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Item: 1908 Gold $5 PCGS, MS-61

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Category: Coins > $5.00 Gold > Liberty Head

PCGS:

PCGS: 008418

Cert:

Cert: 50925860

Price:

Price: $910

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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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1878 7TF Reverse of 1878 PCGS MS-65DMPL
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Previous Auction Highlights

The Collectors' Auction View Lots
11/1/2024 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #98 - Swaziland - Five certified UNC 20 francs certified by PCGS
Hammer: $2,700
World Coins-Swaziland
While the Swiss 20 Franc gold coin is a popular choice among bullion investors as a low premium way to buy smaller gold, there are some lower mintage issues that can be very difficult to attain. This five piece lot of PCGS certified 20 Francs offers five such examples and includes an 1883 MS-63, an 1891-B MS-61, an 1892-B MS-62, an 1893-B MS-61, and an 1893-B MS-62. Each of these offers a very similar aesthetic displaying yellow-orange surfaces that are bright and lustrous with some minor bag marks noticed. These issues have a combined catalog value north of $12,000 (ck)!

Jewelry & Heirlooms No. 13 View Lots
11/1/2024 - Saint Charles Convention Center
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Lot #231 - 18K Yellow Gold Pocket Watch
Hammer: $1,600
Jewelry-Watches
This 18K pocket watch has a beautiful movement marked “E.KOEN, GENEVE, No 77628”. Unfortunately, the chiming mechanism doesn't seem to work. On the inside lid it is engraved “Fr. Stanley Goodwin, Christmas 1891, H.R. EKEGREN GENEVA” and the outside back lid has a fancy monogram of “C.H.S.” Winds, sets and runs. 72.9 dwt.