14500

1847

250

325

375

425

575

975

2750

5000

1848

325

425

550

675

1000

1750

4500

9000

1849

250

325

375

425

675

1000

2500

5000

1850

425

625

850

1000

1750

2750

6750

13500

1850-O

300

400

550

725

1500

3250

13000

25000

1851

4750

8500

12500 14750

20000

27250

40000

1852

4250

7000

10250 12750

17000

26750

40000

1853

300

400

525

625

1000

1500

1854

975

2000

2500

2750

3750

1855

975

1500

2000

2250

3750

1856

375

475

600

725

1857

350

475

600

1859

275

375

1859-O

250

1859-S

325

1860

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

225

350

450

525

825

1250

2250

5250

1870

225

300

375

425

575

1000

2000

4500

1870-CC

675

1000

1750

2250

4000

7750

25000

40000

1871

250

300

375

425

575

1000

2000

4500

1871-CC

2500

3750

5500

7000

15000

25000

75000

175000

1872

250

300

350

400

575

1000

2250

4750

1872-CC

1500

3500

4500

4750

8250

14500

27250

95000

1872-S

375

550

775

925

2000

3250

12000

35000

1873

325

375

400

425

575

1000

2250

4750

1873-CC

4750

8250

15000

18000

27250

40000

112000

175000

PR67

1836-1873 Seated Liberty Dollars Proofs

PR60

PR61

PR64

PR65

PR66

1840

12000

13750 22000 30000

47500

75000

1841

95000

175500 -

80000

1842

18500

22500 30000 55000

65000

90000

75000

1843

25000 32500 47500

65000

3250

6250

1844

90000

150000 200000 -

5250

8750

17500

1845

14000

17500

30000

37500

47500

75000

4750

7250

14500

1846

12500

15000 20000 30000

47500

150000 175000 -

1500

3250

4750

9500

1847

13750

18000 20000 25000

35000

65000

725

1500

2750

4250

8750

1848

13750

18000

22500

32000

42500

70000

115000

150000

475

500

725

1500

2750

7250

1849

18500

22500

25000

40000

50000

90000

125000

175000

1850

13500

14500 20000 30000

35000

67500

80000

300

375

425

575

925

2250

5000

1851 restrike

22500

25000 28000 35000

48000

70000

140000 -

475

675

825

1750

3250

12250

27250

1852

30000

32000 38000 42500

50000

80000

225

350

450

500

625

925

2250

5000

1852 restrike

28000

30000 35000 40000

55000

90000

1860-O

275

300

375

425

575

875

2000

3750

1853

25000

32500 40000 52500

70000

130000 -

1861

650

925

1000

1250

1500

3750

4750

7250

1854

12500

14000 16500 20000

25000

55000

65000

1862

550

850

1000

1250

1500

4250

5250

7250

1855

10000

12000 13000 18000

25000

50000

62500

1863

725

850

1000

1250

1500

2000

3250

6750

1856

6250

7750

9000

12750

22000

40000

1864

375

450

550

675

975

1750

3250

8250

1857

5000

6750

7750

12250

17500

35000

52500

1865

350

425

550

625

1500

2250

3750

9500

1858

10250

10500 12500 16000

25000

42500

52500

1859

2750

3000

3500

5000

7500

20000

37250

65000

1866

225

350

450

525

825

1250

2250

5250

1860

2500

2750

3500

4750

7000

15500

32250

65000

1867

225

325

450

500

825

1250

2500

5750

1861

2500

2750

3500

5250

7000

16500

35000

78000

1868

225

350

450

525

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1250

2250

5250

1862

2500

2750

3250

4750

7250

16750

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1836-1873 Seated Liberty Dollars

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1836-1873 Seated Liberty Dollars Proofs

1863

PR60

PR61

PR62

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

2250

2500

3500

5000

7000

18000

32000

62500

1864

2500

3000

3750

5250

7500

18000

32750

57500

1865

2250

3000

3500

5000

7250

17250

27500

55000

1866

2250

2500

3000

4000

6750

15000

25750

48000

1867

2250

2500

3000

4000

6500

15000

28000

48000

1868

2250

2500

3250

4000

7000

15000

27500

45000

1869

2250

2750

3000

4000

6750

15500

28500

48000

1870

2000

2500

3000

4250

6500

15500

30000

50000

1878-1921 Morgan Dollars

1878 (8 feathers)

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS60

MS63

MS65

45

50

55

80

100

150

300

1800

1871

2000

2500

3250

4250

6750

15000

26750

48250

1878 (7 feathers)

45

50

55

60

70

80

125

125

1872

2250

2500

3250

4250

7000

14500

28000

50000

1878 (7/8 feathers)

45

50

55

80

100

125

300

3000

1873

2250

2500

3250

4250

7000

15000

30000

1873-1878 Trade Dollars

1873

1878-S

40

45

50

55

60

80

400

1878-CC

105

115

135

175

225

400

475

1750

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

MS67

1879

40

45

50

55

60

80

800

150

225

325

375

1000

3500

14000

68000

1879-O

40

45

50

70

100

225

4000

1873-CC

375

800

1500

2750

8250

25750

180000 -

1879-S

40

45

50

55

60

100

400

1873-S

150

200

300

450

1250

4000

22250

1879-S (rev of 1878)

40

45

80

125

200

600

6000

1874

150

200

300

400

1000

2750

18000

1879-CC

160

300

800

2250

3000

4000

8000

1874-CC

300

525

775

900

3250

7250

42000

1879-CC/CC

160

300

600

2000

2500

4000

7500

1874-S

150

200

300

375

1000

2750

20000

1880

35

40

45

55

75

800

1875

375

475

850

1000

2500

6250

25000

70000

1880-O

35

40

45

90

450

31750

1875-CC

325

500

650

875

2500

5250

40000

1880-S

35

40

45

55

70

200

1880-CC (80/79)

650

725

825

875

925

975

1500

4000

1875-S

150

200

300

350

1000

2500

12250

72500

1875-S/CC

375

600

1000

1750

4250

20000

75000

1880-CC (8/7)

