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Item: 1923 $5 Porthole Fr# 282 - PCGS VF-20/pinholes

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Category: Currency > Silver Certificates > Large Size > $5

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Cert: 49211807

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Price: $1,470

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The Midwest Summer Sale 2025 View Lots
7/18/2025 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #429 - 1906 NGC PR-66 Star CAC
Gold $5-Liberty Head Half Eagle
Dab Revisited Consignment. 1 graded PR-66+, 6 higher at NGC, however, at last check, the cataloger could not find in the NGC population report any mention of the present PR-66 "star" example, even though it was certified at least some twenty years ago. In 1906, the mint produced merely 85 proof half-eagles, the lowest mintage since 1898, and these were struck under different aesthetic intent from 19th century pieces. Cameo designations are extremely rare (and DCAM unheard-of) for the late-dates in the series. In this case, NGC did not go quite that far with designation, yet the "star" designation for superior eye-appeal clearly denotes the borderline cameo effect produced by delicate matte texture on the portraits. Mirrors are as deep as ever for the series -- the mint had merely elected to move to an "all brilliant" proof format early in the 1900s.

Curiously, it is actually more difficult to describe high-grade proof examples compared to coins with anomalies that require mention. Here, the surfaces are so immaculate and filled with pristine old-gold character that there is practically nothing off-quality to mention. Extremely faint handling marks can be found with persistence, lurking beneath Liberty's chin and an overly aggressive review finds one single diagonal hairline near the bottom of the obverse right field (ignoring a hairline on the slab itself that reflects in the mirror).

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The Collectors' Auction 2025 View Lots
11/14/2025 - Marriott St. Louis Airport
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Collection of 67 different Buffalo nickels in a Library of Coins Volume 6 album
Nickels-Buffalo

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The Collectors' Auction View Lots
11/1/2024 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #353 - 1843-O Small Date PCGS AU details/cleaned
Hammer: $0
Gold $2.50-Liberty Head Quarter Eagle
While not fully struck on the reverse, this is not a surprise given the partially shattered reverse die, even while the obverse shows ample sharpness. The surface may be a trifle glossy beneath curiously hazy patina.

Jewelry & Heirlooms No. 13 View Lots
11/1/2024 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #216 - 14K Yellow Gold Opal and Pearl Pin/Pendant
Hammer: $310
Jewelry-Pins
Here’s a unique jewelry piece featuring a center flower that trembles with every move the wearer makes. Known as an "En Tremblant," the center flower is wired to the base so that it can move freely. The piece can serve as either a pin or as a pendant and it holds four natural opals, small pearl accents and a larger pearl that dangles from the bottom. Dimensions 1.5” x 1.3”, 4.5 dwt.