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Lot 1851 |
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1870 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Liberty. Breen and Gillio-753. Rarity 6. NGC graded MS-61. Light toning about the borders on the obverse with a hint of toning on the reverse. Has a somewhat "rustic" appearance to the surface texture. This is one of the weirdest ones, evidently the die engraver slipped up and inserted the large G below the bust sideways! It happens. Pop 2; 1 finer in 62.
Estimated Value $800 - 900.
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$604 |
Lot 1852 |
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1870 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Liberty Breen and Gillio-762. Low Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice golden toning. Prooflike surfaces with a few faint hairlines. Pop 36; 17 finer (PCGS # 10589) .
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
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$288 |
Lot 1853 |
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1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal.Liberty, Breen and Gillio-765. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice golden toning. This has extensive die breaks running hither and yon. Intriguing. And very choice, also. Pop 63; 30 finer (PCGS # 10592) .
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$299 |
Lot 1854 |
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1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-768. Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Light golden toning with prooflike surfaces. The devices, being lightly frosted, give a nice two-tone offset. Pop 14; 2 finer in 64 (PCGS # 10595) .
Estimated Value $450 - 500.
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Lot 1855 |
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1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Liberty Breen and Gillio-770. High Rarity 4. NGC graded MS-62. Mostly untoned with reflective surfaces. California Jewelry Company (L = Levison Brothers) issue. Pop 4; 4 finer, 3 in 63, 1 in 65.
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
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$276 |
Lot 1856 |
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1871 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Liberty. Breen and Gillio-771. Low Rarity 6. NGC graded MS-64 PL. Not only is this a very scarce R-6 variety but it happens to be the highest one graded by NGC. The fields are typically prooflike while devices show light frost on them with minor hairlines in the fields as always for these Prooflike pieces. Pop 1; None finer at NGC. The only graded example by the service.
Estimated Value $800 - 900.
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$506 |
Lot 1857 |
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1874 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-775. High Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-62. Light golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Another choice California Jewelry Co. issue, BG-775 has the bust point joined to the 1 of the date (while in BG-774, there is space in-between.) Very scarce, with low population to prove it: Pop 3; None finer at PCGS (PCGS # 10602) .
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,100.
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Lot 1858 |
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1876 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian Breen and Gillio-785. High Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. Light golden toning. Prooflike surfaces. The always-popular Indian head style. Pop 6; 10 finer, 6 in 64, 4 in 65 (PCGS # 10612) .
Historic note: "Though there's no evidence of Period Two gold pieces being mistaken for a legal tender," explains Coinsite.com, "these coins caught the eye of James J. Brooks, the somewhat overzealous chief of the U. S. Secret Service. He requested that San Francisco Agent Henry Finnegass look into the matter. When Finnegass was able to purchase one each of the quarter and half dollar pieces at face value from a jeweler, he used this as evidence of noncompliance with the Law of June 8, 1864 prohibiting private coinage. Despite pleas from the jewelry manufacturers that these tokens were used only as charms, he launched a crusade of seizure and destruction whenever he could find such pieces for sale. This had the effect of temporarily ending their manufacture and distribution, as well as making some varieties quite rare."
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
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Lot 1859 |
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1876 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian Breen and Gillio-786. Low Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-62. Nice golden toning. Prooflike surfaces. A couple of obverse pin scratches, but still a scarce variety. Pop 7; 14 finer, 6 in 63, 7 in 64, 1 in 65 (PCGS # 10613) .
Estimated Value $600 - 650.
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Lot 1860 |
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1870 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Liberty. Breen and Gillio-789. Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely golden toning. Semi-reflective surfaces. This is the coarse lantern-head "Goofy" or "Ugly" head variety by an unknown manufacturer. Collectors have been scratching their heads ever since these first appeared. Light strike on two stars on the right. Pop 10; 1 finer in 65 (PCGS # 10616) .
Estimated Value $650 - 700.
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Lot 1861 |
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1872/1 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-790. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-65. A gorgeous light golden toned Gem with prooflike surfaces. Sure to be a hit with any Cal Gold collector. Pop 28; 4 finer in 66 (PCGS # 10617) .
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$633 |
Lot 1862 |
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1872 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian Breen and Gillio-791. Rarity 3. NGC graded MS-65. Rotated reverse. Untoned. Lovely gem quality specimen that displays cameo contrast between the frosted device and prooflike field. Thin numerals in date, curl touches 7. Pop 11; 5 finer, 3 in 66, 2 in 67.
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$690 |
Lot 1863 |
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1873 Quarter Dollar Octagonal. Breen and Gillio-793. Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Nice golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Pop 12; 3 finer in 65 (PCGS # 10620) .
Estimated Value $450 - 500.
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$426 |
Lot 1864 |
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1874 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-795. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Lovely golden toning with prooflike surfaces as last, the large Indian head nearly fills the space between the large stars on the obverse, crowding them against the border. Pop 60; 21 finer, 18 in 65, 3 in 66 (PCGS # 10622) .