600

675

775

825

875

925

1000

2800

1876

150

200

300

350

1000

2500

12000

75000

1881

35

40

45

55

85

800

1876-CC

400

625

800

1500

7500

25000

82500

1881-O

40

45

55

80

1550

1876-S

150

200

300

350

1000

2500

15000

1881-S

35

40

45

55

75

200

1877

150

200

300

375

1000

2500

22250

1881-CC

385

415

435

450

475

535

685

950

1877-CC

400

675

1000

1250

3250

12000

85000

1882

35

40

45

55

80

625

1877-S

150

200

275

375

1000

2500

14000

68000

1878 -CC

700

2000

4250

5750

18000

36250

150000 -

1878-S

150

200

275

375

1000

2500

15000

68000

PR67

PR68

1873-1878 Trade Dollars Proofs

PR60

PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

1873

2000

2250

3750

5750

15000

35000

1874

1750

2250

3500

4750

12500

25000

38000

1875

1750

2250

3500

4750

12750

22500

38000

1876

1750

2250

3500

4750

12000

20000

1882-O

40

40

45

55

80

1725

1882-O/S

675

750

850

900

950

1000

1750

1882-S

35

40

45

55

80

200

1882-CC

105

110

125

155

175

220

310

525

1883

35

40

45

50

75

275

1883-O

35

40

45

50

70

225

1883-S

35

40

55

100

130

715

2875

56000

1883-CC

105

108

125

130

155

220

265

625

1884

35

40

45

50

85

375

1884-O

40

45

50

80

200

1877

1750

2250

3500

5250

12000

18500

32000

1878

2000

2250

3500

5000

12000

20000

30000

1884-S

35

40

50

300

300

9100

38000

265000

1879

2000

2250

3500

4750

10000

14000

28000

45000

1884-CC

150

160

165

190

200

220

265

525

1880

2000

2250

3500

4750

10000

14000

28000

48000

1885

35

40

45

50

80

200

1881

2000

2250

3500

4750

10000

14000

28000

48000

1885-O

40

45

50

70

200

1882

2000

2250

3500

4750

10000

14000

32000

48000

1885-S

35

50

65

105

115

265

365

2000

1883

2000

2250

3500

4750

10000

14000

30000

48000

1885-CC

625

660

665

670

675

835

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1250

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1878-1921 Morgan Dollars

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS60

MS63

MS65

30

35

40

45

50

70

175

1899-O

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS60

MS63

MS65

35

40

45

50

80

200

1886-O

40

45

50

80

500

1000

3475

185000

1899-S

45

50

60

155

250

450

535

2425

1886-S

60

90

125

155

250

365

585

3500

1900

35

40

45

55

75

200

1887

35

40

45

50

70

175

1900-O

35

40

45

55

75

200

1887-O

35

40

45

60

70

250

2500

1900-O/CC

45

60

100

185

200

310

835

1825

35

40

45

80

145

450

2500

1900-S

45

50

55

85

250

350

425

1900

35

40

45

50

70

250

1901

45

55

110

375

1000

2625

18000

525000

1888-O

40

45

55

75

650

1901-O

40

45

50

80

200

1888-S

130

205

210

350

450

575

975

3500

1901-S

40

50

210

350

550

885

3400

1889

35

40

45

50

55

70

400

1902

40

45

55

65

135

535

1889-O

35

40

45

125

200

600

8000

1902-O

40

45

45

50

70

200

1889-S

55

70

85

120

225

285

500

2200

1902-S

105

155

210

300

350

415

675

3225

1889-CC

715

1400

3400

7450

13000

26500

48250

350000

1903

50

55

60

65

70

100

350

1890

35

40

45

55

75

2750

1903-O

335

385

400

415

425

475

500

665

1890-O

35

40

55

60

80

115

2925

1903-S

100

215

400

1850

3000

4250

6775

12250

1890-S

35

40

45

55

70

100

1400

1904

35

40

45

50

100

275

2925

1890-CC

100

110

145

215

350

485

900

5800

1904-O

40

45

50

55

70

200

1891

35

40

45

60

70

210

9400

1904-S

45

85

215

600

1000

1725

5025

12000

1891-O

35

40

45

100

195

375

9650

1921

30

35

40

45

50

65

200

1891-S

35

40

45

65

70

155

1975

1921-D

30

35

40

45

50

80

425

1891-CC

100

110

145

210

300

425

775

5625

1921-S

30

35

40

45

50

1000

1750

1892

45

50

55

95

150

325

550

5950

1892-O

35

40

75

150

325

450

8500

1892-S

40

145

335

1850

13000

46500

69000

215000

1892-CC

200

310

515

775

1100

1500

2200

9750

1893

240

250

300

435

550

800

1300

9600

1893-O

210

360

550

950

1500

3600

7250

200000

1893-S

3225

6175

9000

24000

50000

110000

215000

775000

1893-CC

275

715

1500

2725

3500

4975

7150

73000

1894

1375

1675

1800

1975

2500

4125

5950

44500

1894-O

50

55

100

285

500

1150

4225

71000

1894-S

60

105

155

500

750

950

1275

7350

1878-1921 Morgan Dollars Proofs

1878 (8 feathers)

PR60

PR61

PR62

PR63

2500

2750

3000

3250

1895-O

360

475

565

1250

7500

16000

58000

160000

1878 (7 feathers)

2500

2750

3000

3250

1895-S

550

950

1400

1975

3000

4425

6825

28750

1879

2000

2250

2500

2750

1896

40

45

50

55

75

275

1880

2000

2250

2500

2750

1896-O

40

50

165

800

1800

9000

175000

1881

2000

2250

2500

2750

1896-S

45

60

235

875

1000

1975

4050

19750

1882

2000

2250

2500

2750

1897

35

40

45

50

55

70

375

1883

2000

2250

2500

2750

1897-O

35

40

50

105

600

950

4800

72500

1884

2000

2250

2500

2750

1897-S

35

40

45

50

80

150

675

1885

2000

2250

2500

2750

1898

35

40

45

55

75

275

1886

2000

2250

2500

2750

1898-O

35

40

45

50

70

200

1887

3000

3250

3500

3750

1898-S

45

50

55

110

200

270

515

2700

1888

2000

2250

2500

2750

1899

175

200

200

250

250

250

325

1250

1889

2000

2250

2500

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1878-1921 Morgan Dollars Proofs

1890

1921-1935 Peace Dollars

PR60

PR61

PR62

PR63

2000

2250

2500

2750

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS64

MS65

1891

2000

2250

2500

2750

1926-S

30

40

60

125

300

1000

1892

2000

2250

2500

2750

1927

40

50

80

200

525

1750

1893

2000

2250

2500

2750

1894

2500

2750

3000

3250

1927-D

40

80

200

400

1000

4750

35000

40000

45000

50000

1927-S

40

80

200

525

1200

9000

1896

2000

2250

2500

2750

1897

2000

2250

2500

2750

1928

240

300

375

400

550

800

1200

4000

1898

2000

2250

2500

2750

1928-S

40

50

80

200

500

1150

1934

40

50

60

120

225

400

750

1934-D

40

45

60

150

375

575

1750

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1895

1899

2000

2250

2500

2750

1900

2000

2250

2500

2750

1901

2250

2500

2750

3000

1902

2000

2250

2500

2750

1934-S

45

60

175

500

2000

3500

5000

8000

1903

2000

2250

2500

2750

1935

40

50

60

80

125

250

725

1904

2000

2250

2500

2750

1935-S

40

60

100

300

450

675

1500

1921-1922 Peace Dollars Proofs

PR60

PR61

PR62

PR63

PR64

PR65

1921 (satin)

45000

50000

55000

60000

65000

70000

1921 (matte)

45000

50000

55000

60000

65000

70000

1922 (matte)

95000

100000

105000

110000

115000

120000

1854-1889 Indian Head Gold Dollars

1921-1935 Peace Dollars

1921

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS64

MS65

120

130

150

175

325

485

1050

2500

1922

30

35

45

55

80

175

1922-D

35

40

50

75

125

650

1922-S

35

40

50

80

275

2500

1923

30

35

40

50

75

125

1923-D

35

40

80

150

375

1250

G04

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

1854

200

275

325

350

500

600

2000

7500

1855

200

275

325

350

500

600

2000

7500

1855-C

700

1000

1500

1750

3750

8250

25000

110000

1855-D

2500

4000

5000

5500

12000

20000

50000

90000

1855-O

400

475

525

550

950

1500

8000

25000

1856-S

400

700

900

925

1500

2250

7500

30000

1856 (up 5)

175

225

250

275

300

375

725

2250

1923-S

35

40

50

100

425

5000

1924

30

35

40

50

75

125

1856 (slant 5)

175

200

225

250

250

275

550

975

1924-S

40

70

250

525

1500

8000

1856-D

2000

2750

3250

3500

5500

7750

25000

80000

175

200

225

250

250

275

550

975

1925

30

35

40

50

75

125

1857

1925-S

40

50

100

250

1100

1857-C

500

800

1000

1250

1500

2750

12000

30000

500

800

1000

1500

2250

3500

10000

25000

1926

30

35

40

50

80

150

500

1857-D

1926-D

30

40

80

200

375

900

1857-S

300

375

425

450

725

1250

5750

18000

1858

175

200

225

250

250

275

550

975

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1821-1834 Capped Head Quarter Eagles Gold

