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Item:

Item: 1838 Half Dime No Drapery Small Stars NGC, MS-65

Category:

Category: Coins > Dimes > Half Dimes

PCGS:

PCGS: 004318

Cert:

Cert: 1312201003

Price:

Price: $2,940

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The Midwest Summer Sale 2025 View Lots
7/18/2025 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Ten different Morgan dollars
Silver Dollar-Morgan
Lowball collecting has become a thing in recent years as the cost of high-grade better-date silver dollars goes through the roof. Most of these are better dates, listed with estimated [cataloger grades] as follows: 1878-CC (Good, superbly original, 1878-S (VG/ancient cleaning has recovered gunmetal hue), 1888-O VAM-4 "hot lips" (Good, interesting Kraft envelope toning pattern), 1890-CC (Fine/old PVC conserved), 1893-CC (VG/dipped surface has recovered some color), 1894-O (Good/strangely colored), 1899-O (Good, outstanding and unusually strong album color), 1900-O (Fine, darker ashy grey), 1903-S (VF/cleaned with sharpness somewhat close to XF), and 1923-D (VF, modest album tone). Ten coin lot.

The Collectors' Auction View Lots
11/1/2024 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #457 - 1929 PCGS MS-64+ CAC
Hammer: $52,750
Gold $5-Indian Head Half Eagle
17 graded MS-64+, 14 (all MS-65) higher at PCGS. The final entry into the Indian half-eagle also turns out to be one of the most difficult to obtain at the gem grade level. In some respects, 1929 could be considered the "easiest key" or the "most difficult semi-key" depending on how one delineates rarity. Probably only six other dates prove more elusive to collectors at this level.

Strong luster checks off the first item on the list of accolades, followed immediately by what appears to be unexpectedly and pleasantly original color, including medium golden iridescence joined by much grapefruit-orange accenting. A very good but not quite excellent strike is mostly responsible for all that nice energy, but the grade gets held back slightly by two tiny nicks on the brow and another smaller nick on the lip.

Jewelry & Heirlooms No. 13 View Lots
11/1/2024 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #88 - 18K Yellow Gold Heavy Link Chain
Hammer: $5,500
Jewelry-Pendants
Loads of Italian 18K gold - it doesn’t get any better than this! The yellow gold 13mm heavy link necklace features a twisted cable on each link and a slide in clasp with two side safety latches for extra security. Length 18”, 62.9 dwt.