Home
|
Ancient Coins
|
World Coins
|
USA Coins
|
|
Fundamentals
Resources
About Us
 
   
|
 Rare Coin Market Update #9Gold Tanks as World Stock Markets Tumble: What I See Ahead2012-05-09The results of the French and Greek elections are wreaking havoc on the worlds' equity and precious metals markets. As I write this update the Dow is down about 200 points and this is the 5th day of losses since it was clear that France and Greece were heading towards electing socialist governments. Investors around the world are selling equities and precious metals in order to raise cash in fear of a much worse debt/financial crisis emerging -- now that citizens of France and Greece have repudiated the emergency financial austerity policies their previous governments had agreed to -- in order to both get the financial bailout from Germany and to maintain their membership in the Euro.
Bottom line: The danger of a world-wide financial panic is greater than it has ever been.
~read more FEATURED RARE COINS
 The Gold of Alexander "The Great", 336-323 BC2011-11-07Over the past several years, I have fallen in love with Ancient rare coins. Thanks to the grading service, Numismatic Guarantee Corporation (NGC) investor/collectors now have the ability to buy Ancient Greek and Roman coins, among other historic coins graded and certified by Ancient Numismatic Experts. One of my favorite Ancient coins is the Greek Stater. A Stater is a small gold coin minted throughout the Ancient Greek Empire. Stater roughly translates into soldier. Staters were most commonly used to pay soldiers either their monthly wages or as bounty after a battle. ~read more |
The original silver-white surfaces lack any suggestion of color, but the reflective fields and thickly frosted devices set up marvelous contrast. This Gem level treasure is essentially can not be improved on. This first in the great trio of CC-mint rarities is remarkably pristine, and abrasions are insignificant. This coin is easily one of the finer specimens known and worthy of the finest collection.
THIS COIN IS A MIND BLOWER, serious collectors and dealers started to refer to wonder coins in the early 1970's. A wonder coin is a coin that is in such perfect condition it could be considered finest known. A coin in this pristine condition that is 2300 years old is pure magic and a must own. 
Fabulously lustrous surfaces are intricately struck giving this exquisite 25c CAPPED BUST QUARTER amazing eye appeal. 
Rare museum piece. When Alexander's father was murdered, he became King and leader of the powerful Macedonian army. After strengthening his position in Greece, he undertook a military campaign which freed the Greek cities of Asia Minor from Persian rule. With an objective of fusing western and oriental cultures, he then went on to conquer Egypt, Persia and part of India before his death at the age of 33. These brilliant accomplishments during his brief life identify him as one the greatest of all military leaders.
It would be nearly impossible to improve upon this specimen. This coin may well be the second finest known of this date. PCGS has graded only 1 coin MS65 and this is the only MS64+ graded by PCGS and CAC. A CAC MS65 it were to exist would likely bring $300,000+ in auction. 
In Mint State, this issue is elusive in all grades. In MS65 its virtually impossible with none graded by PCGS and only this rare Gem and one other by NGC. 
Finding a Barber Half in MS67 condition is a hard enough exercise but finding one grading MS68 is incredibly hard. In more than 5 decades I have only owned 2-3 coins that I could call MS68 from this series.
This MS68 specimen offers spectacular toning in waves of cobalt-blue mingled with gorgeous arrays of other fine colors -- all 100% original with a iridescent twinkle that thrusts up from the virgin surface of the coin. New Orleans minted Barber Half Dollars are notorious for there weak strikes... NOT THIS COIN!
This lovely O-mint Barber half dollar not only displays dazzling luster and possesses incomparable eye appeal but is absolutely FULLY STRUCK even by the most fanatic of collectors. 
NGC 1910 $2.5 INDIAN HEAD CAC MS65 This amazing original coins is just the 14th coin to be graded by CAC. I've seen these offered for as much at $8750 by solid well known rare coin firms. We're into the coin right and want to pass along the savings. At just $6750 the coin is a bargain. Supreme quality at a fair price. Compare this to a common 1908 in MS66 and you'll understand what a great opportunity this really is.
1915-S $50 Panama-Pacific Round. Considered one of the most desirable of Classic Era commemorative coins. The artistic beauty, size, and rarity of the Pan-Pac fifties place them among the few commemorative issues that are widely recognized and sought after. The net mintage figures (483) reflect both their absolute and relative rarity: the lower-mintage round variety is the scarcer of the two $50 Pan-Pac coin set. 
PCGS 1882 "O over S" $1 MORGAN DOLLAR STRONG CAC MS64. 
FULLY STRUCK WITH AMAZING TONING NGC 1921 $1 PEACE DOLLAR CAC MS65. This coin blows away most of the MS66 graded coins by NGC and PCGS on the market or that have been graded as most of those coin are NOT fully struck. The hair on miss Liberty's head is almost always flat. If you're building a Gem set of Peace Dollars this coin is for YOU! 
PCGS 1911 $2.5 INDIAN HEAD CAC MS65. Try to find another of these as nice or as inexpensively priced. Only 28 have meet the standards to qualify for the CAC certification. Go ahead compare price and quality and you'll realize this coin is cheap.
The overall strike unusually sharp, producing sculptural detail to all design elements. The knot binding the hair in the Indian's queue is well separated at both top and bottom. All digits of the date are bold, and the hairline is complete. A coin that would make James Earle Fraser proud.
THIS COIN IS UNDER GRADED! We sold a MS66+ Flat Rim High Relief a few months ago for $90,000 to a knowledgeable collector. The coin was a PCGS CAC certified coin. We hated selling that coin because it really belonged in a MS67 holder. PCGS has become stricter and stricter. This Wire Edge High Relief is actually tougher to find than the flat edge. Wire Edges tend to be flattened, crushed, compressed, nicked etc... This coin has an amazing wire that virtually intact. In addition the surfaces are virtually flawless. The coin really is a stunning under graded coin.