MS60

G04

MS63

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS60

1858-D

500

800

1000

1500

2250

3500

8500

18000

1821

2000

5000

7500

8500

12750

15000

20000

30000

1858-S

225

300

350

375

650

1250

5750

15000

1824/1

2000

5000

7500

8500

12750

15000

20000

30000

1859

175

200

225

250

250

250

550

1000

1859-C

500

800

1000

1250

2000

3250

12000

30000

500

800

1250

1500

2250

3250

8000

18000

150

225

275

300

550

1250

5250

15000

1860

175

200

225

250

250

275

550

1250

1860-D

900

2000

2500

2750

4000

7250

18000

45000

1860-S

200

275

325

350

475

750

2250

5500

1861

175

200

225

250

250

275

550

975

5000

8000

10500 11500

15000

25000

45000

65000

2000

5000

7500

12750

15000

20000

30000

8500

1829

1000

4000

6500

7250

8750

12000

15000

20000

1830

1000

4000

6500

7250

8750

12000

15000

20000

1831

1000

4000

6500

7250

8750

12000

15000

20000

1832

1000

4000

6500

7250

8750

12000

15000

20000

1834

3000

6000

12000 14000

18000

30000

50000

70000

1795-1812 Capped Bust Half Eagles Gold

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1859-D
1859-S

1826/5
1827

1861-D

8000

12000

18000

20000

30000

40000

60000

100000

1862

175

200

225

250

250

275

550

975

G04

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

1863

500

800

1000

1250

2000

3250

5500

9250

1795 (sm eagle)

9000

15000

20000

22250

30000

40000

65000

140000

1864

325

400

450

475

825

1250

1750

3750

1795 (heraldic)

8000

12000

18000

20000

30000

50000

85000

165000

9000

1865

250

400

500

550

875

1000

2000

3750

1796/5

1866

175

250

300

400

475

725

1250

2000

1797 (sm eagle, 15 stars) 15000

15000

20000

25000

40000

60000

100000 215000

22250

32500

40000

60000

90000

240000 -

1867

200

275

400

450

500

675

1250

2000

1797 (sm eagle, 16 stars) 10000

18000

30000

40000

50000

75000

215000 -

1797/5 (heraldic)

12000 20000 25000

45000

70000

185000 -

8000

1868

125

200

250

275

425

500

975

2000

1869

200

275

325

350

450

675

1000

2250

1798 (sm 8)

1000

4000

6000

7000

12000

18000

35000

75000

1870

175

250

300

325

450

650

975

2000

1798 (lg 8, 13 stars)

2000

3750

5000

5500

8500

15000

50000

1870-S

275

350

400

475

800

1250

2750

6500

1798 (lg 8, 14 stars)

2000

3750

5000

6500

12000

25000

110000 -

1750

1799

2000

3500

4500

5250

7250

12000

25000

1871

175

250

300

325

450

550

875

60000

1872

175

250

300

325

450

550

975

2250

1800

2000

3500

4500

5250

6500

8000

15000

30000

1873 (clsd 3)

275

350

400

425

725

1000

1500

4250

1802/1

2000

3500

4500

5250

6500

8000

15000

30000

1873 (open 3)

175

200

225

250

250

275

500

825

1803/2

2000

3500

4500

5250

6500

8000

15000

30000

1874

175

200

225

250

250

275

500

825

1804 (sm 8)

2000

3500

4500

5250

6500

8000

18000

30000

1875

800

2000

2500

2750

4250

5250

8000

12000

1804 (lg 8)

2000

3500

4500

5250

6500

8000

18000

30000

1876

175

250

300

325

375

475

725

1250

1805

2000

3500

4500

5250

6500

8000

15000

30000

1877

175

250

300

325

375

475

725

1250

1806 (pt 6)

2000

3500

4500

5250

6500

8000

15000

30000

1878

175

250

300

325

375

475

725

1250

1806 (rd 6)

2000

3500

4500

5250

6500

8000

15000

30000

1879

125

200

250

275

300

375

550

1250

1807

2000

3500

4500

5250

6500

8000

15000

30000

1880

125

200

250

275

300

375

550

1250

1807 (left bust)

1750

2500

3500

4250

5250

8250

12750

25000

1881

125

200

250

275

300

375

550

1250

1808

1750

2500

3500

4250

5250

8250

12750

25000

1882

125

200

250

275

300

375

550

1250

1808/7

1750

2500

4000

5000

6000

8500

15000

30000

3500

4250

25000

1883

125

200

250

275

300

375

550

1250

1809/8

1750

2500

1884

125

200

250

275

300

375

550

1250

1810 (sm date, sm 5)

9000

15000 30000 40000

5250

8250

12750

50000

80000

170000 -

1885

125

200

250

275

300

375

550

1250

1810 (sm date, lg 5)

1750

2500

1887

175

200

225

250

275

325

500

875

1810 (lg date, sm 5)

15000

25000 35000 40000

1888

175

200

225

250

275

325

500

825

1810 (lg date, lg 5)

1750

2500

3500

4250

5250

8250

12750

25000

1889

175

200

225

250

275

325

500

825

1811 (sm 5)

1750

2500

3500

4250

5250

8250

12750

25000

1811 (lg 5)

1750

2500

3500

4250

5250

8250

12750

25000

MS60

1812

1750

2500

3500

4250

5250

8250

12750

25000

1796-1808 Capped Bust Quarter Eagles Gold

G04

VG10

F15

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

1796 (no stars)

20000

35000

50000

60000

85000

110000

150000 225000

1796 (w/stars)

15000

25000

40000

45000

65000

90000

125000 180000

1797

9000

15000

20000

25000

40000

70000

100000 145000

1798

3500

6500

8750

9750

15000

30000

45000

65000

1804 (13 stars)

15000

50000

100000 140000 180000 275000

1804 (14 stars)

3000

4500

7500

8500

12500

15000

20000

30000

1805

3000

4500

7500

8500

12500

15000

20000

30000

1806/4

3000

4500

7500

8500

12500

15000

20000

30000

1806/5

7000

10000

13500

15000

18000

40000

60000

90000

3500

4250

5250

8250

15000

70000

85000

165000 -

25000

1813-1834 Capped Head Half Eagles Gold

1813

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS60

MS63

1000

4000

5500

6750

9000

10000

12000

20000

7250

9500

15000

20000

40000

1807

3000

4500

7500

8500

12500

15000

20000

30000

1814/3

1000

4000

6000

1808

3000

4500

7500

8500

12500

15000

20000

30000

1815

20000

75000

120000 165000 185000 275000

370000 540000

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VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS60

MS63

1000

4000

6000

7250

10000

15000

20000

40000

1818 STATESOF (1 word) 1000

4000

6000

7250

10000

15000

20000

45000

1818 (5D/50)

1000

4000

6000

7250

10500

15000

25000

50000

1819

9000

15000 30000 45000

60000

75000

90000

1819 (5D/50)

18000

25000

32500

45000

60000

75000

90000

140000

1820 (curve, sm letters) 1000

4000

6750

10500

12750

15000

18000

40000

1820 (curve, lg letters) 1000

4000

6500

8000

10000

15000

20000

40000

1820 (sq base, lg letters) 1000

4000

6500

7750

9000

12000

18000

30000

1818

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1813-1834 Capped Head Half Eagles Gold

1821

8000

12000

30000

50000

60000

100000

145000 215000

1823

4000

7000

9250

14500

15000

20000

25000

50000

1907-1933 Indian Head Eagles Gold

G04
1907 (wired, w/periods) 8000

VG10

F15

VF20

12000 18000 20000

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

22500

25000

30000

50000

1907 (rolled, w/periods)