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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Lot 1865 |
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1872 Quarter Dollar Octagonal BG-791. Rarity 4. NGC graded MS-64 Prooflike. This is an especially beautiful Indian style quarter with bright golden color, fine detail in the hair and feathers, and superb contrast between the frosted golden relief and swimming mirrors. A very attractive coin of one of the most popular Types in the series. Pop 7; 11 in 65; 3 in 66; 2 in 67.
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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$75 |
Lot 1866 |
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1875 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-796. Rarity 5. Sharpness of EF-45. Cleaned and repaired.
Estimated Value $60 - 70.
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$92 |
Lot 1867 |
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"1852" Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799U. High Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Light golden toning and semi-prooflike. Scarce: Pop 14; 8 finer in 65 (PCGS # 10647) .
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$414 |
Lot 1868 |
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"1852" Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799V. High Rarity 7. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Nice golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Scarce example of one of the backdated pieces made to slip by the questioning eyes of Secret Service agents at the time these were minted in the late 19th century. Pop 5; 1 finer in 65 (PCGS # 10648) .
Estimated Value $700 - 750.
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$719 |
Lot 1869 |
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"1868" Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799R. Rarity 7. PCGS graded MS-64. Light golden toning with prooflike surfaces. This is one of the very rare (and also one of the nicest known) backdated pieces in which the hair touches the second 8 of the date. Combined with Reverse A to make the 799R variety. Pop 2; 2 finer in 65 (PCGS # 10644) .
Estimated Value $600 - 650.
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$1,006 |
Lot 1870 |
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"1868"Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799S. Rarity 8. PCGS graded MS-64. Lovely golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Very rare pedigreed piece, now with a slightly larger population than commensurate with R-8, we put this as High Rarity-7 and well worth examining. Another of the so-called backdated pieces by an unknown manufacturer. Pop 5; None finer at PCGS (PCGS # 10645) .
Estimated Value $800 - 900.
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$1,035 |
Lot 1871 |
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"1868" Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799T. High Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. Lovely golden toning with prooflike surfaces. As you can see, many of these Period Two pieces are carefully selected by our consignor for their beauty and mind sparkle. This 799T variety has sharp hair and feathers on the Indian's portrait. Pop 5; 18 finer (PCGS # 10646) .
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$489 |
Lot 1872 |
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1876 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799A. High Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-63. Golden toning with greenish accents around the leaves in the wreath. Large Indian head variety with no CAL. Undocumented and untraceable gold pieces known as mavericks date from this period. Unlike the earlier gold pieces, those of Period Two were made both inside and outside California. Pop 2; 10 finer, 8 in 64, 2 in 65 (PCGS # 10627) .
Estimated Value $550 - 600.
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Lot 1873 |
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1876 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799C. High Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Nice golden toning with prooflike surfaces, some faint hairlines present. Minor planchet flaking on upper reverse. Pop 14; 41 finer (PCGS # 10629) .
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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Lot 1874 |
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1876 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799D. Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Golden toning with semi-prooflike surfaces. Pop 5; 15 finer, 13 in 64, 2 in 65 (PCGS # 10630) .
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
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Lot 1875 |
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1876 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799F. Low Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Golden toning with prooflike surfaces and plenty of mint sparkle for the connoisseur of Gem grade California fractional pieces. Low census, as well: Pop 3; 1 finer in 66 (PCGS # 10632) .
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$834 |
Lot 1876 |
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1878/6 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799G. Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-63. Golden toning with bright prooflike surfaces. Pop 7; 25 finer, 17 in 64, 8 in 65 (PCGS # 10633) .
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$506 |
Lot 1877 |
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1878/6 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799G. Rarity 5. Sharpness of MS-63. Damaged. Rim problems.
Estimated Value $75 - 100.
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$98 |
Lot 1878 |
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1880/70 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799H. High Rarity 6. NGC graded MS-64 PL. Vivid light golden color, the frosted devices surrounded by prooflike radiance. Uses Reverse "A" same as 799C. Pop 2; 1 finer in 67.
Estimated Value $450 - 500.
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$483 |
Lot 1879 |
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1880/70 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799I. Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-63. Lightly toned and semi-prooflike. This time the reverse is "B" (the one used on 799D). A scarce variety with low population of: Pop 2; 8 finer, 6 in 64, 2 in 65 (PCGS # 10635) .
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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$391 |
Lot 1880 |
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1880 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799J. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Nice golden toning with semi-prooflike surfaces. Perfect wide date combined with Reverse "A" Pop 28; 80 finer (PCGS # 10636) .
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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Lot 1881 |
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1880 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799K. Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Nice golden toning, semi-prooflike. The obverse of 799J is combined with Reverse B in this die pairing. Pop 10; 4 finer in 65 (PCGS # 10637) .
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$460 |
Lot 1882 |
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. 1880 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799L. High Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Lovely golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Pop 12; 8 finer, 7 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 10638) .
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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$414 |
Lot 1883 |
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1880 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799X. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-63. Lustrous with even toning. Pop 51; 74 finer, 59 in 64, 15 in 65 (PCGS # 10650) .
