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Home|US Coin Gallery|Forum|FAQs|Products|Links|Gold Prices|Silver Prices|Site Map|About|Contact Archives # Friday - November 21, 2008 Rare Opportunity to Own One of the Holy Grails of US Coins
I realize with the economy suffering and jobless rates through the roof this may not be the ideal time for you to purchase a coin for over $200K. For those of you who are in a position to buy something like this, email me and I'll get you in touch with the seller.Here's the description and sales information for the coin. Note that the images are for illustration purposes, and not photos of the actual coin.1879 $4 Flowing Hair Certified NGC Proof 64 CameoNGC Census: 25/41 higherPCGS Population: 17/18 higherTotal Mintage: approximately 425Stellas invariably sell in high-profile auctions and are generally unattainable through private sale. This is the only generally available Stella, from a mintage variously registered as from about 425 to slightly over 700. Of course, the term--available--is relative, and in comparison to demand for such pieces, coins of this quality are indeed rare.
These coins are known in two different alloys; the standard alloy is 90% gold and 10% copper, while the metric alloy is 85.71% gold, 4.29% silver, and 10% copper. The specific alloy of this coin is unknown, nor is the alloy generally given in other auction descriptions-as it would require elemental analysis. The point seems to be moot. Obverse with large date logotype, the digit 1 slightly high, and the entire logotype slightly curved. Reverse die with D in UNITED doubled, the original placement slightly above the final position.Stellas have always been one of the most popular Patterns ever issued by the Philadelphia Mint and since they time they were first coined, orders continued to come in during their limited production. Finding an attractive specimen can be quite a challenge, and this auction will certainly have an example for everyone, with many Choice to Superb Gem coins to choose from.Four-dollar gold coins were struck in gold, and in various other metals including copper, aluminum, and white metal, the latter more commonly known as tin. Many of the off-metal patterns were gilt, or gold-plated, to resemble the actual gold patterns. Known examples bear the dates 1879 or 1880. Two designs for the obverse exist, the Flowing Hair design of Charles E. Barber, and the Coiled Hair design by George T. Morgan. The single reverse design is identical on all known examples, and in fact, is from a single die showing the same die polish lines on each of the different varieties.An absolutely stunning coin with mirrored fields and contrasting devices.Price: $205,485Price indications:PCGS Price Guide: $210,000Numismedia Retail: $231,250 » Permanent link | Coin collecting # Tuesday - November 18, 2008 Coin Trivia for 18 Nov 20081. On what creature is Columbia seated on the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition $2.50 gold piece?2. A "made-from" medal is also known as what other type of medal?3. At what minting facilities have 20th century U.S. cents been struck?4. What was different about the 40th edition of the Blue Book?5. What was the first year more than a billion U.S. 1-cent pieces were struck?
The Hawaii state commemorative quarter-dollars that go into circulation starting November 10 may provide the public with yet another opportunity to find a mini fortune in their pocket change. They also end a resoundingly successful ten-year program that helped reduce the federal budget deficit by billions of dollars - 25 cents at a time, according to David L. Ganz, author of the just-published book by Random House, America's State Quarters
Ganz urges people to carefully look at their pocket change because some of the state quarters can be worth between $100 and more than $1,000 each because of minting mistakes. "For example, some of the Wisconsin state quarters made in 2004 have an extra leaf on the cornstalk on the tail's side, and those are selling for over $100 each now. Other state quarters, mistakenly struck on the wrong metal blanks, have sold for $1,000 or more. It will be interesting to see what potentially valuable mistakes and varieties people may find with the Hawaii quarter when it goes into circulation," said Ganz, a New York City attorney and former President of the American Numismatic Association. Former United States Mint Director Philip Diehl has said Ganz deserves "the lion's share of the credit for making the 50 State Quarters Program a reality." The program has helped reduce the federal budget deficit by billions of dollars the past decade. "Because it costs the mint only about seven cents each to make quarter-dollars but they are 'sold' to the Federal Reserve Bank for 25 cents, the difference in profit over ten years is more $3.5 billion. It's an accounting technique called seignorage, and the money is used to pay down the national debt," Ganz explained. America's State Quarters
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