20000

35000

45000

50000

55000

60000

90000

125000

1907 (no periods)

800

875

925

950

975

1000

1250

3750

1908 (no motto)

800

875

925

950

975

1000

1250

5000

1908-D (no motto)

800

875

925

950

975

1000

1250

7250

1908 (w/motto)

775

850

900

925

950

975

1000

2500

1908-D (w/motto)

775

750

900

925

950

975

1250

7250

1824

8000

12000

20000

30000

40000

50000

70000

125000

1825/1

8000

12000

20000

30000

40000

50000

70000

125000

1826

5000

8000

14000 18000

25000

30000

40000

70000

1909-D

775

850

900

1000

1000

1000

1500

7250

1827

10000

16000 20000 30000

35000

45000

60000

90000

1909-S

750

825

875

900

950

975

1500

8250

1828/7

15000

30000

125000

175000

250000

430000

60000

100000

1829 (lg date)

9000

15000

30000

70000

90000

125000

180000

335000

1829 (sm date)

15000

30000

70000

140000

165000

200000

275000

460000

1830 (sm 5D)

9000

15000 25000 35000

40000

50000

60000

90000

1830 (lg 5D)

9000

15000 25000 35000

40000

50000

60000

90000

1831 (sm 5D)

9000

15000 25000 35000

40000

50000

60000

90000

1831 (lg 5D)

9000

15000 25000 35000

40000

50000

1832

160000 220000 275000 375000 525000 -

60000

90000

1908-S (w/motto)

750

850

1000

1250

1250

1250

3250

12750

1909

750

825

875

900

950

1000

1000

4250

1910

750

825

875

900

950

975

1000

1500

1910-D

750

825

875

900

950

975

1000

1500

1910-S

750

825

875

900

950

975

1500

10000

1911

750

825

875

900

950

975

1000

1500

1911-D

750

900

1000

1250

1500

2250

9500

40000

1911-S

775

850

900

1000

1000

1000

2750

12750

1912

750

825

875

900

950

975

1000

1500

1912-S

750

825

875

900

950

975

2000

9000

1913

750

825

875

900

950

975

1000

1500

1913-S

775

850

1000

1250

1250

1250

6500

35000

1833 (lg date)

9000

15000 25000 35000

40000

50000

60000

90000

1833 (sm date)

9000

15000

35000

40000

60000

90000

145000

1834 (plain 4)

9000

15000 25000 35000

40000

50000

60000

90000

1914-S

750

825

875

900

950

975

2000

9500

1834 (crosslet 4)

10000

18000

45000

65000

90000

120000

1915

750

925

875

900

950

975

1000

2500

25000

27500

37500

1795-1804 Capped Bust Eagles Gold

1914

750

825

875

900

950

975

1000

2500

1914-D

750

825

875

900

950

975

1000

2500

1915-S

775

850

900

1000

1250

1250

4500

18000

1916-S

775

850

900

1000

1000

1250

1500

8000

G04

VG10

VF20

XF40

AU50

AU55

MS60

MS63

1795 (13 leaves)

12000

22500

30000

45000

50000

70000

100000

275000

1795 (9 leaves)

20000

35000

50000

75000

125000

175000

215000

450000

1930-S

6000

9000

12000 15000

15000

20000

30000

50000

1796

15000

25000

40000

50000

60000

80000

125000

335000

1932

750

825

875

900

950

975

1000

1500

1797 (sm eagle)

18000

30000

50000

60000

100000

125000

175000

350000

1933

25000

40000

50000

60000

100000 150000

1797 (heraldic)

7000

10000

15000

18000

35000

45000

60000

125000

1798 (stars: 9 lt, 4 rt)

10000

18000

30000

40000

75000

100000

118000

275000

1798 (stars: 7 lt, 6 rt)

20000

35000

50000

80000

125000

175000

250000

525000

1799 (sm stars)

4000

7000

12000 15000

18000

22500

30000

60000

1799 (lg stars)

4000

7000

12000 15000

18000

22500

30000

60000

1800

4000

7000

12000 15000

20000

25000

30000

80000

1801

4000

7000

12000 15000

18000

22500

30000

60000

1803 (sm stars)

4000

7000

12000 15000

18000

22500

30000

60000

1803 (lg stars)

4000

7000

12000 15000

18000

22500

30000

60000

1804

9000

15000

25000

50000

60000

80000

140000

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35000

1920-S

6000

9000

12000

15000

20000

25000

50000

100000

1926

750

825

875

900

950

975

1000

1500

250000 325000

1908-1915 Indian Head Eagles Gold Proofs

1908

PR60

PR61

PR62

PR63

8000

10000

12000

15000

1909

8000

10000

12000

15000

1910

10000

12000

15000

18000

1911

8000

10000

12000

15000

1912

1907-1933 Saint Gaudens Double Eagles Gold

PR60

PR61

PR62

PR63

8000

10000

12000

15000

1924-D

VF20

XF40

AU50

MS60

MS63

MS65

MS67

MS68

1750

2500

2750

5250

8750

92500

1913

8000

10000

12000

15000

1924-S

2250

2500

2500

4750

12500

215000 815000 -

1914

8000

10000

12000

15000

1925

1650

1700

1750

1850

2500

1915

10000

12000

15000

18000

35000

2500

3000

3750

5500

14000

110000 -

2750

3500

5000

10500

18000

175000 375000

1650

1700

1750

1850

2500

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1925-D
1925-S

650000
1926

1907-1933 Saint Gaudens Double Eagles Gold

1907 (high relief)

AU50

1926-D

8000

12000 14000 18000

1926-S

2250

2250

30000

25000

220000 -

2500

3000

6000

30000

1750

1850

2500

20000

1927

1650

1700

1927-D

480000 650000 1550000 2000000 3250000 -

VF20

XF40

MS60

MS63

MS65

MS67

MS68

1927-S

7000

12000 15000 27500

48000

185000 360000 -

9250

11250 12500 17500

25000

62500

18000

38500

1928

1650

1850

2500

15000

92000

1700

1750

1907 (roman #s, wire) 9500

10000 12000 15000

20000

1929

7500

12000 16000 22500

40000

1907 (roman #s, flat)

10000 12000 15000

20000

1930-S

20000

32500 52500 75000

125000 220000 -

9500

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1908-1915 Indian Head Eagles Gold Proofs

1907 (arabic #s)

2000

1931

12000

17000 22500 37500

78000

115000 375000 -

1908 (w/o motto)

1650

1700

1750

1750

2500

15000

30000

1931-D

15000

18000 24000 38000

82000

138000 -

1932

14000

17500 22000 30000

75000

110000 -

1908-D (w/o motto)

1650

1700

1750

2000

10500

1908 (w/motto)

1650

1700

1750

2500

17000

100000 -

1908-D (w/motto)

