Upcoming Auction Highlights

Jewelry & Heirlooms No. 7 - Lot Viewing Starts Oct. 12th View Lots
11/2/2018 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #266 - 14K Yellow Gold American Waltham Pocket Watch
Jewelry-Watches
This beautiful case with amazing scrolling is a man’s 18 size pocket watch. The back outside lid has a flower design. The front lid has the engraving of “C.E.O”. (I wonder if it belonged to someone really important?) The watch has no crystal but it would be an easy fix. The face has no problems. Lever set works fine, winds and runs. 96.2 dwt.

The Collectors' Auction - 2018 View Lots
11/2/2018 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #732 - 1917 Type 1 NGC MS-67 FH
Quarter Dollars-Standing Liberty
Forest Park Collection II. 63 graded MS-67 FH, 3 higher at NGC. The 1917 type-1 Standing Liberty quarter is one member of a group of coveted type coins that are dependably found nice (think: 1938-D nickel, 1881-S dollar, 1939-D dime), as a majority are sharply struck and numerous gems have survived. However, at the "superb gem" level, even the mighty 1917 type-1 becomes very scarce, and the nearly outrageous, blistering white presence of this astonishing example sets it far ahead of nearly all competitors. Magnificent, opulent shimmering luster endows the surface with the most intense brilliance possible, to the extent that the die-polished obverse fields appear nearly semi-prooflike. Sharpness is unhesitatingly maximized by the dies, which call forth even the most delicate detail at the head and, of course, complete sculpting of the shield.

Previous Auction Highlights

The Midwest Summer Sale - 2018 View Lots
7/27/2018 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #1003 - 1936 Cleveland PCGS MS-65 (green label), and a 1938 New Rochelle NGC MS-65
Hammer: $500
Silver Commemoratives-Silver Commemoratives Half-Dollars
Considerable citrus and apricot-gold toning swirls about both sides of the 1936 Cleveland, but as usual for this low-relief design, there are a fair number of delicate abrasions affecting each side. Surprisingly deep, dusky shades of rainbow color swirl about the entirety of either side of the 1938 New Rochelle, and the obverse of this coin is unusually pristine, even at the "Gem" level, although a few tiny reedmarks scatter across the reverse. Two coin lot.

The Collectors' Auction - 2017 View Lots
11/3/2017 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #547 - 1899-S PCGS MS-64
Hammer: $925
Silver Dollar-Morgan
Blazing white and energized by vibrant luster, this is "the look" that many collectors covet for their dollar collections. Minor planchet striations encroach over the center of either side.