Estimated Value $200 - 250.
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$288 |
Lot 1884 |
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1880 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799Y. High Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Nicely toned with reflective surfaces. Pop 20; 24 finer, 22 in 64, 2 in 65 (PCGS # 10651) .
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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$368 |
Lot 1885 |
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1880 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799Y. High Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Old green holder. Warm golden orange toning. Pop 20; 24 finer, 22 in 64, 2 in 65 (PCGS # 10651) .
Estimated Value $250 - 300.
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$345 |
Lot 1886 |
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1881 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799M. Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-64. Old green holder. Light golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Sharp hair and feather detail. Only the one "1881" dated obverse is known, but paired with Reverse A (799M) or Reverse B (799N). Pop 14; 10 finer, 9 in 65, 1 in 66 (PCGS # 10639) .
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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Lot 1887 |
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1881 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799N. Low Rarity 7. PCGS graded MS-65. Old green holder. Semi-prooflike surfaces. The device is gorgeously rendered with fine details in the hair and feathers showing completely on this superlative specimen. Squarely in the Gem BU class, and a scarce one: Pop 7; 1 finer in 66 (PCGS # 10640) .
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$978 |
Lot 1888 |
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1881 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799O. Low Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-63. Prooflike surfaces. Pop 19; 79 finer (PCGS # 10641) .
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$368 |
Lot 1889 |
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1881 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Liberty Breen and Gillio-799Z. High Rarity 7. PCGS graded MS-62. Untoned original surfaces. This is one of the rare "supressed mavericks" as they are called with CALDOLL reverse that has a star below the legend. Recut date. Pop 3; 2 finer, 1 in 63, 1 in 64 (PCGS # 10652) .
Estimated Value $700 - 800.
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$1,840 |
Lot 1890 |
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1881 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799BB. Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-63. Clashed Die. Mint Error. Light gold toning. Short broad feathers in headdress, straight trunction. Pop 4; 2 finer in 64 (for non error).
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$437 |
Lot 1891 |
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1882 Quarter Dollar Octagonal Indian. Breen and Gillio-799CC. Rarity 6. PCGS graded MS-63. Old Green Holder. Nice shades of golden toning with prooflike surfaces. Pop 7; 4 finer in 64 (PCGS # 10655) .
Estimated Value $500 - 550.
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$719 |
Lot 1892 |
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1866 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. Breen and Gillio-804. Rarity 4. PCGS graded MS-65. Nice golden toning. A round quarter dollar of the Period Two design by Frontier & Deviercy. 7 stars around Liberty. No fraction bar on reverse. Gem lustrous surfaces. Pop 16; 4 finer in 66 (PCGS # 10665) .
Estimated Value $350 - 400.
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$575 |
Lot 1893 |
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1867 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. Breen and Gillio-805. Low Rarity 5. PCGS graded MS-65. Light golden toning. Notice the spiral lines in the reverse field where the die was turned on a lathe during preparation. Usually these are buffed off by the minter before use, but in this instance they still show. The R of DOLLAR overlaps the wreath when the maker mis-judged the space required. Pop 7; 4 finer in 66 (PCGS # 10666) .
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
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$633 |
Lot 1894 |
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1868 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. Breen and Gillio-806. Rarity 3. PCGS graded MS-64. Light golden toning. Pop 43; 68 finer (PCGS # 10667) .
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$322 |
Lot 1895 |
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1870 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. Breen and Gillio-808. Rarity 3. NGC graded MS-64. Lightly toned and well struck with extra heavy frost around the perimeter and covering the portrait of a rather malformed Liberty. Seven stars around. Pop 7; 12 finer, 7 in 65, 4 in 66, 1 in 67.
Estimated Value $300 - 350.
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$322 |
Lot 1896 |
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1871 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. Breen and Gillio-813. Rarity 3. NGC graded MS-65. Semi-prooflike surfaces add to this Gem coin's allure and attractiveness. Pop 3; None finer at NGC.
Estimated Value $400 - 450.
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$552 |
Lot 1897 |
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1873 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty Breen and Gillio-817. Rarity 3. PCGS graded AU-58 PQ. Old Green Holder (PCGS # 10678) .
Estimated Value $100 - 125.
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$184 |
Lot 1898 |
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1867 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. Breen and Gillio-825. Rarity 4. NGC graded MS-62. Untoned. Semi-prooflike. Pop 3; 1 finer in 64 .
Estimated Value $175 - 200.
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$253 |
Lot 1899 |
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1871 Quarter Dollar Round. Breen and Gillio-838. Rarity 2. PCGS graded MS-62. Old green holder. A warmly toned example of one of the popular Robert B. Gray issues from the Second Period, with the large G beneath the bust visibly double punched into the die. The surrounding stars are more like amorphous blobs than proper stars (PCGS # 10699) .
Estimated Value $150 - 175.
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$242 |
Lot 1900 |
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1871 Quarter Dollar Round Liberty. Breen and Gillio-838. Rarity 2. NGC graded AU-55. Untoned.
Estimated Value $100 - 125.
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$161 |