1650

1700

1750

2250

6000

110000 -

1908-S

3000

3750

5500

12000

26250

55000

185000 -

1909

1650

1700

1750

3000

45000

1909/8

1700

1875

1900

2500

5250

47250

1909-D

1650

1825

3250

7500

46000

300000 -

1909-S

1650

1700

1750

2250

6500

66000

1910

1650

1700

1750

2000

9500

PR60

PR61

PR63

PR64

PR65

PR66

PR67

1910-D

1650

1700

1750

2000

4000

82000

15000

16000

32000

48000

95500

118000

200000 285000

175000

1910-S

1650

1700

1750

2000

9500

67500

1911

1650

1700

1750

2500

22500

185000 -

1907-1915 Saint Gaudens Double Eagles Gold Proofs

PR68

1908

15000

18500

35000

58000

110000 135000

235000 285000

1909

15000

18500

35000

56000

105000 128000

225000 280000

32000

48000

100000 118000

190000 260000

1911-D

1650

1700

1750

2000

2750

58000

1910

15000

16000

1911-S

1650

1700

1750

2000

5750

100000 -

1911

15000

16000 32000 48000

98000

148000 265000 -

1912

1650

1700

1750

2500

28000

1912

15500

18500 35000 50000

100000 150000 265000 -

1913

1650

1700

1750

2750

55000

1913

15500

18500 35000 53000

110000 160000 265000 -

1914

15500

20000 36500 57000

100000 160000 275000 -

1913-D

1650

1750

2000

6500

1913-S

1650

1750

2000

2250

5000

40000

1914

1650

1700

1750

3500

25000

1914-D

1650

1700

1750

2000

3500

42500

1914-S

1650

1700

1750

2000

2750

58000

1915

1650

1700

1750

2500

30000

1915-S

1650

1700

1750

1875

3250

37500

1916-S

1650

1700

1750

2000

3750

35000

1700

1750

2250

85000

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1920

1650

1920-S

15000

22500 31000 52000

PR67

PR68

PR69

PR70

1921

30000

45000 58000 115000 200000 690000 -

1988-P

125

135

150

185

325

1922

1650

1989-P

125

135

150

185

325

1700

1750

2000

4750

1922-S

1750

2000

2000

2500

5250

50000

1990-P

125

135

150

185

275

1923

1650

1700

1750

1800

4750

1991-P

125

135

150

185

275

1923-D

1650

1700

1750

1875

2500

16000

1992-P

125

135

150

185

275

1924

1650

1700

1750

1850

2500

15000

95000

1993-P

125

135

150

185

250

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PR67

PR68

PR69

PR70

1994-W

125

135

150

185

250

2008-W

300

325

475

675

1995-W

125

135

150

185

250

2010-W

300

325

475

575

1996-W

125

135

150

185

250

2011-W

300

325

450

600

1997-W

125

135

150

185

250

2012

300

325

450

575

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125

135

150

185

300

2013

300

325

450

600

1999-W

125

135

150

185

250

2014

300

325

450

575

2000-W

125

135

150

185

250

2015

300

325

400

500

2001-W

125

135

150

185

400

2016

375

400

2002-W

125

135

150

185

250

2003-W

125

135

150

185

300

2004-W

125

135

150

185

225

2005-W

125

135

150

185

225

2006-W

125

135

150

185

225

2007-W

125

135

150

185

250

2008-W

125

135

150

185

300

2010-W

125

135

150

185

250

2011-W

125

135

150

185

250

2012-W

125

135

150

185

250

2014-W

125

135

150

185

250

2015-W

125

135

150

185

250

2016-W

175

200

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PR67

PR68

PR69

PR70

300

325

475

650

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1987-P

PR66

PR67

PR68

PR69

PR70

575

625

700

950

1500

1988-P

575

625

700

975

1500

1989-P

575

625

1000

1250

4750

1990-P

575

625

1000

1250

5500

1991-P

575

625

700

950

1500

1992-P

575

625

700

975

1500

1993-P

575

625

750

1000

15000

1994-W

575

625

700

950

1500

1995-W

575

625

700

950

1250

1996-W

575

625

700

875

1000

1997-W

575

625

700

900

1500

1998-W

575

625

700

875

1250

1999-W

575

625

700

875

2250

2000-W

575

625

700

900

1000

2001-W

575

625

700

875

1000

2002-W

575

625

700

875

1000

2003-W

575

625

700

875

1000

2004-W

575

625

700

875

1000

2005-W

575

625

700

875

1000

1989-P

300

325

475

675

1990-P

300

325

475

700

1991-P

300

325

450

600

2008-W

575

625

700

875

1250

1992-P

300

325

475

700

2010-W

575

625

700

875

1000

1993-P

300

325

500

825

1994-W

300

325

475

650

2013-W

575

625

700

875

1000

1995-W

300

325

475

650

2014-W

575

625

700

950

1000

1996-W

300

325

475

725

2015-W

575

600

650

750

900

2016-W

725

750

1997-W

300

325

475

725

1998-W

300

325

450

650

1999-W

300

325

500

750

2000-W

300

325

500

725

2001-W

300

325

500

775

2002-W

300

325

450

750

2003-W

300

325

425

600

2004-W

300

325

475

625

2005-W

300

325

475

625

2006-W

300

325

450

550
550

2007-W

300

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450

2006-W

575

625

700

875

1000

2007-W

575

625

700

875

1000

2011-W

575

625

700

875

1000

2012-W

575

625

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875

1000

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PR69

PR70

1986-W

1500

1650

2250

1987-W

1500

1650

2400

1988-W

1500

1650

2400

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PR70

MS66

1989-W

1500

1650

2450

1999

30

35

60

26000

1990-W

1500

1650

2500

2000

30

35

55

8000

1991-W

1500

1750

3500

2001

30

35

55

1400

1992-W

1500

1650

3000

2002

30

35

50

325

1993-W

1500

1800

4100

2003

30

35

50

275

1994-W

1500

1750

2500

2004

30

35

50

275

1995-W

1500

1650

2500

2005

30

35

50

300

1996-W

1500

1750

3000

2006

30

35

50

125

1997-W

1500

1700

2500

2006-W (burn)

30

35

40

65

250

1998-W

1500

1700

4000

2007

30

35

45

125

1999-W

1500

1800

3500

2007-W (burn)

30

35

40

50

85

2000-W

1500

1750

2500

2008

30

35

50

90

2001-W

1500

1750

3600

2008-W (07 rev)

375

400

425

500

1250

2002-W

1500

1750

2500

2008-W (burn)

35

40

50

100

2003-W

1500

1750

2400

2009

25

30

35

45

85

2004-W

1500

1750

2400

2010

25

30

35

45

80

2005-W

1500

1650

2000

2011

25

30

35

45

80

2006-W

1700

1750

2000

2012

30

35

40

50

75

2006-W (rev)

2500

2750

4000

2013

30

35

40

45

75

2007-W

1500

1650

2000

2014

40

50

75

2008-W

1600

1750

2250

2015

40

50

75

2010-W

1500

1650

2100

2011-W

1500

1650

2300

2012-W

1500

1650

2000

2013-W

1500

1650

2000

2014-W

1500

1650

2000

2015-W

1500

1650

1750

2016-W

1250

1500

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MS68

MS69

MS70

MS68

MS69

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MS66

MS67

PR65

PR67

PR68

PR69

PR70

30

35

40

75

450

1987-S

30

35

40

75

1000

1988-S

30

35

40

75

650

1989-S

30

35

40

75

400

1990-S

30

35

40

75

300

1991-S

30

35

40

80

550

1992-S

30

35

40

75

450

1986

25

30

35

90

1300

1993-P

60

70

75

90

2500

1987

25

30

35

65

1600

1994-P

70

75

80

175

2250

1988

25

30

35

75

2500

1995-P

65

70

75

100

425

1989

25

30

35

75

1500

1995-W

4000

4250

5500

35000

1990

25

30

35

80

5750

1996-P

30

35

40

75

425

1991

25

30

35

60

6000

1997-P

50

60

65

100

500

1992

25

30

35

80

1900

1998-P

30

35

40

70

250

1993

30

35

60

5500

1999-P

30

35

40

80

425

1994

35

40

45

100

6000

2000-P

30

35

40

75

425

1995

30

35

40

100

1250

2001-W

30

35

40

70

175

1996

35

40

65

150

12250

2002-W

30

35

40

70

150

1997

30

35

35

85

1250

2003-W

30

35

40

70

100

1998

30

35

35

70

1900

2004-W

30

35

40

75

100

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PR67

PR68

PR69

PR70

30

35

40

70

100

2006-W

35

40

65

100

2007-W

30

35

40

65

100

2008-W

35

40

75

100

30

35

40

70

100

2011-W

30

35

40

75

100

2012

30

40

45

70

100

2013

30

35

40

70

100

2014

30

35

40

70

100

2015

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40

70

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MS69

MS70

1997

150

200

1250

1998

150

200

2500

1999

150

200

1500

2000

150

200

750

2001

150

200

400

2002

150

400

2003

150

200

575

2004

150

200

400

2005

150

200

275

2006

150

200

275

2006-W (burn)

150

350

550

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MS69

MS70

1997

375

550

2500

1998

375

425

2000

1999

375

500

5500

2000

375

425

1000

2001

375

425

2250

2002

375

425

650

2003

375

425

600

2004

375

425

525

2005

375

425

550

2006

375

425

550

2006-W (burn)

475

625

950

2007

375

425

525

2007-W (burn)

375

450

625

2008

375

425

525

2008-W (burn)

475

575

1000

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1997-W

PR67

PR68

PR69

PR70

375

450

575

2007

150

200

275

1998-W

375

500

600

2007-W (burn)

150

225

375

1999-W

375

500

525

2008

150

225

375

2008-W (burn)

250

325

450

2000-W

375

475

525

2001-W

375

500

575

2002-W

375

450

525

2003-W

375

475

575

2004-W

575

600

750

1000

2005-W

375

500

675

2006-W

375

500

550

2007-W

375

475

525

2008-W

500

600

1000

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PR68

PR69

PR70

175

225

500
550

1998-W

175

225

1999-W

175

225

350

2000-W

175

225

325

2001-W

175

225

400

2002-W

175

225

325

2003-W

175

225

375

2004-W

350

400

625

2005-W

175

225

550

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MS67

MS68

MS69

MS70

750

800

1000

4500

2006-W

175

225

300

2007-W

200

225

325

1998

700

725

950

12000

2008-W

250

300

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2000

700

925

2001

700

725

875

2002

700

850

1500

2003

700

800

1250

2004

725

800

1250

2005

725

800

2006

700

775

MS68

MS69

MS70

2006

1250

1500

2250

2006-W (burn)

1500

2500

2007

1250

1500

2250

2007-W (burn)

1500

2500

1000

2008

1250

1500

2250

1000

2008-W (burn)

1250

1500

2500

2014-W

1250

1500

2500

2015-W

1250

1500

2006-W (burn)

775

850

1250

2007

725

775

1000

2007-W (burn)

825

975

1250

2008

700

775

1000

2008-W (burn)

1250

1500

2000

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PR69

PR70

1997-W

1500

4000

1998-W

1500

1750

2500

1999-W

1500

1750

2750

2000-W

1500

1750

2500

2001-W

1500

1750

3500

2002-W

1500

1750

2500

2003-W

1500

1750

3500

2004-W

2000

2250

3500

2005-W

2000

2500

3250

2006-W

1500

1750

2500

2007-W

1500

1750

2250

2008-W

2000

2750

2009-W

2000

2250

2500

2010-W

1500

1750

2000

2011-W

1500

1750

2000

2012-W

1500

1750

2250

2013-W

1500

1750

2500

2014-W

1500

2250

2015-W

1750

2000

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PR69

PR70

1997-W

700

900

1250

1998-W

700

900

1000

1999-W

700

900

1000

2000-W

825

900

1000

2001-W

750

950

1250

2002-W

800

900

1000

2003-W

800

875

1000

2004-W

1000

1250

1500

2005-W

1000

1250

2006-W

700

800

1000

2007-W

700

800

1000

2008-W

1000

1250

2000

1997-2015 Platinum Eagles $100

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MS69

MS70

1997

1500

2000

10500

1998

1500

1750

1999

1500

2000

2000

1250

1500

2001

1250

1750

2002

1250

1750

7500

2003

1250

1750

5500

2004

1250

1750

2750

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HERITAGE AUCTIONS

The Liberty Head nickel was produced only

at the Philadelphia Mint in 1908, with a
mintage of more than 22 million. Today, the
1908 nickel is priced at $6 in Fine, $35 in XF,
$150 in MS-63 and $1,000 in MS-65.

A New York-to-Paris motorcar race spon-

The Indian Head design made its first appearance on U.S. half eagles and quarter eagles ($5 and
$2 gold pieces) in 1908.

the first president to throw a first pitch to

open the nations baseball season.
Roosevelt had pursued a reformist movement during his presidency and he expected
Taft to follow in his footsteps. But Taft turned
out to be an extremely conservative, handsoff president.
This split the Republican Party, with Roosevelt breaking away and forming the Bull
Moose Party and becoming its presidential candidate for 1912, while Taft was the
Republican candidate. The division paved
the way for an easy victory by Democrat
Woodrow Wilson.

It wasnt a good time for U.S. labor, organized or otherwise.

The Supreme Court upheld railroad official
William Adair, who had fired an employee
for belonging to a union.
Meanwhile, the Federal Bureau of Investi-

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The Chicago Cubs became the first

baseball team to win the World Series
two years in a row.

gation was established as part of the Department of Justiceand in the early years, the
FBI mostly investigated labor organizers.
On Dec. 3, 1908, the Supreme Court handed down prison sentences to AFL union
officers Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison for violating an injunction
against organizing a boycott of Bucks Stove
Company.

The year 1908 marks the first time the San

Francisco Mint produced one-cent pieces.
The Philadelphia Mint struck more than 32
million 1908 Indian Head cents, while the
San Francisco Mint turned out just a little
over 1 million, making the 1908-S a semi-key
of the Indian cent series.
Today, the 1908 cent sells for less than $5 in
Fine, $12 in XF and $60 in MS-63. The scarce
1908-S cent sells for about $100 in Fine, $180
in XF and $350 in MS-63 Brown.

sored by The New York Times began on Feb.

12 at Times Square.
An estimated 250,000 spectators lined eight
miles of snowy New York roads to watch
the contestants set out for Paris via Detroit,
Cleveland, Chicago, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Tokyo, Vladivostok, Irkutsk Moscow,
Berlin, Bonn and Brussels.
The winner was U.S. contestant George
Schuster, who drove a 5,000-pound, 60horsepower Thomas Flyer made by the E.R.
Thomas Motor Co. of Buffalo, New York.
Schuster completed the 22,000-mile race
in 169 days.
The race was the inspiration for The Great
Race, a 1965 slapstick comedy written and
directed by Blake Edwards.
In the movie, the hero is white-suited
daredevil The Great Leslie, played by Tony
Curtis. The villain is black-attired Professor
Fate (Jack Lemmon), who vows to beat Leslie
to the finish line in a sinister-looking car he
has invented.
A dedication to Laurel and Hardy appears
at the beginning of the film. The movie, of
course, features a pie fight of epic proportions.
Rounding out the cast of The Great Race
were Natalie Wood, Peter Falk, Keenan
Wynn and Vivian Vance.
Oddly enough, the actual 1908 race did
include a villain of modest proportions. A
French contestant reportedly hatched a plot
to buy up all the gasoline in Vladivostok and
leave the other racers stranded. The winner,
Schuster, is credited with foiling the plot.
Schuster would ultimately write a book
about his experiences, The Longest Auto Race,
which was published in 1966.
The Internet link www.thegreatautorace.
com has more information on the great auto
race of 1908.

Five years after making the first manned

flight in a motorized airplane, Orville and
Wilbur Wright built a flying machine for the
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fourpence coins formed the traditional Maundy
Thursday coin sets that had been ceremoniously issued by the reigning monarch since 1817.

War Department in 1908.

Unfortunately, the Flyer went down in a
nosedive before a horrified crowd of 2,000
spectators on Sept. 17, 1908, killing Army Lt.
Thomas A. Selfridge, who was a passenger on
the test flight. The pilot, Orville Wright, was
severely injured.
Selfridge would go down in history as
the first human ever to die in a motorized airplane accident. Orville Wright would
endure pain for the rest of his life from hip
fractures suffered in the crash. The Wright
brothers pressed on and modified the plane.
It ultimately would pass muster with the U.S.
Army in June 1909, giving the brothers the
first government contract for an aircraft.
The Wright brothers were paid $25,000 for
the first Flyer sold to the Army, plus a bonus
of $5,000 because it exceeded 40 mph.
Wilbur Wright died in 1912. Orville continued to work in the field of aviation until
his death in 1948.

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The 1908 Barber dimes, quarters and half

dollars were all produced in fairly generous
quantities at Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco and New Orleans.
The price youll pay for any of these coins
depends on the condition-rarity of each,
which can vary considerably.
For instance, for dimes in the grade of
Fine, the prices are $7 for the 1908, $8 for
the 1908-D, $17 for the 1908-S and $45 for
the 1908-O.
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1908 was the first year the San Francisco Mint produced one-cent pieces.

In the grade of MS-64, however, the price

of the 1908-S dime jumps to $1,100, followed
by the 1908-O at $900, the 1908-D at $250
and the 1908 at $250.

The first organized Mothers Day observance took place in 1908 in Grafton, West
Virginia.
Suffragette Anna May Jarvis, 44, came up

with the idea of a worldwide Mothers Day

after her own mother died in 1905. A proclamation designating the second Sunday in
May as Americas official Mothers Day would
be signed by President Woodrow Wilson on
May 14, 1914.
The comic strip Mutt and Jeff first
appeared in William Randolph Hearsts San
Francisco Examiner on March 29, 1908.

Fords most innovative cost-cutting measure to keep the Model T affordable was the introduction of
the assembly line.

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It was the first newspaper strip to appear

daily with the same characters. Cartoonist
Harry Conway Bud Fisher started the strip
at age 23 and kept drawing it until his death
in 1954.
The Wind in the Willows by Scottish author
Kenneth Grahame was first published in
1908. Another popular book among young
readers was Anne of Green Gables by Canadian novelist Lucy Maud Montgomery. It was
the first of a series of Anne books about the
Canadian wilderness.
A popular song of 1908 was Take Me Out
to the Ball Game, with music by Albert von
Tilzer and lyrics by Jack Norworth. The song
dramatically boosted sales of Cracker Jack,
the candied popcorn and peanut mixture
first introduced in 1896.
The Chicago Cubs became the first baseball
team to win the World Series two years in
a row in 1908. The final game in Detroit
was witnessed by only 6,210 spectators, the
smallest World Series crowd ever.
In England, the big song of 1908 was Its
a Long Way to Tipperary, by English songwriters Harry Williams and Jack Judge. Modern motorists approaching the Irish town of
Tipperary might notice road signs declaring:
Youve come a long way.
Texas prizefighter Jack Johnson, 30, won
the world heavyweight title on Christmas
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In the election of 1908, Republican William

Howard Taft easily defeated Democrat William
Jennings Bryan.

Day 1908 by knocking out Tommy Burns in

the 14th round in Sydney, Australia. Johnson
was the first black titleholder.

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The U.S. depression of 1908 was caused

by a bank panic.
It started on Oct. 16, 1907, when F.A.
Heinze, president of the Mercantile National
Bank of New York City, used the banks
money in a ploy to seize control of the copper
market from John D. Rockefeller.
Rockefeller thwarted Heinze by dumping
millions of pounds of copper on the world
market, causing the prices of copper and
copper stocks to plunge.
When Mercantile depositors learned about
the failed scheme, they rushed to withdraw
their funds, causing the bank and a halfdozen others to fail. This led to a domino
effect that ruined banks across the country.
The United States would eventually recover.
Harder hit was Mexico, which depended on
the United States for the lions share of its
export income.
The amount of materials imported from
Mexico fell dramatically in 1908. Purchases
of Mexican copper and zinc were cut in
half. The exceptions were U.S. purchases of
Mexican coffee and sugar, which more than
doubled.
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The Liberty Head nickel was produced only at the Philadelphia Mint in 1908.

Unemployment swept through Mexico,

causing discontent on virtually every level of
society. The depression was probably a major
factor in the 1910 Mexican Revolution led by
Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata against
President Porfirio Diaz.
Production of Mexican coinage came to a
virtual standstill in 1908.
The exceptions are 20-centavos and
50-centavos pieces, both in silver, and a gold
10-peso coin. The mintages of the two silver
coins were quite small, and each is now a

key coin in its respective series.

Some notable events of 1908:

On Jan. 1, the ball signifying the New Year
dropped at Times Square in New York for
the first time.
On Jan. 2, the Royal Canadian Mint opened
in Ottawa.
On Jan. 9, Muir Woods National Monument was established in California.
On Jan. 21, a New York City ordinance
made it illegal for women to smoke in

The Wind in the Willows by Scottish author Kenneth Grahame was first published in 1908.

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public.
On Feb. 10, Mustapha Kamel, a lawyer and
leader of a nationalist movement in Britishcontrolled Egypt, died at age 34.
On Feb. 17, Apache Indian chief Geronimo
died.
On March 8, a fire killed 173 students and
two teachers at an elementary school in
Collingwood, Ohio.
On April 2, actor Buddy Ebsen, star of The
Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones,
was born. In his spare time, Ebsen was a
painter and an avid coin collector who cofounded the Beverly Hills Coin Club.
On April 21, a huge fire left 17,000 homeless in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
On April 24, Jacob Murdock, his wife and
three children became the first family to
travel across the United States by automobile, driving a Packard from Los Angeles to
New York City in 32 days.
On May 5, Stone Street won the 34th Kentucky Derby with jockey Arthur Pickens
aboard.
On May 21, the first horror movie, Dr.
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, opened in Chicago.
On May 26, petroleum production began in
the Middle East when drillers for William
Knox DArcy struck oil in Persia.
On Sept 16, William C. Durant founded
General Motors.
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Anna May Jarvis came up with the idea of a

worldwide Mothers Day, and the first organized
observance took place in 1908 in Grafton, West
Virginia.

On Oct. 6, Austria annexed Bosnia and

Herzegovina.
On Nov. 28, a coal mine explosion killed
154 men near Marianna, Pennsylvania.
On Dec. 2, Pu Yi became Chinas last
emperor at age 3.
On Dec. 28, an earthquake hit Sicily and
killed between 70,000 and 100,000 people
in and around Messina. It was the deadliest
quake ever recorded in Europe.

Collectors who want a coinage memento of the year 1908 have a wide range of coins
to choose from. You can get a 1908 cent or
nickel for less than $5 in Fine, or pay $25,000
for a 1908 half eagle in MS-65.
And be sure to check the TV listings for a
free viewing of The Great Race. It doesnt
really have much to do with the actual race
of 1908, but its a lot of fun.
If the Model T has captured your imagination, check out Bruce McCalleys comprehensive Model T Ford: The Car That Changed
the World. The 624-page book features 1,350
photographs.
Those who really want to get serious about
the Model T might consider joining the
Model T Ford Club of America, P.O. Box
996, Richmond, IN 47375-0996. The Website
is www.mtfca.com.
Or just buy a Model T. You can get one on
eBay for about 10 times the original price.

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by Marcy Gibbel

Spare Change: How to Collect Coins for Profit

hats it worth?
Will you pay me for it?
How can I earn some extra money?
Those are just some of the questions my 10-yearold asks these days regarding her financial situation.
I wouldnt say shes an opportunist. Shes not willing to compromise
her ethics or morals for a little cash and she is willing to work for it.
But she is definitely a for-profit organization.
For instance, beginning this month, she will have to split her
paycheck three ways: spend, save and invest. What to invest in is
not important yet. What is important is figuring out how to make
more money now so that she has more to spendand save and
investlater.
So we sat down more than once as a family and brainstormed.
First, we added value to her required chores and created some
higher-dollar tasks for her to choose from weekly.
On the right track, but still not enough for a near-tweenager who
prefers bookstores over clothing stores.
Then she suggested a change jar. She would drop her spare change

Coinstar
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into a jar, roll it, and turn it in at the bank: a simple and realistic way
for her to turn her useless coins into usable funds.
But then I started thinking: Are there other ways for her to make
the most of these coins?
Heres what I came up with.

1. She could use it. She could carry some with her on shopping trips and pay for
her purchases in exact change. Why break a $1 bill if she already has a jar full of
change just sitting at home? She could also use it in the local malls vending machines
for snacks instead of asking Mom or Dad to pay for her M&Ms.
2. She could deposit it straight into a bank account. If its not a huge haul of unrolled
coins, some banks allow for a deposit to be made directly into a savings account.
3. She could pour the jars contents into a Coinstar machine. Coinstar charges at
least 10 percent to turn change into bills or a cash voucher. However, the company
waives the fee if you opt for a gift card. What kid these days doesnt want an Amazon
or iTunes gift card?
4. Save it all for something big. Small contributions to large items add up.
Headphones, cool tablet accessories, or the jersey with her favorite athletes name on
it are all big-ticket items that dont qualify as being necessary for survival. She could
pay for them and feel good about herself for doing so.
5. Of course, she could also look for collectible coins, or support her coin habit.
Shes more of an accumulator, collecting anything that catches her eyeugly cents,
shiny cents, or anything that just looks old. But she does often ask, Is this worth
anything? She could hunt through her change and pull out the interesting coins.
Then, we could use our favorite price guide to do some research. She would be willing
to do the work if she thought it might lead to a profit.
Those are just some of the things I came up with. How would you make the most
of your spare change jar?
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COMING TO MARKET

[BEDMINSTER, NEW JERSEY] More than 200 gold coins from the Spanish 1715
Plate Fleet, recovered during the 300th anniversary of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane
that sank 11 of the fleets 12 ships, are available in the numismatic marketplace for
the first time.
The discovery, made by 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels, LLC (www.1715treasurefleet.
com), occurred on July 31, 2015, exactly 300 years after the fleets sinking. The treasure
was found in very shallow water just 100 feet off the beach in Vero Beach, Florida.
The coins were struck in Colombia, Mexico and Peru during the reigns of Spanish The obverse and reverse of a 1694-1713 Charles II
type gold 2 escudos recovered on July 31, 2015.
Kings Charles II and Philip V. They range in denomination from 1 to 8 escudos.
These historic treasure fleet gold pieces have been examined, authenticated and
graded by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (www.NGCcoin.com). All but five are Mint State, and one recovered treasure coin is graded
NGC MS 66, said John Albanese of Bedminster, New Jersey, the dealer who brokered the deal to acquire the never-before offered coins.
Blanchard and Company (www.BlanchardGold.com) and Monaco Rare Coins (www.MonacoRareCoins.com) are the primary dealerships
that will be selling the coins.
Our goal is to bring the amazing story of the 1715 Plate Fleet to the public. We hope the recovery of these incredibly rare artifacts
will help educate people about Spanish colonization of the New World and life on the high seas in 1715, stated Brent Brisben, 1715
Fleet-Queens Jewels Co-Founder and Operations Manager.

VENUE CHANGE

New York International Numismatic Convention Relocating

[NEW YORK, NEW YORK] Kevin Foley, longtime Bourse Chairman for the New York International Numismatic Convention announced date
and site commitments for the event through 2022.
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel was purchased by the Anbang Insurance Company, a risk management firm located in China. The new ownership
group announced that in the Spring of 2017 the Waldorf would be shutting down for a three year renovation project that would see it reemerge
as luxury condominiums and a downsized 300-500 room ultra-luxury hotel. This does not affect the 45th Annual NYINC, with bourse dates of
Jan. 12-15, 2017.
Foley said, After an intensive site search and detailed evaluation of multiple hotel properties in Manhattan, Im both pleased and excited to
announce that beginning in 2018, our new home will be a flagship property of the Hyatt Hotel chain, the Grand Hyatt, located at 109 East 42nd
Street, between Lexington and Park Avenues.
The Hyatt is just seven blocks south of our Waldorf site and enjoys a direct indoor connection with Grand Central Station, a subway and regional
commuter train hub, with no less than six different subway line stops, as well as being the terminus for the Metro North commuter train system.
What we are especially pleased about, however, quite beyond this ease of access and the undeniable luxury of the Hyatt, is the fact that we will no
longer need to operate on the same dates as the FUN show bourse. The new venue will allow the entire bourse to be located in one ballroom.

LIMITED EDITION

Museum Celebrates USS Constitutions Birthday

[CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS] To commemorate the 219th birthday of the
USS Constitution, her namesake museum issued a limited-edition (6,000 pieces) copper
medallion for an introductory price of $39.95. USS Constitution Museum president Anne
Grimes Rand said, We offer many opportunities for visitors to be a part of history, and
now they can own a piece of it!
Old Ironsides is presently under restoration in dry dock just steps outside the
museums doors. Visitors to the Charlestown Navy Yard and Museum can view its bare
hull and sign a copper sheet that will replace those removed.
The obverse depicts USS Constitution under full sail encircled by the words USS
CONSTITUTION and Old Ironsides. The image is taken from an oil painting by
Marshall Johnson (1850-1921), owned by the museum.
A decorative officers button inspired the reverse. Authorized by the Navys uniform
regulations of 1802, it depicts an American bald eagle and anchor. The museum embellished the image with the core values of the U.S. Navy:
Honor, Courage, and Commitment.
This is the first medallion in a scheduled series of three. The piece measures 1.52 inches in diameter and weighs approximately 20 grams. Each is
sealed in an acrylic holder and presented in a box featuring the Johnson painting. A text card details the elements of the piece and is appropriately
numbered. The medallion is made exclusively for and under the oversight of the USS Constitution Museum (http://store.ussconstitutionmu
seum.org/). All proceeds will support the museums mission to serve as the memory and educational voice of the USS Constitution.
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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Air-Tite Hol ders ..............................................59

Gobrecht Numismatics ............................ 12-13

Antiques & Coins ...........................................39

Govmint ...........................................................9

Anything Any where ........................................47

Hobby Coin Exchange ....................................41

Jack H. Beymer ..............................................25

Kierstead Rare coins ......................................39

Thomas B. Cederlind ......................................44

Long Island Numismatics ..............................43

ChestnutCoi ns...............................................47

M & R Coins & Stamps ................42, 43, 44, 45

Coast to Coast Coins ..................................... C4

McQueeney Coins ..........................................37

Davissons ......................................................45

Norwood Coin Co. .................................... 16-17

Eagle ..............................................................57

Palisades ..................................................44, 46

Eastern Numi smatics .....................................61

Pioneer Gem Corp..........................................48

E & T Kointainer .............................................57

Simmons Scientific ........................................43

Empire Rare Coins .........................................48

N.F. String & Son Inc. ....................................41

Estate Whol esalers .........................................42

Universal Coin & Bullion, Ltd. ................. C2, C3

G & F Coin Galleries ................................. 4-5, 7

Valley View Coins ...........................................63

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